Circassian flag
The Circassian flag (Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэ нып) is the national flag of the Circassians. It consists of a green field charged with twelve gold stars, nine forming an arc resembling a bow and three horizontal, also charged with three crossed arrows in the center. Seferbiy Zaneqo, a Circassian diplomat, is the designer of the flag. Every year, April 25 is celebrated as the Circassian flag day by Circassians. The variation of flag is currently officially used by the Republic of Adygea of the Russian Federation.
The variant used in the Circassian diaspora | |
| Unitary Flag Blessed Banner | |
| Use | National flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | In Circassia: First forms of it accepted in early 1800s, standard version in 1830 In Adygea: March 24, 1992 |
| Design | Twelve golden stars resembling a bow charged with three golden arrows on a dark green background |
| Designed by | Gerandiqo Berzeg |
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