Flag of Mongolia
Description
- Three vertical bands of red, blue, and red with the golden Soyombo symbol on the hoist-side red band
- Adopted on 12 February 1992 after the democratic transition, with the socialist star removed
Trivia
- The Soyombo symbol combines fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang in a single glyph attributed to Zanabazar in the 17th century
- A fourteen-pointed socialist star atop the Soyombo was removed in the 1992 redesign
- The two rectangles at the top and bottom of the Soyombo are traditionally interpreted as fortress walls or as the phrase 'friendship is stronger than stone'
Flag of Mongolia
Mongolia's flag consists of three equal vertical bands of red, blue, and red, with the golden Soyombo symbol placed on the hoist-side red band. The current version was adopted on 12 February 1992 after the democratic transition, when a fourteen-pointed socialist star sitting atop the Soyombo was removed.
The blue central band represents the "eternal blue sky" (Tenger), a traditional symbol of the Mongolian nation, while the red bands signify progress, prosperity, and the warmth of the hearth fire. The Soyombo is a composite glyph attributed to the 17th-century Buddhist leader Zanabazar, combining fire, sun, moon, earth, water, the yin-yang, and a pair of rectangles traditionally read as fortress walls or as the phrase "friendship is stronger than stone."
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