Editing Flag of Romania (section)

===Patriotic Guards===
Decree nr. 90 of 27 April 1977 regarding the establishment of military colors for the patriotic guards and the regulation of its bestowment<ref>Decree published in ''Buletinul Oficial'' nr. 36 of 27 April 1977</ref> created a special symbol for units of the [[Patriotic Guards (Romania)|Patriotic Guards]]. This was similar to military colors of military units, with the exception of the inscription on the flag's reverse side — “Gărzile patriotice” — in an arched line above the coat of arms, and the administrative unit in which the formation was located (the municipality or county), in a straight line beneath the coat of arms. Its dimensions were indicated in the annex: the canvas was 100&nbsp;centimeter long and 66&nbsp;centimeter wide, the text was 6&nbsp;centimeter high, the fringes 5&nbsp;centimeter long, the flagpole 240&nbsp;centimeter long and 4&nbsp;centimeter wide, while the ogive at the end of the flagpole was 15&nbsp;centimeter high. According to the Decree, the flag was granted to a unit by commanders of county-level or Bucharest-level Patriotic Guards, or by representatives of the General Staff of the Patriotic Guards from the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party, following a presidential decree for this purpose. Patriotic Guards that distinguished themselves in training exercises for national defense and that comprised at least 2000 fighters were eligible to receive their unit flags.
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File:Flag of Patriotic Guards of Romania (1977-1989, obverse).svg|Flag of the Patriotic Guards (front)
File:Flag of Patriotic Guards of Romania (1977-1989, reverse).svg|Flag of the Patriotic Guards (back)
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