Editing Flag of Romania (section)

===Socialist and Communist era===

[[File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg|thumb|upright=0.8|right|State flag of the Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)]]

On 30 December 1947 Romania was proclaimed a socialist [[people's republic]] and all the ex-kingdom's symbols were outlawed, including the royal coat of arms and the tricolor flags that showed it.

The flag retained its colors and characteristics, the only difference being that it now included a [[Coat of arms of Romania#Gallery|redesigned coat of arms]] placed in the middle on the gold band, featuring industrial and agricultural symbolism.

It was also during this era that the 2:3 proportion was regulated by law for the first time.

The [[Trei culori|national anthem]] between 1977 and 1990 was a modified version of a patriotic song that gave the color meanings as "heart's fire" (red), "golden future" (yellow) and "faith" (blue), but the Communist version stripped the original references and left only "red, yellow and blue".

Shown here is the last and most long-lived version of the flag, which was in use for 24 years.