Flag of Murmansk Oblast

The Flag of the Murmansk Oblast of Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag.^[1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength.^[2] The flag is the winner of a design contest^[1] which was officially adopted on July 1, 2004.^[3]

Flag of the Murmansk Oblast

Proportion	2:3
Adopted	July 1, 2004
Design	2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip
Designed by	P. Abarin^[1]

Other flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–Present	Flag of Severomorsk
	1998–Present	Flag of Zaozyorsk
	?–1998
	?–Present	Flag of Vidyayevo
	?–Present	Flag of Apatity
	?–Present	Flag of Monchegorsk
	?–Present	Flag of Olenegorsk
	?–Present	Flag of Kovdorsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Kandalakshsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Pechengsky District
	?–Present	Flag of Tersky District

References

1. "Флаг Мурманской области | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
2. . 2004-05-29. Archived from the original on 2004-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
3. About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region.