Abkhazia Flag

Regional and Movement Flags

The flag of Abkhazia, a breakaway territory of Georgia with limited international recognition.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Abkhazia Flag
Category	Regional and Movement Flags
Adopted On	July 23, 1992
Designer	Valery Gamgia
Flag Proportion	1:2
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	3
Main Colors	Green, White, Dark Red
Design Type	Seven stripes with a red canton bearing an open hand and seven stars

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Green		#009B48
White		#FFFFFF
Dark Red		#8B0000

Flag Design and Symbols

Green colour	Represents Islam among the Abkhaz
White colour	Represents Christianity among the Abkhaz
Dark Red colour	Represents the canton
Open right hand	A greeting and a claim of statehood, taken from a medieval Abkhaz banner
Seven stars	The seven historic regions of Abkhazia

About the Abkhazia Flag

The flag of Abkhazia, a breakaway territory of Georgia with limited international recognition.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Regional and Movement Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Seven stripes with a red canton bearing an open hand and seven stars; recorded proportion 1:2.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Green (#009B48), White (#FFFFFF) and Dark Red (#8B0000). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Open right hand: A greeting and a claim of statehood, taken from a medieval Abkhaz banner; Seven stars: The seven historic regions of Abkhazia.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to July 23, 1992. The designer is recorded as Valery Gamgia.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Abkhazia Flag

Abkhazia Flag is filed under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is seven stripes with a red canton bearing an open hand and seven stars.
The reference proportion is 1:2.
The stored palette contains Green, White and Dark Red.
The record dates this design to July 23, 1992.
The designer is recorded as Valery Gamgia.
Open right hand: A greeting and a claim of statehood, taken from a medieval Abkhaz banner.
Seven stars: The seven historic regions of Abkhazia.
The flag of Abkhazia, a breakaway territory of Georgia with limited international recognition.

Frequently asked questions about the Abkhazia Flag

What is the Abkhazia Flag?

The flag of Abkhazia, a breakaway territory of Georgia with limited international recognition.

What type of flag is the Abkhazia Flag?

It is catalogued under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Abkhazia Flag look like?

Seven stripes with a red canton bearing an open hand and seven stars, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the Abkhazia Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the Abkhazia Flag?

The reference palette lists Green #009B48, White #FFFFFF and Dark Red #8B0000.

What do the symbols on the Abkhazia Flag mean?

Open right hand — A greeting and a claim of statehood, taken from a medieval Abkhaz banner. Seven stars — The seven historic regions of Abkhazia.

When is the Abkhazia Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives July 23, 1992.