History
Proposal no. 2 Proposal no. 3 Proposal no. 4After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many designs were used by separatists from Crimea. The most commonly used design in public was a white flag with a blue outline map of Crimea, reminiscent of the Flag of Cyprus. However, many Verkhovna Rada of Crimea members had supported the version of a white flag with seven rainbow colors at the top. Crimea proclaimed self-government on May 5, 1992, but no official flag was chosen.
On June 5, 1992, five proposals were submitted to the Crimean Parliament:
- Blue–white–blue triband with large white space and narrow blue strips at the top and bottom edges of the flag.
- White flag with seven rainbow colors at the top.
- White over light blue field.
- Yellow–green–blue tricolor with a same size red vertical stripe at the hoist.
- The current blue–white–red design with the coat of arms in the center.
Proposal 5, designed by V. Trusov and A. Malgin, was selected to be the flag of Crimea. The coat of arms of G. Jefetov and V. Jagunov was recommended for display on the flag. The final design for the flag was submitted in the second session of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea on September 24, 1992. The flag was only officially adopted on April 21, 1999.
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