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Europe

Ukraine

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: September 4, 1991 Usage: National and Civil

Originally
the flag of the
republic in 1918
Blue represents
the sky

Yellow recalls the
vast grain fields

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came under Soviet control one year later and
remained so until independence in 1991.
The bicolored flag flown in Ukraine the Soviet Union. When Ukraine
today was the official flag of the gained its independence in 1991 the
country in 1918 when Ukraine country re-adopted its original flag.
enjoyed a brief period of The blue is supposed to represent the
independence. With the invasion sky and the yellow the vast fields of
of the Red Army, the flag was grain of the country’s agriculture.
suppressed until the German The Ukrainian coat of arms is in
occupation of 1941–1944. After the national colors and features an
the war it was banned again by ancient trident symbol.

ARMS OF UKRAINE
Blue and yellow are
national colors
The trident is an ancient
symbol dating back to
pre-Roman times
The trident of St. Volodimir

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