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Coat of arms of Moldavia; Armiger: The Prince of Moldavia: Shield: Gules, aurochs sable/or, rose, and crescent argent/or, five pointed star or [1]: Modern reconstruction of the Moldavian coat of arms (attested versions of the field tincture and number and general aspects of symbols other than the aurochs vary considerably)
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.
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.
The history of Moldova spans prehistoric cultures, ancient and medieval empires, and periods of foreign rule and modern independence. Evidence of human habitation dates back 800,000–1.2 million years, with significant developments in agriculture , pottery , and settlement during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages .
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 ...
The reverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the national flag and ensign as well; that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign. [1] [2] The blue-yellow-red tricolour of Moldova is based on the flag of Romania, reflecting the two countries' national and cultural affinity. On ...
The names Moldavia and Moldova are derived from the name of the Moldova River; however, the etymology is not known and there are several variants: . A legend mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae (1714) by Dimitrie Cantemir links it to an aurochs hunting trip of the voivode of the Voivodeship of Maramureș Dragoș and the latter's chase of a star-marked aurochs.