The flag of Moscow, the capital of Russia, is a dark red banner of arms charged as the arms of the city in the centre. It displays Saint George wearing armor and a blue cape with a golden lance in his right hand riding on a silver horse. He is shown stabbing a zilant with a lance. The legend in which the flag came from originated in Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend.

Moscow
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 February 1995 (current version)
DesignDark red background with Saint George wearing armor and a blue cape holding a lance riding on a silver horse stabbing a zilant with a lance

The flag was adopted on 1 February 1995. The proportions are 2:3.

Other flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1999- Flag of Moscow Oblast
  1994–1995 Former flag of Moscow
  2001–present Flag of the Central Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Krasnoselsky District
  2005–present Flag of Presnensky District
  2000–present Flag of the Northern Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Aeroport District
  2004–present Flag of Begovoy District
  2004–present Flag of Beskudnikovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Dmitrovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Golovinsky District
  2004–present Flag of Khoroshyovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Khovrino District
  ?–present Flag of Koptevo District
  2004–present Flag of Levoberezhny District
  2004–present Flag of Molzhaninovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Savyolovsky District
  2005–present Flag of Sokol District
  2005–present Flag of Timiryazevsky District
  2004–present Flag of Vostochnoye Degunino District
  2003–present Flag of Voykovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Zapadnoye Degunino District
  2001–present Flag of the North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of the Alexeyevsky District
  2004–present Flag of Altufyevsky District
  2004–present Flag of Babushkinsky District
  2004–present Flag of Bibirevo District
  2019–present Flag of Butyrsky District
  2004–2019
  2004–present Flag of Lianozovo District
  2004–present Flag of Losinoostrovsky District
  2004–present Flag of Marfino District
  2004–present Flag of Maryina Roshcha District
  2004–present Flag of Ostankinsky District
  2004–present Flag of Otradnoye District
  2004–present Flag of Rostokino District
  2004–present Flag of Severnoye Medvedkovo District
  2020–present Flag of Severny District
  2004–2020
  2004–present Flag of Sviblovo District
  2004–present Flag of Yaroslavsky District
  2018–present Flag of Yuzhnoye Medvedkovo District
  2004–2018
  2003–present Flag of Eastern Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Bogorodskoye District
  2015–present Flag of Golyanovo District
  2003–2015
  2001–present Flag of Ivanovskoye District
  2004–present Flag of Izmaylovo District
  2017–present Flag of Kosino-Ukhtomsky District
  2001–2017
  2018–present Flag of Metrogorodok District
  2004–2018
  2004–present Flag of Novogireyevo District
  2004–present Flag of Novokosino District
  2004–present Flag of Perovo District
  ?–present Flag of Preobrazhenskoye District
  2021–present Flag of Severnoye Izmaylovo District
  2004–2021
  2020–present Flag of Sokolinaya Gora District
  2004–2020
  2018–present Flag of Sokolniki District
  2004–2018
  2004–present Flag of Veshnyaki District
  2004–present Flag of Vostochnoye Izmaylovo District
  2004–present Flag of Vostochny District, Moscow
  2003–present Flag of the South-Eastern Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Kapotnya District
  2002–2004
  2004–present Flag of Kuzminki District
  2005–present Flag of Lefortovo District
  2004–present Flag of Lyublino District
  2007–present Flag of Maryino District
  2004–present Flag of Nekrasovka District
  2018–present Flag of Nizhegorodsky District
  2002–2018
  2017–present Flag of Pechatniki District
  2004–2017
  2004–present Flag of Ryazansky District
  2004–present Flag of Tekstilshchiki District
  2004–present Flag of Vykhino-Zhulebino District
  2004–present Flag of Yuzhnoportovy District
  2000–present Flag of Southern Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Biryulyovo Vostochnoye District
  2018–present Flag of Biryulyovo Zapadnoye District
  2004–2018
  2004–present Flag of Brateyevo District
  2004–present Flag of Chertanovo Severnoye District
  2004–present Flag of Chertanovo Tsentralnoye District
  2004–present Flag of Chertanovo Yuzhnoye District
  2016–present Flag of Danilovsky District
  2004–2016
  2005–present Flag of Donskoy District
  2019–present Flag of Moskvorechye-Saburovo District
  2004–2019
  2016–present Flag of Nagatino-Sadovniki District
  2004–2016
  2019–present Flag of Nagatinsky Zaton District
  2004–2019
  2004–present Flag of Nagorny District
  2004–present Flag of Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye District
  2004–present Flag of Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye District
  2020–present Flag of Tsaritsyno District
  2004–2020
  2004–present Flag of Zyablikovo District
  2001–present Flag of the South-Western Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Akademichesky District
  2004–present Flag of Cheryomushki District
  2004–present Flag of Gagarinsky District
  2004–present Flag of Konkovo District
  2004–present Flag of Kotlovka District
  2016–present Flag of Lomonosovsky District
  2004–2016
  2004–present Flag of Obruchevsky District
  2004–present Flag of Severnoye Butovo District
  2004–present Flag of Tyoply Stan District
  2004–present Flag of Yasenevo District
  2004–present Flag of Yuzhnoye Butovo District
  2004–present Flag of Zyuzino District
  2002–present Flag of the Western Administrative Okrug
  2020–present Flag of Dorogomilovo District
  2004–2020
  2004–present Flag of Filyovsky Park District
  2004–present Flag of Fili-Davydkovo District
  2004–present Flag of Krylatskoye District
  2004–present Kuntsevo District
  2004–present Flag of Mozhaysky District
  2004–present Flag of Novo-Peredelkino District
  2004–present Flag of Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye District
  2005–present Flag of Prospekt Vernadskogo District
  2004–present Flag of Ramenki District
  2004–present Flag of Solntsevo District
  2004–present Flag of Troparyovo-Nikulino District
  2004–present Flag of Vnukovo District
  2002–present Flag of the North-Western Administrative Okrug
  2004–present Flag of Khoroshyovo-Mnyovniki District
  2004–present Flag of Kurkino District
  2004–present Flag of Mitino District
  2004–present Flag of Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District
  2004–present Flag of Severnoye Tushino District
  2005–present Flag of Shchukino District
  2004–present Flag of Strogino District
  2021–present Flag of Yuzhnoye Tushino District
  2004–2021
  2000–present Flag of Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug
Flag of Zelenograd
  2004–present Flag of Matushkino District
  2004–present Flag of Savyolki District
  2004–present Flag of Staroye Kryukovo District
  2004–present Flag of Silino District
  2004–present Flag of Kryukovo District
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
  2007–present Flag of Kokoshkino
  2008–present Flag of Moskovsky Settlement
  2004–present Flag of Shcherbinka
  2004–2004 Design based on the flag of the Russian SFSR
Troitsky Administrative Okrug
  2008–present Flag of Voronovskoye Settlement
  2003–present Flag of Troitsk

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