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Coat of Arms
In the period of the first Czechoslovak Republic (1918 – 1939), the coat
of arms belonged to one of its parts – the Sub-Carpathian Rus. At
present, it is a coat of arms for Rusyns throughout the world.
Description:
in the left half there are three
golden
stripes on a
blue
background, in the right half, in
dark red,
there is a Carpathian bear standing on hind legs with an open mouth on a
silver
background.
The bear
symbolises the Carpathian mountains, the three
golden
stripes (according to some researchers) symbolise three rivers:
Uh (Už), Latorica and Tisa.
Flag
The dimensions of the flag are 2:3 height to width, the most common size
being 1 000 mm high and 1 500 mm wide. The upper half (500 mm) is blue,
the lower half is white (250 mm) and red (250 mm).
Blue
is the colour of the deep skies, a perspective representation of the
Carpathian mountains, hope for a better future, the colour of rational
reasoning, freshness of the spirit and the body and undying diligence.
White
is the colour of traditional peacefulness, hospitability, kindness,
tolerance, peace, moral and physical purity, high culture and the
natural pacifism of Rusyns.
Red
associates with all that lives and is beautiful, with the aesthetic
ideal of Rusyns, and it symbolises energy and health in man.
Original Rusyn flag available for purchase
The World
Congress of Rusyns
has made
a hundred original flags representing Rusyns in the whole world.
The flag is, at the same time, a symbol of this international
organisation; therefore, its name is placed in the bottom left corner
(authenticity mark) in
gold.
The flag is made from high-quality non-crease water-resistant material
and its layout was approved at the 9th World Congress of
Rusyns, which took place in Romania in 2007. The flag can be ordered and
purchased from:
Svetový
kongres Rusínov, Duchnovičovo nám. 1, 081 48 Prešov, Slovakia
for
75 $
or
60
€.
Take the opportunity and purchase a flag from this limited series. |
