flag of Moscow

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The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.


Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a federal city of Russia
municipal flag
adopted 1995
associatedWith Eastern Orthodox tradition
Moscow Kremlin
backgroundColor crimson
basedOn Coat of arms of Moscow
surface form: "coat of arms of Moscow"
capitalOfEntityRepresented Russia
surface form: "Russian Federation"
category Flags displaying animals
Flags of cities in Russia
Flags with crosses or saints
country Russia
designElement dragon beneath horse
mounted knight with spear
emblem Saint George and the Dragon
surface form: "Saint George slaying the dragon"
features Saint George of Lydda
surface form: "Saint George"

dragon
horse
fieldColor crimson
governmentLevel municipal
heraldicCharge Saint George and the Dragon
surface form: "Saint George on horseback"

dragon
iconographyType Christian iconography
heraldic iconography
languageOfOfficialDescription Russian
officialIn Moscow
orientation horizontal
patronSaintDepicted Saint George of Lydda
surface form: "Saint George"
proportion 2:3
religiousFigureDepicted Christian saint
Saint George of Lydda
surface form: "Saint George"
represents Moscow
surface form: "city of Moscow"
scriptureOrLegendSource Saint George and the Dragon
surface form: "legend of Saint George and the Dragon"
shape rectangular
status official city flag
symbolizes martial heritage of Moscow
patron saint of Moscow
victory of good over evil
theme military victory
protection of the city
usedBy Government of Moscow
Mayor of Moscow
Moscow City Duma
usesColor crimson

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moscow Oblast hasSymbol flag of Moscow
this entity surface form: "flag of Moscow Oblast"
Mayor of Moscow symbol flag of Moscow
this entity surface form: "Flag of Moscow"
Government of Moscow usesSymbol flag of Moscow