^{This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website}

Rakvere Rural Municipality (Laane-Virumaa, Estonia)

Rakvere vald

(2:3)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Overview
Coat of Arms
Former municipalities

Someru

See also:

Overview

Adopted: 14 May 1993. Ratio: 2:3. Rakvere is a rural municipality (vald) in Lääne-Virumaa County (maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 25 January 1999

Description of the flag: on a field divided diagonally into white and blue, (I) two white bands and (II) a green pair of oak leaves. The ratio of the flag's width to its length is 2:3; the standard size is 100 × 150 cm. Color codes according to the Pantone color chart: Estonian flag blue – 285, green – 355, gold – 872. During the 2017 administrative reform, the municipalities of Rakvere vald and Sõmeru vald merged to form a new Rakvere vald. The new municipality adopted the flag of the former Rakvere vald and the coat of arms of Sõmeru vald. At the same time, the settlement of Sõmeru became the administrative center of the new municipality.
Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Coat of Arms of Rakvere Parish: The escutcheon is blue. The central feature of the coat of arms is a golden ear of grain positioned vertically on the blue field between two golden circles (gold coins). The blue color of the shield refers to the heraldic color of Virumaa. The golden ear of grain symbolizes the fertile land and the region's primary economic activity—agriculture. The gold coins allude to the area's mineral wealth (phosphorite, limestone) as well as to treasure finds discovered in the vicinity. During the 2017 administrative reform, the municipalities of Rakvere vald and Sõmeru vald merged to form a new Rakvere vald. The new municipality adopted the flag of the former Rakvere vald and the coat of arms of Sõmeru vald. At the same time, the settlement of Sõmeru became the administrative center of the new municipality.
Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Former arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Former municipalities

Someru

source; image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

Adopted: 22 April 1993. Someru is a rural municipality (vald) in Lääne-Virumaa County (Maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 25 January 1999

Horizontally striped in blue - white - green - white - blue in proportions 3:1:1:1:3.
Jorge Candeias, 5 April 1999

Blue refers to the coat of arms of Lääne-Virumaa. Golden ear symbolizes the fertile land and agriculture. Golden coins refer to the mining resources (phosphorites, limestone).
Source: <www.rk.ee>.
Erki Kurrikoff, 11 April 2001

image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026

During the 2017 administrative reform, the municipalities of Rakvere vald and Sõmeru vald merged to form a new Rakvere vald. The new municipality adopted the flag of the former Rakvere vald and the coat of arms of Sõmeru vald. At the same time, the settlement of Sõmeru became the administrative center of the new municipality.
Tomislav Šipek, 21 September 2026