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Cheboksary city (Chuvashia, Russia)

S^upas^kar

by António Martins, 31 Jan 2000

Description of the flag
No flag untill 1998
Coat of arms

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Official city hall website page about the city coat of arms, both greater and lesser versions.
Reported by Jorge Candeias

Description of the flag

I just noticed something new in front of the Cheboksary City Hall: three flag poles, of a reasonable three-storey hight (i.e., much shorter than the huge nearby pole in front of the Republic Presidency) flying the russian tricolor, the chuvash republic flag, and... the Cheboksary city flag! Yes, the one I thought it didnʼt exist! It must be very recent, this flag, since it was lacking in the august celebrations of the 530 anniversary of the city — an occasion when the russian and chuvash flags and colors are shown ad libitum. Iʼm afraid the design is neither to immaginative nor good looking: just the city greater arms on a white background. Since the greater arms are the usual shield surrounded by a yellow hop wreath and with the three suns crown and a scroll in red fimbriated yellow, you may imagine that it doesnt look to great.
António Martins, 18 Oct 1999

No flag until 1998

Iʼve been to C^eboksary / S^upas^kar in february ʼ96 and in february-march ʼ97. No city flags were visible nor common citizens remmembered of such a flag being ever hoisted. However, the cityʼs coat of arms is a very often motif in urban decoration and tourist memorabilia.
António Martins, 09 Sep 1997

During the cityʼs 528th jubilee in 1997.08.17, it was clearer than ever that C^eboksary / S^upas^kar does not have a flag. There were a lot of russian and chuvash flags, and the city coa was depicted in posters, banners and street decorations — but no city flag.
António Martins, 09 Sep 1997

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of C^eboksary / S^upas^kar, capital of Chuvashia, is azure charged with five flying sinister gueese argent saltire, chief goules separated by a 13 teeth serration fimbriated argent and charged with three traditional chuvash style hearts (emerging from the 3rd, 7th and 11th tooth) argent, the middle one filled with azure and charged with the inscription "1469