Flag of Tiraspol explained

The flag of Tiraspol is the official flag of the city of Tiraspol. Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of Moldova. The current flag was approved on 14 October 2002.^[1]

Description

The flag of the city of Tiraspol is the official symbol of the capital of Transnistria. The flag is a rectangular panel with a width-to-length ratio of 2:3, red-green in color with a diagonal stripe of blue-blue color on a white background. The blue-blue stripe symbolizes the Dniester river. The diagonal stripe is one-third the width of the flag.^[2]

The designer of the flag is A. V. Narolsky.^[3]

Symbolic meaning of colors

The colors of the flag have the following symbolic meanings:

• Red (scarlet) — confidence, energy, strength, courage, love of life.
• Green — hope, tenderness, softness, balance, growth.
• Blue — blue- truth, truth, credibility, reliability.
• Gold (light yellow)- openness, novelty, radiance, well-being.
• White — trust, purity.^[4]

See also

• Anthem of Tiraspol
• Coat of arms of Tiraspol

Notes and References

1. Web site: Сегодня 14 октября столица Приднестровской Молдавской Республики город Тирасполь отмечает свое 210-ти летие . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021105956/http://www.olvia.idknet.com/ol67-10-02.htm . 21 October 2013 . olivia.idknet.com.
2. Web site: флаг тирасполя . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007140800/http://www.hrono.ru/heraldicum/flagi/moldova/tiraspol.htm . 7 October 2013 . hrono.ru.
3. Web site: Archived copy . lib3.podelise.ru . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203726/http://lib3.podelise.ru/tw_files2/urls_5/71/d-70111/7z-docs/1.pdf . 10 June 2015 . dead.
4. Web site: Флаг города Тирасполь Геральдика.ру . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816143348/http://geraldika.ru/symbols/2854 . 16 August 2013 . Геральдика.ру.