Vladimir Region (Russia)

Vladimirskaâ oblasth

Last modified: 2006-07-29 by antonio martins
Keywords: vladimir | lion: rampant (yellow) | cross: patriarchal | hammer and sickle (yellow) | hammer and sickle: no star |
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Владимирская область

• Presentation of Vladimir Region
• Description of the flag
• Previous flag
• Coat of arms

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  reported by Mello Luchtenberg, 23 Nov 2002

Presentation of Vladimir Region

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• Name (english): Vladimir Region • (russian): Владимирская область | Vladimirskaâ oblasth
  
• Capital: Владимир | Vladimir
• Area: 29 000 km² (≅11 200 sq.mi.) • Population: 1 594 200 inhabitants in 2000
• Status: Region (область | oblasth) within the Russian Federation
• Federal District: Central Region • Economic region: Center (central European Russia)
• License plate code: 33 • Ham radio code: VL • ISO 3166-2 code: VLA
• Flag adopted on 1999.04.28 • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

Description of the flag

Summary Law Of Vladimir Region “On The Flag Of Vladimir Region” (adopted by the State Council of V.R. 28.04.99)

The flag of Vladimir Region is red rectangular bunting with light-blue strip at the hoist and width of one is equal to 1/8 of flag-length. The ratio of the breadth of the flag to its length is 1:2. In the middle of upper part of blue strip the Hammer and Sickle are placed. In the middle of red strip the gold image of coat of arms is placed, the width of one is 1/3 part of flag-length.

The hammer and sickle are rendered starless.
António Martins, 11 Dec 2002

detail

I don’t fully understand why there should be a golden leopard on a golden coat of arms?
Dirk Schönberger, 31 Jan 2000

The legal wording «gold image of coat of arms» is apparently to be enforced this way: with the blue ribbon still visible as such, all the rest to be rendered in a yellow on red silluette, and the charges of the coat of arms to be shown golden lined black on yellow — note the two shades of yellow (golden and yellow proper) and the way the coat of arms is depicted using normal yellow for heraldic gold, while on the flag image it is changed to dark yellow.
António Martins, 11 Dec 2002

Previous flag

I have no information about the status of the plain red flag with coat of arms but, considering that the adoption date of the new flag is 28.04.99, one could guess that it was simply the official flag until that date.
Pascal Gross, 02 Feb 2000

The [former] flag of Wladimir oblast is very similar to the Wladimir city: red with coat of arms in center. The coat of arms is the crowned lion. Around shield there’s a golden wreath with ribbon and above shield there’s a imperial golden crown.
Jaume Ollé, 24 Apr 1999

According to Mr. Arcady A. Petrov, from the Vladimir oblast website, the ratio is 1:2.
Pascal Gross, 26 Apr 1999

Coat of arms

Wladimir 1781: gules a lion rampant guardant or langued and armed azure crowned with an open royal crown holding a patriarchal cross argent.
Santiago Dotor, 18 Dec 1998

The current regional coat of arms includes also an imperial crown and Alexander (blue) ribbon.
António Martins, 11 Dec 2002

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