The flag of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1991 by Valeri Gamgia.Аргун Ю.Г. (''Argun Yu. G.'')
О Государственном флаге
(''On the state flag'') (XLVIII итоговая научная сессия (11-13 мая). тезисы докладов. - Сухум: АбИГИ, 2004, с. 3-4) It was officially adopted on 23 July 1992 – the same day as the Declaration of Independence of Abkhazia. The design of the red canton is based on the banner of the medieval Kingdom of Abkhazia. The open right hand means ''Hello to friends! Stop to Enemies!''. The seven stars in the canton have since been reinterpreted to correspond to the seven historical regions of the country: Sadzen, Bzyp, Gumaa, Abzhywa, Samurzaqan, Dal-Tsabal and Pskhuy-Aibga.Государственные символы
Seven is a number sacred to the Abkhaz and the

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stripes represent the tolerance that allows

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to coexist. File:Apsua Childs waving Apsny Flag.jpg, Abkhazian children waving miniature flags of Abkhazia File:Apsny Flag With Helicopter.jpg, Helicopter towing the Abkhazian flag File:Apsua Holding Apsny Flag.jpg, Parade exhibiting Abkhazian flags File:Republic of Abkhazia flag.jpg, Flag of Abkhazia on flagpole File:Apsua Ladies in Flag Clothes.jpg, Ladies in flag clothes

Georgian Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia

As no official flag has been adopted for use by the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, the flag of Georgia is used by the Government of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. A flag has been proposed by the Georgian State Council of Heraldry for the region that combines the flag of Georgia with green and white stripes of the Abkhazian flag. File:Flag of Georgia.svg, Flag of Georgia File:Flag of Abkhazia (GE).svg, Proposed flag of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia

Historical flags

Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia

The flag of the SSR Abkhazia was adopted in 1925 when the SSR Abkhazia ratified its constitution. It was used until 1931, when the SSR Abkhazia was transformed into the Abkhaz ASSR with a different flag. File:Flag of Abkhazian SSR.svg, FIAV historical

Flag of the Socialist Soviet Republic Abkhazia (1925–31)

Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The flag of the Abkhaz ASSR was introduced in 1978 and used until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The previous flag used between 1931 and 1978 was identical to the flag of the Georgian SSR, and in 1978 the name of the Abkhaz ASSR was added written in the Abkhaz

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. File:Flag of Abkhazian ASSR.svg, FIAV historical

Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR introduced in 1978

Flag on stamps

File:Flag of the SSR of Abkhazia, 1925.jpg, The flag of the SSR of Abkhazia on an Abkhazian stamp. The flag on the stamp does not match with the description on the constitution. File:StampRepublicOfAbkhaziaFlag.jpg, The flag of the Republic of Abkhazia on an Abkhazian stamp. File:StampRepublicOfAbkhaziaGamgia.gif, Another Abkhazian flag on a stamp

Notes

References

External links

Flag of Abkhazia at FOTW
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abkhazia, Flag of National flags

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Flags of states with limited recognition Flag of the Socialist Soviet Republic Flags introduced in 1992 Flags of indigenous peoples Flags with green, red and white Flags with stars