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by Željko Heimer, 8 April 2002 and Zachary Harden, 29
January 2013
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The Saeima is the parliament of Latvia. According to
this page
the flag used by the speaker of the Saeima in a traveling car or an
office space, this flag is used. It is similar to the Prime Minister
flag, with the exception the coat of arms is placed on the top-fly end
instead of the top-hoist end. No construction details were discussed,
but I would not doubt it is similar to other Latvian flags we have
seen.
Zachary Harden, 29 January 2013
Law about flags of President, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Parliament
adopted by Parliament 8, June 1995 and confirmed by President 17, June 1995.
Official description (if somebody understand Latvian):
"2. pants. (1) Saeimas priekssedetaja karogs ir balts ar taisno krustu valsts
karoga krasu sameros. Karoga augseja labaja laukuma valsts lielais gerbonis.
Gerbona augstums ir 5/6 no laukuma augstuma, gerbona vairoga saules centrs ir
laukuma centra. Valsts krasu platums pret karoga platumu ir 1 : 5. Karoga garuma
un platuma attieciba ir 3 : 2".
I dont sure, but probably it means: ratio 3:2, width of the cross = 1/5 of the
flag height, height of the coat of arms = 5/6 of the flag height, center of the
sun (inside the coat of arms) = center of the white rectangle.
Victor Lomantsov, 29 January 2013
The legislation was found at
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=70511 and height of the coat of arms is 5/6
of the white rectangle area of the flag. The cross (based from the national flag)
is 1/5th the width of the overall flag.
Zachary Harden, 29 January 2013
Not adding much, but here are some photographs:
Desk flag,
Large flag (A rarity, as there seems to be a preference for sinister draped
flags.)
Reverse.
At least, enough to show that the arms on the reverse is image equal. This is
the sight seen most often. I wonder if the fact that the arms show in that
side's top left would have something to do with that.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 29 January 2013
