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image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 April 2020Kaluga city flag: blue flag with red vertical stripe at the hoist
(remotely based on the popular RSFSR model)
with a horizontal wavy white stripe across the blue area, a crown above
it, and a sputnik (points to fly) at the upper hoist.
António Martins, 09 Mar 2003
Flag adopted on 25 January 2000. Blue field with wavy white stripe
and crown taken from city arms (adopted 1777: Azure, a Fess wavy Argent
accompanied in the top with an Emperor’s Crown). Red vertical
stripe near the hoist charged with the Sputnik. Sputnik symbolizes the
motherland of scientist Tsiolkovsky
(Циолковский),
founding father of cosmonautics. Ratio 2:3.
Pascal Gross, 17 Mar 2003
The flag of Kaluga can be seen on photos:
http://kalugafoto.net/goroda-i-strany/2006-2011-kavkaz-prielbruse/1001-2011-elbrus-s-severa-ch-3
http://nklg.ru/grant/
http://nedelya40.ru/konstantin-baranov-razvernul-flag-kaluzhskoj-oblasti-v-arktike_2955/
Tomislav Šipek, 10 April 2020