The national flag of Tajikistan was adopted in November 1992, replacing the flag of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic of 1953. The flag of Tajikistan is an unequal horizontal tricolor of red, white, and green, defaced with a yellow crown surmounted by an arc of seven stars at the centre. The presidential standard also includes a star in each of the four corners to represent the four regions of Tajikistan. == Historical flags == Under Soviet rule, the Union Republic used a flag derived from the flag of the Soviet Union and representing Communism, that was approved in 1953.