Turkmenistan in the Soviet Union

Last modified: 2005-05-13 by antónio martins
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  reported by Dov Gutterman, 03 Oct 2002

Description of the flag

Two blue bars in the middle of the flag; adopted 1 August 1953
Željko Heimer, 17 Apr 1996

According to [fss]: Stripes: 33.3+14.15+5+14.15+33.3. (Values given in %, which makes 99.9%. This is probably due to rounding differnces. The three central stripes together were one-third of the flag height, like the red portions each.) Star is contained in imaginary circle of diameter 10% of flag height. H&S in imaginary square os sides 16.6% of flag height. (Value probably rounded, MS). Vertical axis of star and H&S at 12.5% of flag length. Centre of star is at point 10% of flag height from upper edge of flag. [See also here.]
Mark Sensen, 20 Jun 2001

As far as I know, the stripes stand for the rivers Amu Daria and Syr Daria, which cross the country SE-NW from the Pamir