Flag of Chechnya

The flag of Chechnya (Chechen: Нохчийчоьнан байракх, romanized: Noxçiyçönan bayrakh) is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 2:3 representing the Chechen Republic, a republic of Russia. The flag is composed of three horizontal bars of, from top to bottom: green, representing Islam; white; and red; superimposed on them is a narrow vertical white band at the hoist, containing the national ornament, a design of four golden scroll shapes.

Chechen Republic
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJune 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)
DesignA horizontal tricolor of green (representing Islam), white (representing peace or the Caucasus Mountains) and red (representing bloodshed). The national ornament is at the white band at the hoist.
UseStandard of the President of the Chechen Republic
Adopted2020

This flag, introduced in 2004, is primarily used by the government of Chechnya while the pro-independence flags are commonly used by opposition forces.

Historic flags

From 1957 to 1978, the Soviet flag of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was based on the flag of the Russian SFSR with the addition of a blue vertical bar on the hoist side and the abbreviated name of the Republic (НГӀАССР in Chechen and Ingush, and ЧИАССР in Russian).

In 1978, these abbreviated names were replaced with the full versions: ЧЕЧЕНО-ИНГУШСКАЯ АССР in Russian, НОХЧ-ГӀАЛГӀАЙН АССР in Chechen, and НОХЧ-ГӀАЛГӀАЙ АССР in Ingush.

  • Flag of Princedom of Simsim
    Flag of Princedom of Simsim
  • The flag of Chechnya from the end of 1785 until March 8, 1840
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of Chechnya from the end of 1785 until March 8, 1840
  • North Caucasian Emirate (1919–1920)
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag North Caucasian Emirate (1919–1920)
  • Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus in 1917–1920
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus in 1917–1920
  • Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1937–1944
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1937–1944
  • Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1957–1978
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1957–1978
  • Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1978–1991
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Chechen-Ingush ASSR flag in 1978–1991
  • Standard of the President of the Chechen Republic (2004-2020)
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Standard of the President of the Chechen Republic (2004-2020)

1991–2000

Several flags have been used by the supporters of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The most common of these is the green flag with the red and white stripes. Its proportions are approximately 7:11. The color scheme is green, white, red, white, green, with the upper two-thirds of the flag in green and the remaining one third in white, red, white and green stripes of equal width, the width ratio of which is 8:1:1:1:1.[1] Another well-known example is similar to this flag but has the country's coat of arms incorporated into the design. Each color is meant to symbolize an aspect of the Chechen national character. Green is the color of life, red symbolizes the bloodshed in the struggle for freedom and white represents the road to a bright future.[1] These flags were mainly used by supporters of Dzhokhar Dudayev, Aslan Maskhadov and their successors. Apart from these several other designs have been used by different factions of the independentist movement, and even single sides used different flags at the same time.

Loyalist opposition
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Pro-Russian Chechen flag

The pro-Moscow opposition to Dudayev used a flag of similar design with the main difference being the inversion of the red and white stripes and their different width-ratio. Its proportions are reported to be 7:11 and it consists of 5 horizontal stripes: green, red, white, red and green, the width ratio of which is 8:1:1:1:1.[2] It has not been used since it was replaced by the current flag of the Chechen Republic.

See also

References
  1. "Independentist flag of Chechnya (Russia, 1990s)". www.crwflags.com.
  2. "Pro-Russian flag of Chechnya (Russia, 1990s)". www.crwflags.com.
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