Mobara City [Chiba prefecture Japan] (original) (raw)

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茂原市

[ [flag of Mobara] ](../images/j/jp-12-mb1.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

The Flag

Mobara city in Chiba Prefecture adopted its emblem on 1 July 1972 by Official Regulation No 4. A stylized hiragana Mo も. No flag legislation but they use above flag in practice: flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: dark green; colour of emblem: white; diameter of emblem: 3/5 flag height.
Source: Mobara website
Nozomi Kariyasu, 29 April 2006

The noticeconcerning the emblem seems to say that it applies from 1 May 1972 (two months before the date on the notice). The emblem features a stylised hiragana mo も forming two overlapping bold circles, signifying peace of the people, industry and nature, and portrays the reassuring/emboldened harmony of Mobara City. The notice says that other than in the city flag and employee's emblems, the emblem may be depicted on other items where necessary to represent the city.
Jonathan Dixon, 25 August 2006

For City of Moraba I found lighter green flag. Variant.
Sources: http://oogaki-keiji.seesaa.net/index-9.html
http://www.city.mobara.chiba.jp/kikaku/kokusaika.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 14 July 2014

Please use this green:http://www.colordic.org/colorsample/2131.html
Nozomi Kariyasu, 14 July 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu I send the corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

Flag Variant

[ [flag of Mobara] ](../images/j/jp-12-mb.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 30 April 2006