pre-Soviet Chechenian flags (Russia)

Last modified: 2005-06-25 by antonio martins
Keywords: crescent: points to fly | star: 5 points (white) | canton: blue |
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• Chechen flag ca. 1920

• North Caucasian Emirate (1918-1921)
• Chechenia
• Russia

Chechen autonomist movement of 1918-1920

The flag of the «autonomist movement, 1918-1920» is one of the three flags shown for Chechenia by P. Lux-Wurm in his book Les drapeaux de l’Islam [lux01]. It is rectangular, with proportions 2:3, green with a white crescent pointing flywise placed near the hoist. Lux-Wurm says it was used by guerilla groups who followed Stalin’s call to the Muslim peoples.
Ivan Sache, 13 Jun 2003

with centered crecent

According to [Lucien] Philippe, Chechens, who were subjects of the North Caucasian Emirate, used plain green flag with half moon pointed to fly, without stars.
Jaume Ollé, 24 Jun 2000

This similar flag, with the crescent centered, is undoubtly the same as the «autonomist movement, 1918-1920» in Lux-Wurm’ book [lux01].
Ivan Sache, 13 Jun 2003