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According to a well-known historical source, the princely flag of Stephen the Great worn during a ceremony in 1485 was described as the "great flag of red silk, beautifully reproducing in gold the coat of arms of the Land of Moldavia" ("Banderium quoque magnum sericeum coloris rubri, in quo arma Terrae Moldaviae pulchre auro depicta erant").
Flag Date Use Description April 27, 1990 – August 27, 1991: State flag of the Moldavian SSR, later known as SSR Moldova and Republic of Moldova. Ratio: 1:2. 1952 – April 27, 1990: State flag of the Moldavian SSR: Ratio: 1:2. Reverse flag: All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their ...
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ⓘ or Țara Moldovei lit. ' The country of Moldova ' ; in Romanian Cyrillic : Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй ) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.
English: Reconstruction of File:Civil ensign of the Principality of Moldavia (1834-1861).png. This is own work based on the following files, which are all published under similar Creative Commons or Public Domain licenses: File:Coat of arms of Moldavia.svg by Shtephan. File:Crown of prince of the Holy Roman Empire.svg by F l a n k e r
The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova.It was designed by the Moldovan artist Gheorghe Vrabie. [1]The escutcheon's aurochs head accompanied by a rose, crescent and pointed star is derived from the coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia.
National flag: The State Flag of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Drapelul de Stat al Republicii Moldova) is a rectangular cloth, equally vertically tripartite, starting from the flag pole in blue, yellow and red, similar to the flag of Romania. The difference is the State Emblem of the Republic of Moldova disposed in the midst of the yellow ...
1861 map of the United Principalities Moldavia (in blue) and Wallachia (in yellow); [9] marks for the two capitals (Iași and Bucharest), and the proposed judicial capital, Focșani, located on the former border, thus in the middle. Administrative map of the Romanian Principality (1864–1878) Administrative map of Romania (after 1878 A.D.)
In antiquity, Moldova's location made it a crossroads for invasions by the Scythians, Goths, Huns, and other tribes, followed by periods of Roman and Byzantine control. The medieval Principality of Moldavia emerged in the 1350s, and was the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania.