Turkmenistan celebrates the National Flag Day on February 19 which a
national holiday in the country. It marks the day Turkmenistan approved
its current national flag on 19th February 1992. First celebrated in
1995, National Flag Day has been marked by festive celebrations and the
president's message to the people.
The Turkmen flag has a green background with a vertical red and burgundy
stripe, five national carpet patterns, a white crescent and five stars
on it. The national flag symbolizes unity, solidarity, and brotherhood.
The green color symbolizes the unity of time, life and land. The
crescent represents a clear sky and white five-pointed stars are the
symbol of the five regions of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan had issued a number of stamps depicting the flag of the
nation. In the year 1996, Turkmenistan issued a 1,000 Turkmenistani
manat stamp to celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of Independence. The
stamp depicts Flag and Arms of Turkmenistan. The name of the country is
inscribed on the top left and the denomination value at the bottom
right.
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