The flag of Mongolia is red, blue and red, with the Golden Soyombo placed on the right side. Soyombo is the symbol of the freedom and independence of the Mongolian people. The Soyombo appeared on the flag at different times in Mongolian history. In the 17th century and again from 1911 to 1912 it was used. And in 1921 the Mongolians fighting the Manchu emperor put it on their flag. In 1924 during the first conference of the new Republic of Mongolia the Soyombo was made part of the national flag.
Flame: The upper part of the Soyombo is a flame. The three branches of the flame stand for the past, present and future and the connection between three. Fire is seen as a symbol of prosperity and success.
Sun and moon: These two ancient symbols of Mongolia represent the sky. Mongolians respect and pray for the eternal blue sky.
The two triangles: they symbolize the spear and arrow. They are both pointed down to symbolize the defeat of the enemy.
The two rectangles: They stabilize the round figure in between and to make it upright.
Round is supposed to contain an unstable spirit. The rectangular shape represents justice and honesty and symbolizes the will of the Mongolian people to give their potential to the nation.
2 The fish: The round form looks very much like the ying yang symbol. In Mongolia it stands for two fish. Fish are supposed to look after the country as the fish never close their eyes. Fish symbolize reproduction as well. The two upright rectangles: Their image is to express safety and strength.
This is about the Soyombo that is on the flag.
However, the Soyombo alphabet was created in 1686 by the famous Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar.
Though the script has a unique appearance it failed to establish itself as a script for everyday use. Today it survives in the form of inscriptions on prayer mills and temples.
A variation of the opening symbol of the Soyombo script (a symbol which appears before the letter A) is in wide use today. It became the national symbol of Mongolia and as such it can be found on money, official documents, official stamps and the like. Members of parliament, members of government and most state officials have the Soyombo symbol on their name cards. The exact proportions of the Soyombo symbol were defined in the Constitution of 1992.
Soyombo script
Soyombo
Consonants
The large symbols are two versions of the Soyombo symbol, the national symbol of Mongolia which is widely used on flags, banknotes, stamps, etc.
Soyombo consonants
Final consonant diacritics
Soyombo final consonant diacritics
The first letter is used as a vowel carrier when vowels appear at the beginning of a syllable or on their own.
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