The state flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow and red, charged with the coat of arms of Moldova (an eagle holding a shield charged with an aurochs) on the center bar. The obverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the national flag and ensign as well, that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign.
The blue, red, and yellow tricolor of Moldova is almost identical to the flag of Romania, reflecting the two countries' national and cultural affinity. On Moldova's flag the yellow stripe is charged with the national arms. Like the Romanian coat of arms, the Moldovan arms, adopted in 1990, features a dark golden eagle holding an Orthodox Christian cross in its beak. Instead of a sword, the eagle is holding an olive branch, symbolizing peace. The blue and red shield on the eagle's chest is charged with the traditional symbols of Moldova: an aurochs' head, flanked by a rose at dexter and a crescent at senester, and having a star between its horns, all of gold. These two national flags are also very similar to the flags of Chad and Andorra, which are all based on vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red.
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| Date of Issue: March 22, 2014 | Europa 2014 'National Music Instruments' |
On the postage stamps with face value of 3 lei is depicted the cimbalom, a national musical string instrument. It is best known as a folklore instrument. With the help of the so-called hammers the cimbalom strings are made to vibrate producing musical sounds. It is used as a solo and accompaniment instrument in the folklore orchestras.
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