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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").
State flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic: Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Coat of arms in the middle and country's name on the blue stripe. Ratio: 2:3. 1856–1861: Military colors and naval ensign of the Principality of Moldavia: Ratio: 1:1. 1834–1861: Civil ensign of the Principality of Moldavia: Ratio: 2:3 ...
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.
Administrative map of the Romanian Principality (1864–1878) Administrative map of Romania (after 1878 A.D.) As of 1872, the Romanian Principality was organized into 33 counties of which 17 were in Wallachia (12 in Muntenia and 5 in Oltenia), and 16 were in Moldavia (13 in western Moldavia and 3 in southern Bessarabia). [10]
The medieval Principality of Moldavia emerged in the 1350s, and was the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania. It reached prominence under rulers like Stephen the Great before becoming a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire from 1538, until the 19th century.
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.
During the time of Stephen the Great, the fleet of Moldavia consisted of sailing ships called pânzare. With a single mast featuring a square rig and crewed by 5-6 sailors and a helmsman, the pânzar was used in various military actions. [3] The first documented mentions of a Moldavian naval fleet come from 1465 during the siege of Chilia.
This is a list of monarchs of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Romania.