Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug explained

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Proportion:2:3
Adoption:28 February 1994 (First version)
28 October 1997 (Current version)
Design:A blue field charged with a white triangle with the Russian flag rimmed with a yellow border

The flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is a blue field charged with a white triangle at the hoist side. At the center of the triangle is a roundel of the Russian national flag rimmed with a thick yellow border.

The blue is the national color of the Chukchi people. It also symbolizes the rivers within the autonomous okrug. The white symbolizes the ice and snow, which covers Chukotka for most of the year. The yellow symbolizes the sun, hope, and friendship.[1]

Historical Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1920–1922Far Eastern Republic
1994–1997Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Other flags

Administrative divisions

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
2005–presentFlag of Anadyr
2008–presentFlag of Anadyrsky District
2012–presentFlag of Chukotsky District
2021–presentFlag of Iultinsky District
2010–presentFlag of Providensky District

Misattributed flags

FlagMisattributed UsageDate CreatedDescription
Flag of the so called "Free state of Chukotka"[2] October 1921This misattributed flag is a horizontal tricolor, from top to bottom white, pure yellow (#f3e600), and moderate blue (#438dcc). The flag was designed in October 1921. A mobile history game used this flag to represent the native Chukchi people.
Inaccurate flag report of “Free State of Chukotka”[3] 1990sThis flag was made in the 1990s as a false report of the flag of the Free State of Chukotka. The design comes from a 1970s move by cinematographers about the Russian Civil War in Siberia. They made white, red, blue flag. A vexillologist saw the movie and decided that white, red, and blue is a flag of Chukotka.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chukotka (Russia) . 2022-10-25 . www.crwflags.com.
  2. Web site: pre-Soviet Chukotkan flags . 2024-08-20 . www.fotw.info.
  3. Web site: флажные мистификации . 2024-08-20 . www.vexillographia.ru.