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    Turkmenistan Flag

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    How to identify it

    A green field with a white crescent and five stars, and a vertical band of five carpet guls (medallions) down the flagpole edge.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    The independence-era design was introduced in 1992. The present legal specification dates from 2001.

    Officially documented meaning

    The five carpet designs identify major Turkmen tribal traditions, while the olive branches commemorate the country’s neutrality. The crescent and five stars are also prescribed in the flag law.

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