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Significado de la Bandera

The national flag of Belarus is an unequal red-green bicolour with a red-on-white ornament pattern placed at the hoist (staff) end. The current design was introduced in 2012 by the State Committee for Standardisation of the Republic of Belarus, and is adapted from a design approved in a May 1995 referendum. The flag is a rectangular cloth consisting of two horizontal stripes: a red upper stripe (which was inspired by the flag of the Soviet Union) covering two-thirds of the flag's height, and additional green lower stripe covering one-third. The pattern, derived from local plants and flowers, is a traditional type commonly used in Belarus. === 1995 referendum === The referendum that was held to adopt the state symbols took place on 14 May 1995.

Historia de la Bandera

1. 1917
   A decorative pattern, designed in 1917 by Matrona Markevich, is displayed on the hoist of the flag (as it was previously, on the 1951 flag).
2. 1927–1937
   

   It was later modified in the 1927 Constitution where the letters were changed to БССР (BSSR) but kept the overall design the same.
3. 1937
   

   This design was changed in 1937, when a hammer and sickle and red star were placed above the letters.
4. 1995–2012
   

   Since the 1995 referendum, several flags used by Belarusian government officials and agencies have been modelled on this national flag.
5. 1995–presente
   

   Bandera actual, en uso desde 1995.

Curiosidades

According to a presidential decree, the national flag is to be displayed on a gold colored staff.

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