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image by Victor Lomantsov, 12 April 2017The Ministry of Internal Affairs flag is dark blue with the Russian flag in
the canton. The emblem depicts the two-headed eagle in gold.
Victor Lomantsov, 12 April 2017
The following information is extracted and translated from Victor Lomantsov's original research and images): It is the Ministry of Internal Affairs (of the) Russian Federation (Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации, МВД РФ - Ministerstvo vnutrennikh Del Rossiyskoy Federatsii, MOIA RF) (official website). The current organization was established on May 16, 1992. The Ministry has two flags: War Flag and Standard (both established by (Presidential) Decree No. 983 of July 12, 2012, by Vladimir Putin (source) - The War Flag, proper (image) (source. Description of the War Flag is as follows: "The flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is a dark blue rectangular panel with the State Flag of the Russian Federation on the canton. In the right half of the panel there is a heraldic sign - emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and Internal Troops. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is one to one and a half. The ratio of the area of the cover to the area of the flag is one to four. The ratio of the width of the emblem to the width of the flag is two to three." (source). Some manufacturers offer a variant, but that is not official - Standard Banner of the flag (obverse and reverse)(source). Description of the Standard is as follows: "The banner of the flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is rectangular, dark blue, with a border of crimson color. The cloth and the rim are trimmed with golden fringes. On the dark blue frame there is a golden embroided, along the edges of the panel there are symmetrically arranged 12 ornamental gold eight-ray stars. On the front side of the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in the center, is the main figure of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation - a gold two-headed eagle that raised its loose wings. The eagle is crowned with two small crowns and - above them - one large crown connected by a ribbon. In the right paw of the eagle is the scepter, in the left is the power. On the chest of the eagle, in a red shield, is a silver rider in a blue cloak on a silver horse, striking with a silver spear a black overturned and dragon-stabbed horse. On the reverse side of the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in the center, is a heraldic sign - emblem of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In the upper part of the panel there is engraved the inscription: СЛУЖИМ РОССИИ (Serving Russia), at the bottom - СЛУЖИМ ЗАКОНУ (Serving Law). The inscriptions are made in golden letters, stylized as Old Slavonic script. The width of the panel - 110 cm, length - 130 cm with a stock of fabric of crimson color for fastening to the shaft. The width of the dark-blue frame with wicker ornament is 15 cm, the width of the outer border of krapovy color trimmed with gold galloon is 9 cm, the diameter of the eight-ray stars is 6 cm. The height of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation is 60 cm. The height of the heraldic sign - the emblem of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - is 45 cm. The flag of the Ministry of Interior of Russia is wooden, round section, painted in brown. The diameter of the shaft is 4 cm, the length is 270 cm. The famous brace - in the form of a rectangular plate of golden metal, on which the words МИНИСТЕРСТВО ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (Ministry Of Internal Affairs of The Russian Federation) and the date of the delivery of the banner are engraved. The head is metallic, golden, in the form of a slotted spear with a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation. The flow is metallic, golden, in the form of a truncated cone, 9 cm high. The caps of the standard nails are golden." (source). The Emblem of the MVD was established by (Presidential) Decree No. 1333 of November 10, 1998, and it is described as follows: "a gold (or silver) double-headed eagle under three crowns, in its paws a scepter and power; On the chest of the eagle on the round flap of the colors of the national flag of Russia is depicted a foot soldier striking a dragon with a spear; The shield is surrounded by a laurel wreath of silver (golden) color, followed by crossed swords of eagle color." Its duties have been carried out by the preceding organizations:
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