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The Latvian national coat of arms was designed by Latvian artists Vilhelms Krūmiņš and Rihards Zariņš. [2] [3] [4] Previously, after the proclamation of the independence of Latvia, an emblem was adopted by the People's Council of Latvia on 6 December 1918 as a 'national coat of arms'.
The Flag of Latvia. The national flag of Latvia is a carmine red field with a narrow white stripe in the middle. The flag was created in 1917, inspired by a 13th-century legend from the Rhymed Chronicle of Livonia that a Latgalian leader was wounded in battle, and the edges of the white sheet in which he was wrapped were stained by his blood with the center stripe of the flag is left unstained.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Latvia (3 C, 9 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Latvia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
This is a list of current coat of arms of Latvia, it's historical lands, state cities, and municipalities.. The present coats of arms of Latvia are regulated under the State Heraldic Commission (Valsts heraldikas komisija), the national heraldic authority under the President since 14 February 1994, which traced to the Heraldic Commission of the Latvian SSR from November 1988, and the ...
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. 1990 Latvian Supreme Soviet election
The Latvian armed forces were first formed soon after the new state was proclaimed in November 1918 after World War I, with the official founding of the Latvian Armed Forces (Latvian: Latvijas Bruņotie spēki) on July 10, 1919, when the North Latvian and South Latvian Brigade , which were loyal to the Latvian Provisional Government, were merged.
This gallery of head of government standards shows the flag, ... Emblem of Council of Ministers of Albania. ... Prime minister's flag of Latvia. M
The national flag of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly before the country regained its independence, the Latvian government re-adopted the traditional red-white-red flag.