Editing Flag of Romania (section)

=== Military colours, 1968 pattern ===

All the flags of the former 1950 pattern were replaced altogether in 1967 with a new national colours pattern for the Armed Forces and other uniformed services, wherein the emblem of the Socialist Republic was used. In the attached commentary, it was mentioned that the previous regulations were no longer valid, primarily because:

*military colors of naval land units no longer featured the national flag colors, but only white and blue;
*ensigns and pennants of the Navy and Coast Guard ships no longer featured the national flag colors and thus—even at close distances—Romanian ships could be confused with those of other nations;
*the air force flag was no longer necessary, as it did not correspond to the new organization of the air force within the armed forces.
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File:Battle flag of Romania (1966-1989, obverse).svg|Military colors of the RSR (front)
File:Battle flag of Romania (1966-1989, reverse).svg|back
File:Steag de Luptã RSR.jpg|Photograph showing the pole and ogive on top
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The new design was a return to the Naval Forces and Air Force of the national flag design as the basis for unit colors, which were retained by the Land Forces.

Article 2 of the decree provided that “the military colors are granted by the Council of State of the Romanian Socialist Republic to units and large units from all military branches from the Armed Forces Ministry, as well as to units from the Internal Affairs Ministry, at their founding. The flag is granted, depending on the case, at the initiative of the armed forces minister or the internal affairs minister. The granting of the flag is done in the name of the Council of State of the Romanian Socialist Republic by a representative of the armed forces, respectively of the internal affairs minister”. The first clause of this article was modified thus by Decree nr. 150 of 19 June 1974 regarding the modification of certain laws and decrees:<ref>Decree published in ''Buletinul Oficial'' nr. 83 of 19 June 1974</ref> “the flag is granted by presidential decree to units and large units of all military branches from the Armed Forces Ministry, as well as to units from the Internal Affairs Ministry, at their founding”.

Ensigns of navy and Coast Guard vessels consisted of the military colors of the respective units.

The pennant was the device that indicated a ship was armed and commanded by a navy officer. It consisted of an “ordinary canvas, in the shape of an isosceles triangle, with the base toward the attaching mechanism and with the flag colors and coat of arms of the Romanian Socialist Republic printed on both sides”.

The jack was “an ordinary square canvas, having printed on both sides the flag colors and coat of arms of the Romanian Socialist Republic. Two crossed white anchors of the same size as the coat of arms are affixed to the blue area”.

The distinctive ensign of Coast Guard vessels consisted of “an ordinary white rectangular canvas, with the half near the attaching mechanism green, upon which is affixed a white anchor”.
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File:Masthead pennant of Romania (1966-1989).svg|Ships' pennant
File:Naval jack of Romania (1966-1989).svg|Navy jack
File:Flag of Coast Guard of Romania (1966-1989).svg|Ensign of Coast Guard ships
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The dimensions of these insignia, as well as their manner of use, were left to the Armed Forces Ministry to decide by regulation.