Moldova

The national flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow, and red, with the coat of arms of Moldova on the yellow bar. The colours of the flag are almost identical to that of Romania, showing the two countries shared history. The difference between the two is the coat of arms on the Moldova flag. While Romania and Moldova were the same country they adopted the flag with the red-yellow-blue stripes in 1848.
==Symbolism==
The three colours represent the three provinces of Romania. In fact, the flag was inspired by the flag of Romania, reflecting the two countries' national and cultural affinity. The coat of arms consists of;
*An eagle holding an Orthodox Christian cross, represents the Orthodox Christian minority.
*The left leg holding an olive branch, representing peace.
* An aurochs' head, flanked by a rose in dexter and a crescent in sinister and having a star between its horns, traditional symbols of Moldova.
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==Variants==
File:Flag of the President of Moldova.png|Flag of the President (1:1)
File:Flag of the President of Parliament of Moldova.png|Flag of President of Parliament (1:1)
File:Flag of the Prime Minister of Moldova.png|Flag of the Prime Minister (1:1)
File:Department of Civil Defense and Exceptional Situations of Moldova.png|Department of Civil Defense and Exceptional Situations (2:3)
File:Customs flag of Moldova.png|Customs flag (2:3)
File:Customs ensign of Moldova.png|Customs ensign (1:2)
File:Border Guard of Moldova.png|Border Guard
File:Information and Security Service of Moldova.png|Information and Security Service (2:3)
File:Principal State Inspectorate for Technical Supervising of Dangerous Industrial Objects of Moldova.png|Principal State Inspectorate for Technical Supervising of Dangerous Industrial Objects (1:2)
== History==
File:Moldavian Democratic Republic.png|State flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic
File:Banner of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg|Banner of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917-1918)
File:Flag of the MASSR (1925–1932).png|Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1925–1932)
File:Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1938).png|Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1938)
File:Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1940).png|Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1940)
File:Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1940–1952).png|Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1940–1952)
File:Moldavian SSR.png|State flag of Moldavian SSR (1952-1990), used by Transnistria with different green shade (1991-present)
File:Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990).png|Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990)
File:Unofficial flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990, early prototype).png|Unofficial flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990, early prototype)
File:Flag of Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (1990–1991).png|Flag of Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (1990–1991)
==References==
Category:Moldova
Category:Proportions 1-2
Category:Europe
Category:Blue
Category:Red
Category:Yellow
Category:Brown