The Flag of Tuva (Tyva) is a design with light blue trapezoids and stripes surrounding white stripes; both border a yellow triangle. The flag was created on September 18, 1992 by Oyun-ool Sat. A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification. ... The Tuva Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Тыва́; Tuvan: Тыва Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Blue (from Old High German blao shining) is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength (about 470 nm) of the three primary colors. ... A trapezoid (American English) or trapezium (British English) is a quadrilateral two of whose sides are parallel to each other. ... A stripe may be one of a pattern of areas created by a family of parallel lines, as on the flag of the United States, also known as the stars and stripes in a candy-stripe pattern, on a diagonal and twisted round a cylinder, as for a candy cane... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Yellow is the color of light whose wavelength is between 565nm and 590nm, or is a mixture of red and green light that appears to be the same color. ... For alternate meanings, such as the musical instrument, see triangle (disambiguation). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Meaning of the colors

The colors of the flag of Tuva, like most national flags, have meanings that are important to the Tuvan people and their culture. White stripes symbolize silver and virtue; additionally, it is common in Tuva for hostesses to greet guests with silver streamers in their arms. The yellow triangle symbolizes gold and Buddhism. Blue portions symbolize the morals of nomadic herdsmen (who are commonly respected in the region), as well the Tuvan sky. The blue stripes symbolize the confluence of the Bii-Khem (Bolshoy Yenisei) and Kaa-Khem (Maly Yenisei) rivers at the Tuvan capital of Kyzyl, where they form the Yenisei River, known to locals as the Ulug-Khem River. For alternative meanings, see color (disambiguation). ... Gallery of flags, image representation of national flags. ... For an account of the late 19th-century movement in poetry and the arts, known as Symbolism, see symbolism (arts). ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Density, Hardness 10490 kg/m3, 2. ... Virtue (Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) is the habitual, well-established, readiness or diposition of mans powers directing them to some goodness of act. ... A streamer is a variant on a parachute which uses a strip of material instead of a canopy. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Morality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... For the a German literary figure see Johann Gottfried Herder A herder is a worker who lives a semi-nomadic life, caring for various domestic animals, especially in places where these animals wander unfenced pasture lands. ... For other uses, see Sky (disambiguation). ... A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Kyzyl (Кызы́л, meaning red in Tuvan language) is a town in Russia, capital of the republic of Tuva. ... Енисей Length 5,550 (4,102) km Elevation of the source m Average discharge 19,600 m³/s Area watershed 2,580,000 km² Origin  ? Mouth Arctic Ocean Basin countries Russia The Yenisei basin, Lake Baikal, and the cities of Dikson, Dudinka, Turukhansk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk Yenisei (Енисе́й) is a river...

Previous designs

There have been seven previous designs for the flag of Tuva, corresponding to different periods of Tuvan history. These were used at various times from 1921 to 1992. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

People's Revolutionary Party Flag, 1921

Tuvinian People's Republic State Flag, 1926-1930

Tuvinian People's Republic State Flag, 1933-1941

Tuvinian People's Republic State Flag, 1941-1943

Tuvinian People's Republic State Flag, 1943-1944

Tuvinian ASSR State Flag, 1961-1978

Tuvinian ASSR State Flag, 1978-1992