Editing Flag of Romania (section)

===Military colours===

On 28 July 1950 the [[Great National Assembly (Socialist Republic of Romania)|Great National Assembly]] issued Decree nr. 189 for the establishment of the military colors of the [[Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania|Romanian People's Army]], as well as standards for the [[Romanian Air Force|Military Air Force]] and the [[Romanian Naval Forces|Naval Forces]].<ref>Decree published in ''Buletinul Oficial'', year II, nr. 66 of 2 August 1950, p. 763-767</ref> Article 2 defined the units’ military colors as follows: “three silk stripes colored red, yellow and blue, arranged vertically with blue situated near the flagpole. On the edges the flag has golden metal fringes, while the fly corners each have a tassel of the same wire. On the side oriented from the flagpole to the right, in the middle, is placed the coat of arms of the R. P. R. in natural colors. Above the coat of arms, on the same side, in an arched line, is written with letters of golden wire: ‘Pentru Patria noastră’ (‘For our Fatherland’). On the other side and in the middle of the flag, the emblem worn on the uniforms of officers of the Armed Forces of the R. P. R. is applied. Under the emblem is written straight, with letters of golden wire, the unit's name. The flagpole ends in an [[ogive]]-shaped tip, within which is found a five-pointed star, in the center of which are written the initials RPR”. The law's annex also specified the dimensions of the flag (100&nbsp;centimeter long by 60&nbsp;centimeter wide), the coat of arms and the emblem (20&nbsp;centimeter high), the fringes (5&nbsp;centimeter long), the flagpole (250&nbsp;centimeter long) and of the ogive (15&nbsp;centimeter long by 7&nbsp;centimeter wide).
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File:Battle flag of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg|1950 military colors (front)
File:Battle flag of Romania (1950-1965, reverse).svg|back
File:Battle flag of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg|1952 military colors (front)
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Article 3 described the Air Force ensign: "it is made of sky-blue silk. The ensign is rectangular, with each face having applied to it 18 red silk strips in the form of sunrays. On the edges, the ensign has fringes and tassels the same as on the military colors. In the middle of the face oriented from the flagpole to the right is affixed the coat of arms of the R. P. R., while in the middle of the other face is affixed the emblem worn on the uniforms of officers belonging to the Armed Forces of the R. P. R. The coat of arms of the R. P. R., the emblem and the inscriptions are identical to those of the military colors". The annex specified the dimensions of the ensign and the decorative elements, which were identical to those of the military colors. In the center of the flag, a ray had an angle of 10˚. Also specified was the shade of blue to be used on the flag: "iron blue".
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File:Flag of Air Force of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg|1950 Air Force flag (front)
File:Flag of Air Force of Romania (1950-1965, reverse).svg|and back
File:Flag of Air Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg|1952 Air Force flag (front)
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Military colors and standards adopted during the Romanian People's Republic were modified or completely changed by Decree nr. 106 of 24 December 1966 regarding regulations for granting the military colors of units and large units from all military branches, modifying the display protocol for ensigns and pennants of navy and Coast Guard ships, establishing a distinctive emblem and commanders’ emblems for navy and Coast Guard vessels, a jack for navy ships and a distinctive ensign for Coast Guard ships.<ref>Decree published in ''Buletinul Oficial'', nr. 82 of 24 December 1966</ref>

Article 4 described the Romanian Navy's ensign thus: "made of two pieces of white and blue silk, rectangular, laid horizontally, the blue one, beneath, having a width of 20&nbsp;centimeter, while the white one, above, having a width of 40&nbsp;centimeter. The coat of arms of the R. P. R. is applied to the middle of the white surface on the face oriented from the flagpole to the right, while on the other face, also in the middle of the while surface, the emblem worn on the uniforms of officers belonging to the Armed Forces of the R. P. R. is applied. The coat of arms, the emblem, the inscriptions, the fringes and the tassels are the same as those of the military colors". The annex specified the flag's dimensions (also 100 × 60&nbsp;centimeter) and those of the coat of arms (also 20&nbsp;centimeter high), as well as its distance to the edges of the white strip (11&nbsp;centimeter above and 9&nbsp;centimeter below). The words “Pentru Patria noastră” (“For our Fatherland”) were found on the white strip above the coat of arms, while "Republica Populară Română" and the unit's name were placed in the middle of the blue strip.
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File:Flag of Naval Force of Romania (1950-1951, obverse).svg|1950 Navy ensign (front)
File:Flag of Naval Force of Romania (1950-1965, reverse).svg|and back
File:Flag of terrestrial units of the Naval Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg|1952 flag of Navy land units (front)
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Decree nr. 190 of 1950, published in the same issue of ''Buletinul Oficial'',<ref>''Buletinul Oficial'', year II, nr. 66 of 2 August 1950, p. 768-769</ref> established the design of Army soldiers’, officers’ and generals’ emblems. The officers’ emblem was a five-pointed, red-enamelled star 34&nbsp;centimeter in diameter. In the center were two circles: the first, with a radius of 15&nbsp;centimeter, was enamelled yellow and touched the star's interior angles, while the second, which had a radius of 11&nbsp;centimeter, was enamelled blue and in the center had the golden initials “R. P. R.”

The following year, Decree nr. 124 of 20 July 1951 for the modification of art. 4 of Decree nr. 189 altered the Navy's ensign.<ref>Decree published in ''Buletinul Oficial'', year III, nr. 82 of 28 July 1951</ref> The new regulation provided for three separate insignia: the flag of Navy land units, the flag of Navy ships and the flag of Coast Guard ships.

The Navy's land units had as their flag "two pieces of silk, colored white and blue, rectangular in shape, laid horizontally, the blue piece below, and the white one above. In the middle of the white area facing from the flagpole to the right is affixed the coat of arms of the Romanian People’s Republic, in natural colors, while on the other side, also in the middle of the white area, is affixed the symbol worn on the uniforms of officers belonging to the Armed Forces of the Romanian People’s Republic. The coat of arms, emblem, inscriptions, fringes and tassels are the same as those of the military colors described in article 2 [of Decree nr. 189 of 1950]". According to this decree's annex, the flag's dimensions were 100 × 60&nbsp;centimeter, the blue strip being 20&nbsp;centimeter wide and the white 40&nbsp;centimeter, the coat of arms was 20&nbsp;centimeter high and it was 11&nbsp;centimeter away from the top edge of the white strip and 9&nbsp;centimeter away from the bottom.
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File:Flag of ships of the Naval Force of Romania (1952-1965).svg|Navy battle ships' flag
File:Flag of Coast Guard of Romania (1952-1965).svg|Coast guard ships' standard
File:Flag of auxiliary ships of the Naval Force of Romania (1954-1965).svg|Auxiliary Navy ships' standard
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