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On 25 February 1992 the local Soviet approved another
flag [different from the 1990 proposal
— ed.], with the same colors in a different order (skyblue
- white - green) and a golden flower in a white circle. The
flower is called kurai,
the Bashkor rose, which grows only in that region and it
is used to make musical instruments. It has seven petals
for the seven tribes.
Giuseppe Bottasini, quoting
[zig94]
The emblem is in gold lines and has complete measures
given in the law.
Ralf Stelter, 25 Jul 1999 and 27 Jul 1999
The Law of 1999 stipulates that the emblem «must appear on both
sides of the flag», which perhaps indicates that it was supposed to
but sometimes didn’t?
Christopher Southworth, 30 Jun 2003
Is not entirely possible that the legislation of 1999 was intended to
resolve the conflicting requirements of the 1992 law and regulations (the
results of which were reported on by Ralf — before any new law
would have had time to take effect)? According to English translations, the
legislation calls simply for blue and regulations issued on the same date
for sky blue.
Christopher Southworth, 30 Jun 2003
The flower in the center of the flag is a traditional Bashkir flower called
"Kurai"
and is regarded here as a symbol of friendship. Its seven petals
on the flag represent the original seven tribes (families) who laid foundation
for consolidating the peoples of Bashkortostan on its territory.
Rafael Zinurov (Head of the Department of Inter-Ethnic
Relations and International Contacts of the Supreme Soviet
of the Bashkortostan Republic), 1992, quoted by Chrystian Kretowicz,
17 Feb 2002
According to the book Winds of Change
[r4f96], the ratio of the flag is 1:2.
the upper, middle and lower stripes each account for one-third of the flag
width, the circle in the centre of the flag makes up one-eighth of the
length or one-quarter of the flag width.
Christopher Southworth, 30 Jun 2003
The only source I could find supporting light blue is
[zig94], possibly mistaken
or outdated. All other sources, including the flag law,
state simply blue.
António Martins, 20 May 2000
The bashqort national flag is blue/white/green — where the blue
is a standard light and clear blue, not specially dark or turquoise.
The bashqort flag colors is more or less exactly as in
the Aspirant chart.
HG the Kakadu, 28 June 2003
The word used in the law text is
"синный", which indeed is the
same word as the one in the law prescribing the flag of the
Federation of Russia.
It is supposedly a medium blue (
); the translation to
«dark blue», caused by the existence of the word
"голубой" (meaning
"light blue") is misleading, in my opinion.
António Martins, 06 Nov 2003
According to the book Winds of Change [r4f96], the Law On the National Flag of the Republic of Bashkortostan dated 25 February 1992 (Article 2), and Constitution of 24 December 1993 (Article 158) both simple state «blue
