Flag of Moldova

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 1:2.

How to recognise it

Blue, yellow and red vertical bands with an eagle coat of arms on the yellow.

Name in the quiz: Moldova
Also called: Republic of Moldova
UN member state name: Republic of Moldova
ISO 3166-1 code: MD
Atlas Play pack: Northern and Eastern Europe (explorer pack)

Practise the Northern and Eastern Europe pack Today’s flags

Easily confused with

AndorraAndorra: a shield with cows and stripes. Moldova: an eagle holding a cross. At quiz size they are too alike, so they are never asked together.
RomaniaRomania: plain bands. Moldova: an eagle coat of arms on the yellow.
ChadChad: plain, darker blue. Moldova: an eagle coat of arms on the yellow.

Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Moldova (revision 1377468263) (A vertical tricolour of blue, yellow and red; charged with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; proportion 1:2). Checked 2026-10-21 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered flag-icons artwork compared side by side with the reference article’s lead image and its infobox design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/md.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 15bfed665fab…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.