Azerbaijani Flag Order
Azerbaijani Flag Order () is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status. Azerbaijani Flag order was among several medals and orders, requested to be reviewed and created by the President Abulfaz Elchibey on November 10, 1992 by a Presidential Decree No. 370. The order was created by the Decree No. 756 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev and ratified by National Assembly of Azerbaijan on December 6, 1993. The Azerbaijani Flag Order is given to the citizens of Republic of Azerbaijan, foreign nationals and non-citizens for the following services : The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, the Azerbaijani Flag Order follows "Shah Ismail Order" (; Order of Shah Ismail). Description. Azerbaijani Flag order is made of two layers of silver plates in the form of eight pointed stars bathed in pure gold, with composition of national ornaments. The bottom layer is colored in white and the top one is colored in blue stripes. The striped come towards the center, onto another layer depicted in form of Azerbaijani flag, colored in its blue, red and green colors. The rear  side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number and words "Azərbaycan Bayrağı". The composition is attached to a blue-red-green colored watered silk ribbon bar with five edges. The order comes in size by , the ribbon bar - by .