 | |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 8 February 2002 |
| Design | A horizontal light blue; with a golden yellow triangle based on the hoist bordered with a white triangle. Over the partition lines is a blue pall edged in white. |
| Designed by | Oyun-ool Sat, I. C. Salchak and O. I. Lazarev |
.svg) Flag of Tuva from 1992 until 2002. The flag had a ratio of 1:2 | |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 18 September 1992 |
| Design | A horizontal light blue; with a golden yellow triangle based on the hoist bordered with a white triangle. Over the partition lines is a blue pall edged in white. |
The state flag of Tuva in Russia is a light blue field with a white-fimbriated pall of the same color bordering a yellow triangle on the hoist.
White symbolizes silver and virtue; additionally, it is common in the Russian republic for hostesses to greet guests with silver streamers in their arms. The golden yellow triangle symbolizes gold and Buddhism. Blue symbolizes the morals of nomadic herdsmen (which are commonly respected in the region), as well the Tuvan sky. The blue pall symbolizes the confluence of the Bii-Khem (Bolshoy Yenisei) and Kaa-Khem (Maly Yenisei) rivers at the Tuvan capital of Kyzyl, where they form the Yenisey River, known to locals as the Ulug-Khem River.
The flag was created on 18 September 1992, by Oyun-ool Sat, I. C. Salchak and O. I. Lazarev. The proportions are 2:3.