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Odesa (Odesa, Ukraine)

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image by Anto'nio Martins, 17 March 2003



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The Gonfalon

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The gonfalone was affirmed by June, 29, 1999. A square panel from three vertical isometric bars - red, white and yellow, divided between itself by thin dark blue strias, on a white bar - small coat of arms of city (the relation of the coat of arms on height to the side of a flag constitutes 2:9). The authors are Y.Vyazovs'kyi and G.Faer."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000


The Gonfalon of the City Council

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image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The city flag with horizontal flagstaff is used as well as gonfalone of city council."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000


The Gonfalon of the Council Head

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image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The gonfalon of the council head: a square panel from three isometric vertical bars: golden, silver and red, divided between itself and from a lower edge and having on each side by thin dark blue strihg, in the middle is city Coat of Arms."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000


Flag in use


image from <www.vexillographia.ru>

The city portal "Passazh" says that in reality the flag is not sqare, but rectangular and without blue lines between fields. This should be classical example of the "flag in use", (de facto flag), although different from the official description.
Valentin Poposki, 13 February 2008

They copied the text and image of 1:2 flag from our site: <www.vexillographia.ru>, ut I really saw photos with such flag.
Viktor Lomantsov, 13 February 2008


Coat of Arms

Big Coat of Arms


image by Anto'nio Martins, 17 March 2003

Small Coat of Arms


image by Anto'nio Martins, 17 March 2003

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"It was confirmed on the June, 29, 1999. In a gules field is an argent anchor. The shield framed by decorative cartouche with star and crowned by or mauerkrone with three embattlements. The authors are P.Bondarenko, Y.Vyazovs'kyi, M.Emelianov, I.Kalmakan, V.Savchenko and artist G.Faer. The small Coat of Arms of Odesa is used without cartouche and crown, but with a azure-or bordering on perimeter of a board."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000


The City

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"For the first time a settlement under the name of Kachibey was mentioned in 1396. Since the end of the XIV century the town depended on the Crimean Khanate. It had been under the jurisdiction of Russia since 1791. The town has got modern name in 1795."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000