Flag Of The Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1951 by the republic's government. Its primary visual features are identical to those of the flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. A later version of the flag includes a gold inscription under the canton of the republic's name.

History

On 7 January 1935, the Abkhaz ASSR adopted a new constitution. Its flag is described in article 84 of the constitution:

Another version of the constitution, in Russian, describes the inscription as ''АССР'' rather than ''ASSR''. On 2 August 1937, the 8th All-Abkhazian Congress of Soviets approved the constitution. Its two original versions, in Abkhaz and Russian, had different descriptions of the flag:

In 1938, the Abkhaz writing system was changed from Cyrillic script to an alphabet based on Georgian scripts. The Abkhaz inscription on the flag was also changed.

After the adoption of a new flag by the government of the Georgian SSR in 1951, it became the national flag of the Abkhaz ASSR by decree of its Supreme Council on 26 April of that year. There were no additional inscriptions on the flag. Its design was reconfirmed in the Regulations on the State Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (approved on 31 March 1956) and, with changes, on 28 April 1971 and 3 November 1978.

On 3 November 1978, the Abkhaz government changed the first article in the Regulations on the State Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR; under the blue square, "Аҧсны АССР" was inscribed. On 21 July 1981, a decree approved new Regulations on the State Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR. The regulations stipulated the size of the inscription: one line of separated letters, one-tenth of the flag's width. A 29 August 1981 resolution by the Abkhaz Council of Ministers adopted an Instruction on the Application of the Regulations on the State Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR.

Gallery

Flag of SSR Abkhazia.svg, alt=Red flag with hammer, sickle, star and Cyrillic CCPA, 7 January 1935 - 2 August 1937, based on the constitution's Russian version
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (1935-1937).svg, alt=Latin-alphabet ASSRA, Same flag, based on the Abkhaz version of the constitution
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (1937-1938), variant 1.svg, alt=No hammer, sickle or star; Georgian and Cyrillic inscriptions, 2 August 1937 - 1938
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (1937-1938), variant 2.svg, alt=More inscriptions, emphasising Cyrillic, 2 August 1937 - 1938
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (1938-1951), variant 1.svg, alt=Georgian script emphasised, 1938 - 26 April 1951
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR (1938-1951), variant 2.svg, alt=More inscriptions, again emphasising Georgian, 1938 - 26 April 1951
Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg, alt=Red-and-blue Georgian SSR flag, 26 April 1951 - 3 November 1978
Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR.svg, alt=Same as Georgian flag, with "Abkhaz ASSR" inscribed, 3 November 1978 - 23 July 1992 (adoption of the Flag of Abkhazia)

References

{{Flags of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics
Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic