Mongolia Flag

How to identify it

Red, blue, red vertical bands with the yellow soyombo column of geometric shapes near the flagpole side.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The current flag was adopted in 1992 when the communist star was removed; colour specifications were standardised in 2011.

History of the design

The Soyombo emblem is much older than the tricolour and originated as part of a script created by Zanabazar in the seventeenth century.

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