People's Republic of Romania, 1952-1965

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by Calvin Paige Herring

• Overview of the Communist Era Flags
• State flag
• Military flags and ensigns of Romania, 1952-1965
• National Arms, 1952-1965
• References

See also:

• Romania
• Romania: Index of all pages

Socialist Romania had three different national flags which differed in the details of the arms which appeared on the central yellow stripe:

• 1948: the arms had a scroll bearing the letters 'RPR', no red star.
• 1952: the arms had a scroll bearing the letters 'RPR' and were surmounted by a red star.
• 1965: the arms had a scroll with the word 'ROMANIA' and were surmounted by a red star.

NIck Kariyasu, 26 March 1998

The second version was adopted in September 1952, R.P.R. standing for Romanian People's Republic.
Mark Sensen, 27 March 1998

In 1952, a minor change was made in the arms. The red star of Communism was placed at the top of the arms. This change affected all flags that had the arms on them.
Calvin Paige Herring, 5 May 1998

The Constitution adopted on 24 September 1952 ruled:

Art. 103. The flag of the People's Republic of Romania has the colors red, yellow and blue, positioned vertically, with the blue stripe near the hoist. In the middle is placed the coat of arms of the country.

by Jaume Ollé

The Constitution adopted on 24 September 1952 ruled:

Art. 102. The coat of arms of the People's Republic of Romania represents afforested mountains, over which the sun is arising. On the left side is an oil derrick. The coat of arms is surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears. On top of the coat of arms id a five-pointed star. On the bottom of the coat of arms, the wheat ears are wraped with a tricolor ribbon on which are written the letters R.P.R.

Sources:

• Preben Kannik, The Flag Book
  
• Christian Fogd Pederson, The International Flag Book in Color
  
• Smith, Flags and Arms Across the World
  
• Crampton, The Complete Guide to Flags
  
• Crampton, Flags of the World
  
• Alexander, Flags of the World