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is a rectangle with a ratio of 2:3 divided into three horizontal stripes. The upper stripe is red, a thin (1/3 of the upper strip) yellow stripe in the middle and a dark blue stripe of the same size as the red bar. In the
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The law about the flag and the coat of arms went into effect on 9 June 2006. Previously this westernmost Russian region had no flag. When plans were made to adopt a flag another proposal was a
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The law does not state what the colours stand for. In the Russian press it was stated that the silver fortress with open gates stands for
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and the red for active man principle ("цвет активного мужского начала"). (Other sources state that red stands for the bellicose past of
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geraldika.ru 11 May 2006 New versions of coat of arms and flag of Kaliningrad Oblast region are presented
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Law of Kaliningrad region (# 16) about coat of arms and flag of Kaliningrad region
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with 3 horizontal stripes in green, white and dark blue similar to the
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geraldika.ru Projects of coat of arms and flag of Kaliningrad region
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A coat of arms in front of a ship on an all blue background.
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