The earliest inhabitants of Romania were stone age hunters who lived about 8,000 BC. In time the people of Romania learned to farm and then they learned to make bronze tools. Eventually, they learned to use iron. From about 600 BC the ancient Greeks traded with the people they called Getae. They founded settlements on the coast of Romania.
In 1834 the Ottoman government recognized local flags for use in Moldavia and Walachia, two principalities that later joined to form Romania. Their local flags were based on ancient heraldic bannersâ€"blue with an ox head (Moldavia) and yellow with an eagle (Walachia). Walachia also chose a naval ensign with horizontal stripes of red, blue, and yellow, colors later selected for the Romanian national flag. Today there is no official interpretation of those colors other than these historical associations.
The Romanian flag was changed to its present vertical design in 1867 after being influenced by the French flag. Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire on May 9, 1877, and a year later this was used as the country's national flag. Between 1867 and 1989 the flag had the country's coat of arms in the center of it.
In 1848, a horizontal stripe version of these colors was introduced by Romanian nationalists and this version had been used as the country’s original flag during that time. The original version of the flag was presented with red on its top, yellow on the middle and blue at the bottom. But because of the influence of the French flag, the Romanian flag was changed into a vertical design in 1867.
When a revolution overthrew the communists, their emblem was removed from the flag (it was literally torn from many existing flags, leaving a hole in the center); the constitution, as modified in late December 1989, defined the Romanian tricolor simply as three vertical stripes of blue-yellow-red. The traditional (eagle) coat of arms was reestablished in 1992 but has not officially been added to the flag.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Romania flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Some flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Romania future.
In 1834 the Ottoman government recognized local flags for use in Moldavia and Walachia, two principalities that later joined to form Romania. Their local flags were based on ancient heraldic bannersâ€"blue with an ox head (Moldavia) and yellow with an eagle (Walachia). Walachia also chose a naval ensign with horizontal stripes of red, blue, and yellow, colors later selected for the Romanian national flag. Today there is no official interpretation of those colors other than these historical associations.
The Romanian flag was changed to its present vertical design in 1867 after being influenced by the French flag. Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire on May 9, 1877, and a year later this was used as the country's national flag. Between 1867 and 1989 the flag had the country's coat of arms in the center of it.
In 1848, a horizontal stripe version of these colors was introduced by Romanian nationalists and this version had been used as the country’s original flag during that time. The original version of the flag was presented with red on its top, yellow on the middle and blue at the bottom. But because of the influence of the French flag, the Romanian flag was changed into a vertical design in 1867.
When a revolution overthrew the communists, their emblem was removed from the flag (it was literally torn from many existing flags, leaving a hole in the center); the constitution, as modified in late December 1989, defined the Romanian tricolor simply as three vertical stripes of blue-yellow-red. The traditional (eagle) coat of arms was reestablished in 1992 but has not officially been added to the flag.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Romania flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Some flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Romania future.
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