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Obverse
by Victor Lomantsov, 7 July 2002
Reverse
by Victor Lomantsov, 7 July 2002
I located a flag (obverse
and reverse) at <www.mod.mil.by>.Is
it Belarus military colours?
Dov Gutterman, 6 July 2002
Yes, it is military colours of Belarus Army.
Obverse: state CoA, inscriptions: "Armed Forces"
(above), "Republic of Belarus" (below)
Reverse: army emblem (red star inside oak and laurel wreath),
motto "For our motherland" (above), full name of
military unit below.
Victor Lomantsov, 7 July 2002
On the front and back, is the national ornament that can be
seen in the Belarus flag. This one has no border on
it. The background is red. On the front, the Belarus
coat of arms on it. Above it, in Russian, says something I cannot
make out. On the bottom, it says "Republic of
Belarus" in the same language. On the back, centered
is possibly the army symbol of Belarus. The quote above it
could have been on Soviet army flags, but I cannot confirm that
at this time. Below it, it could state where the army is
located at. The entire flag is at a 2:3 ratio, unlike the
national flag being at a 1:2 ratio.
On the finial, it is in a oval shaped and colored in gold.
The oval design is from the Soviet Union, but not the color of
it. The object shaped in the oval is a star. For
sometime before finding this, either a hammer and sickle or the
Belarus coat of arms were known finials used in Belarus.
On the staff, the ribbons are placed right where the top of the
flag is. The ribbon mainly illustrated is for the medal
"Victory over Germany", awarded to Soviet military and
civilians for helping to defeat Germany in World War II.
Apparently, many units from old Soviet countries still have this
ribbon on their flags. A ship like the "Kursk"
was commissioned last year by Putin, and this ribbon was on the
flag staff that had the Russian Naval Ensign. The medal can
be seen here <www.acadiacom.net>.
Zachary Harden, 7 July 2002
Attention! Not Russian language but Byelorussian (they are
similar but not the same). The inscription is "Armed Forces
(of) Republic of Belarus", and it is official emblem of
Armed Forces of Belarus.
Soviet army flags motto was: "For our SOVIET
motherland" in russian ("Za nashu sovetskuyu
rodinu"). Modern Byelorussian motto: "For our
motherland" in byelorussian language ("Za nashu
radzimu").
Officially, the finial of Belarus state flag and president flag
is rhombus with a star in the centre.
The N-Or-N-Or-N ribbon was very popular in army of Russia and
Soviet Union. It is a ribbon of monarchical order of St.George.
In USSR the same ribbon was used by Order of Glory and medal for
Victory over Germany. This ribbon is a sign of Gvardia (elite
part of the Army) too.
Victor Lomantsov, 8 July 2002
Concering the black-orange-black-orange-black ribbons used on
(with) army flags in USSR and exUSSR countries, those are the
colours of order ribbon of militar award (St.) George Cross.
Existing in Tsarist Russia (pre-1917 October Revolution), both
order and the concept of Guards itself was banned from
use until 1941-1945 era. During World War II many "ancient
regime" symbols were gradually returned into use (Guards
units - 1941, shoulder insignia - 1943). The same approach
introduced "Order of Glory", with approx. same awarding
policies and ribbon colors as old George Cross.
Yury Tarasievich, 29 December 2004