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Flag Date Use Description 1991: Ensign of the Azerbaijani Navy: As Azerbaijan was formerly a Soviet republic, the naval ensign of Azerbaijan closely mimics the old Soviet equivalent; a star and crescent replaces the red star, a blue anchor replaces the hammer and sickle, and what used to be a simple light blue bar at the bottom of the flag has been replaced by a wavy sort of pattern.
The national flag of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan bayrağı), often referred to as the tricolour flag (üçrəngli bayraq), is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and a centred eight-pointed star. The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable symbol of Azerbaijan.
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Rich oil deposits in Azerbaijan were famed for a long time. The first oil well was drilled in Baku in 1848. Azerbaijani oilmen produced 80% of fuel of whole country during World War II. [16] The world’s oldest offshore oil platform is also located in Azerbaijan (Oil Rocks). [17] Oil became the symbol of Azerbaijan. [18]
The last version of the flag was adopted by the Azerbaijan SSR on 7 October 1952. It was the flag of the Soviet Union, with a horizontal blue band on the bottom fourth. [1] The 1952 flag was discarded on 5 February 1991, when the flag of Azerbaijan SSR based on the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was re-introduced.
Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Azerbaijan Republic is the legal successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the ADR and Azerbaijan SSR.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan (2 C, 49 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Azerbaijan" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
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