August 24, 1990 / June 15, 2006
State Flag of the Republic of Armenia
Official description, color symbolism, 1:2 proportions, and downloadable vector standards of the Armenian Tricolor.
State Symbols & Heritage
State Symbols & Historical Flags of Armenia
Explore the official Flag, Coat of Arms, and Anthem of the Republic of Armenia alongside the historical evolution of Armenian royal standards and national banners.
State Symbols of the Republic of Armenia
1918 / April 19, 1992 / June 15, 2006
State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia
Designed by architect Alexander Tamanian and artist Hakob Kojoyan, uniting Mount Ararat with the shields of four historical Armenian dynasties.
July 1, 1991 / December 25, 2006
State Anthem of the Republic of Armenia ("Mer Hayrenik")
Lyrics by Mikael Nalbandian, music by Barsegh Kanachyan — official verses and studio recordings for streaming and download.
State Symbols & Heritage
History of Armenian Flags Across Eras
From the Artashesyan Dynasty and Cilician Kingdom to the Tricolor of the First and Third Republics.
01Antiquity – 20th Century
Historical Flags of Armenia
Comprehensive historical survey of royal standards, dynastic banners, and national flags across millennia of Armenian statehood.
02189 BC – 1 AD
Flag of the Artashessyan Dynasty
Royal standards and solar eagle emblems of the Artashesyan (Artaxiad) Kingdom of Greater Armenia.
0311th – 14th Centuries
Flag of Cilician kingdom
Royal banners of the Rubenid, Hethumid, and Lusignan dynasties of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
0414th Century
Lordship flags of Armenia
Heraldic banners and coats of arms of medieval Armenian princely houses in 14th-century armorials.
05Heraldic Continuity
RA State Symbol
Ideological and chromatic continuity of Armenian state symbols across historical epochs.
0618th – 19th Centuries
Flag of Armenian Emigrants
Tricolor flag designs of Armenian liberation movements and diaspora communities, including Fr. Ghevond Alishan.
0719th – Early 20th Century
Armenia within Russia
Regimental banners and administrative heraldry of Eastern Armenia within the Russian Empire.
081920 – 1990
Soviet Armenia
Constitutional flags and state emblems of the Armenian SSR from 1922 through 1990.
091918–1920 & Since 1990
The Flag of The Republic of Armenia
Adoption of the red-blue-orange Tricolor in the First Republic (1918) and its restoration in 1990.