Flag of Monsilva
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| Name | Republic Flag |
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| Use | National flag  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 25 December 1978 |
| Design | A red field with a vertical blue stripe near the hoist; charged with white sun with 12 triangular rays at the fly side. |
 Variant flag of the Monsilvan Republic | |
| Name | Red Ensign |
| Use | Civil and state ensign  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A red field charged with a white sun with 12 rays in the centre. |
 Variant flag of the Monsilvan Republic | |
| Name | Blue Ensign |
| Use | Naval ensign  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A blue field charged with a white sun with 12 rays in the centre. |
 Variant flag of the Monsilvan Republic | |
| Name | Presidential Standard of the Monsilvan Republic |
| Use | Presidential standard |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A blue field with a yellow border and a red circle on the top, a white sun with twelve rays is on top of the red. |
The national flag of the Monsilvan Republic (Monsilvan: 山共和国国旗), also known as The Republic Flag (Monsilvan: 共国旗) consists of a red field with a vertical blue stripe near the left side; charged with white sun with 12 triangular rays near the right side; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively.
A flag similar to the current one was designed by the anti-monarchy group, Society of Republicans, in 1855, but looked like the present-day civil ensign. In 1902, the Society of Republicans was dissolved in favour of the creation of the National Party of Monsilva, and the flag was removed. Later, a flag emerged which looked similar to the original Society flag. This new flag was changed to the current flag at the end of the Monsilvan Revolution, by Xu Zhou-da, the first president.
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History
Kingdom of Great Shan flag
The flag of the Kingdom of Great Shan featured a front-facing dragon on a yellow background with a bright-red border. This flag was used by the Great Shan not long after it was established once it had gained independence from the Empire of Baltanla. The flag has an unknown origin, but was well liked by the imperial government and was adopted by law as the official flag of the kingdom in 1790. The dragon was said to resemble strength and power, whilst the yellow background was to represent the monarchy. The red border had a disputed meaning, with some sources associating it with the blood of soldiers while others associate it with unification or independence.
Kingdom of Monsilva flag
The flag of the Kingdom of Monsilva was adopted as the official flag in September 1830, the same year it succeeded the Great Shan. The symbolism is very similar on the flag, but with the dragon being simplified and side-facing rather than front-facing. The designer of the flag said the reason for the change was to make the dragon seem less aggressive. The dragon is also now on a red background, which was confirmed to symbolize Monsilva's new found independence from absolute monarchy. The yellow is still present, but has been moved to the sides which represents the change from absolute to constitutional monarchy.
Monsilvan Republic flag
The white sun and 12 triangular rays was used as a symbol of hope and commonly used by revolutionaries during the Kingdom of Great Shan, and was used on the flag of the Liberate Monsilva Movement who were the main opposition to the Shan during the Monsilvan Civil War in the 1820s. The sun and rays became such an important symbol in Monsilva.
During the Monsilvan Revolution, the current flag was commonly used to show opposition to the government. The flag looked very similar to the design used by the Society of Republicans, the predecessor to the National Party of Monsilva which was removed in 1902. It is unknown who originally created the design, but it was almost immediately adopted by the Monsilvan Revolutionary Army as their flag thanks to its similarity with the old flag. When the MRA forced the government to resign in 1978, it was adopted as the official flag of Monsilva. The blue stripe is said to represent the sky, which in turn is supposed to represent the new found democracy established after the establishment of the republic.
The 1983 Federal Constitution for the Monsilvan Republic explicitly defines the positioning, ratio and usage of the flag. There are also 4 variations of the national flag: the Red ensign which is for public and private sea use; the Blue ensign which is for military sea use; and the presidential standard which is only used by the President of Monsilva.
Colours
Colour scheme |
Red | Blue | White |
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| RGB | 216-19-19 | 27-27-107 | 255-255-255 |
| Hexadecimal | #D81313 | #1B1B6B | #FFFFFF |
| CMYK | 0, 77, 77, 15 | 31, 31, 0, 58 | 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| Pantone (suggested) | 485 C | 2756 C | White |
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