Chernigiv County (Ukraine) (original) (raw)


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Чернівецька область - Чернігів

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image by Pascal Gross, 18 November 2000



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Overview

Soviet era name: C^ernigov
Antonio Martins, 10 July 1999

The flag was adopted July, 11, 2000 by 12th session of Regional Council Ratio 2:3. Width of the white stripe - 1/5 of flag-height. Symbolics: green stripes - two main parts of the region, white stripe - river Desna
Victor Lomantsov, 18 November 2000


Coat of Arms

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image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:

The Coat of Arms of the region was adopted on 11 of July 2000 too. Double-headed eagle was an emblem of this land before union with Russia. The eschutcheon - sign of founder of Chernigov Principat, prince Mstislav (1024).
Victor Lomantsov, 18 November 2000