Flag of Kherson Oblast

Kherson Oblast
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)
DesignA horizontal triband with blue outer bands and a wide white central band charged near the hoist with Kherson Oblast's coat of arms
Designed bySerhii H. Sazonov and Yurii P. Shchepeliev

The flag of Kherson Oblast (Ukrainian: Прапор Херсонської області, romanized: Prapor Khersonsʹkoyi oblasti) is an official symbol of Kherson Oblast, an oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is a horizontal triband with blue outer bands and a wide white central band charged near the hoist with the oblast's coat of arms. It was adopted on 25 October 2001 with the passing of Resolution No. 440 by the Kherson Oblast Council.

Design and symbolism

The flag is a horizontal triband consisting of blue outer bands and a wide white central band charged near the hoist with Kherson Oblast's coat of arms. The blue represents the "grandeur" of the waterbodies within the oblast, while the white symbolises purity and sincerity.[1] The flag's width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.[2]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Kherson Oblast

The coat of arms of Kherson Oblast is a cartouche shaped like a baroque shield with rounded lower corners. The cartouche has a blue background and features a number of symbols in gold, including an anchor (representing hope and the oblast's ports and waterways), a compass (representing a clear plan for construction and economic revival), two ears of grain (representing agriculture, the main economic activity in the oblast), and the Ochakiv Gate (the entrance to the Kherson fortress). It is topped by a crown and framed by an oak wreath with a ribbon at the bottom that reads "Kherson Oblast" in Ukrainian.[1][2][3]

History

The Kherson Oblast Council formed a special commission in the fall of 2001 to design a flag and coat of arms for the oblast.[4] Several designs were considered, and ultimately one created jointly by Serhii H. Sazonov, an architect and senior lecturer at Kherson National Technical University, and Yurii P. Shchepeliev, head of Kherson Oblast's branch of the Union of Designers of Ukraine, was chosen.[4][5] The Kherson Oblast Council passed Resolution No. 440 on 25 October 2001, formally adopting the flag and coat of arms as official symbols of the oblast.[1][2][4][5]

In 2020, the Ukrainian Heraldry Society (UHT) proposed a new flag incorporating Kherson's heraldic symbols from the time of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR; 1917–1921). Kherson historian and UHT member Oleksii Patalakh argued that a change was overdue because Kherson Oblast's flag is the only oblast flag that does not feature UNR-era symbolism, and because the existing coat of arms broke heraldic norms.[6]

Other proposals for the flag of Kherson Oblast

References

  1. 1 2 3 Прапор та герб Херсонської області [Flag and coat of arms of Kherson Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Government of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Символіка області [Symbols of the oblast] (in Ukrainian). Government of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Grechylo, Andriy (2004). Сучасні символи областей України [Modern symbols of the oblasts of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Heraldry Society. Retrieved 13 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Херсонская область [Kherson Oblast]. vexillographia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Рішення про герб та прапор Херсонської області [Decision on the coat of arms and flag of Kherson Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Kherson Oblast Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 Херсонские геральдисты предлагают изменить гербы и флаги области и Херсона [Kherson heraldists propose changing the coats of arms and flag of Kherson Oblast and Kherson]. Nikcenter (in Russian). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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