The flag of which Republic that existed from the 7th century until 1797 contained the Lion head of Saint Mark with an open gospel?
Lion of Saint Mark position as Patriarch of Venice. St. Mark's lion, symbolising the Republic of Venice also appears on the ensign of the Italian Navy, where it does not hold the gospel in its paw (as it does on the civil ensign, where the book is open at the words "Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus", meaning "Peace to you Mark, my Evangelist") but wields a sword instead: such an image is consistent with the pictorial tradition from Venetian history, in which the book is shown open during peacetime and closed during wartime. The Venetian lion appears in two distinct forms. One is as
Flag of the Sakha Republic disc in the center. The diameter of the disc is 2/5 of the flag's width. Prior to 1992, the Sakha Republic existed as the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Prior to 1937, Yakut ASSR used a flag with blue canton, on which it contained the depiction of the Aurora and the name of the ASSR. After 1937, the flag of the Yakut ASSR is identical with the flag of the Russian SFSR. The disc represents the northern sun. The light blue, white, and green colors stand for the sky, snow, and taiga landscape respectively. The red symbolizes the courage and