Romania

Romania
Flag of Romania
Designer	Unknown
Adopted	26 June 1848 24 April 1867 27 December 1989
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The national flag of Romania is a tricolor with vertical stripes, beginning from the flagpole: blue, yellow and red. The use of these colors date back to the Wallachian uprising in 1821 and the flag was a horizontal tricolor design of blue, yellow and red. It was in 1866 when the vertical tricolor flag was introduced and it featured the same vertical tricolor bands as the previous flag with the addition of the country’s emblem. Following the communist era, the flag first used in 1948 was adopted again in 1989 and has flown in the country ever since. Blue is located on the hoist side and is said to represent liberty. The center band is yellow in color and symbolizes justice. Red is the final band, and it represents fraternity of the nation. The official colors outlined in Romanian law designate the shades used to be cobalt blue, chrome yellow and vermilion red.

Historical Flags

Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1859–1862)

Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1859–1862)

Civilian flag (1866–1948, 1989–present)

First official flag of the communist era (1948). Established in January 1948, with a provisional coat of arms. This is a reconstituted/theoretical model, as the "tractor" coat of arms was never used.

Second flag of the communist era (1948–1952)

Third flag of the communist era (1952–1965)

Fourth and final flag of the communist era (1965–1989)

Flag of the anti-Ceaușescu protesters during the Romanian Revolution, with the coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Romania cut out. Still used at some protests.

Others

Non-rectangular flag during the Grand Union Day (1918)