Tuva

The current flag of the Republic of Tuva was adopted on 8 February 2002 in a 2:3 proportion, following a similar 1992 version in 1:2. Its design symbolizes the confluence of the Bii-Khem and Kaa-Khem rivers at Kyzyl, where they form the Yenisey. The colors carry established meanings: white for silver and virtue, yellow for gold and Tibetan Buddhism, and blue for the sky and the moral strength of nomadic herders. Tuva’s earlier flags included pre-Soviet, Soviet-era, and post-Soviet designs reflecting its transition from an independent people’s republic to an ASSR within the USSR and then a republic of the Russian Federation.