Description

The Flag of Mongolianconsists of three equalbands, of alternating red, blue and red, with the "soyombo"national symbol centering the first red band in yellow. The centralblue band is described as the eternal blue sky, while the side redbands represent the ability of Mongolia to thrive in its harshenvironment. The soyombo is a columnar arrangement of abstract andgeometric representations of fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and theTaijitu or (Yin-Yang) symbol. The current flag was adopted onFebruary 12, 1992, after the transition of Mongolia to ademocracy.