English: Royal Standard of the Principality of Khachen (Kingdom of Artsakh, Armenia) during the reign of Grand Prince Asan Jalal Vahtangian (1214-1261). At the center are the flag-wide “senior” white (silver) cross of St. John the Baptist and four “junior” crosses of St. John—symbols also used in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Khachen’s ally state. The four traditional Armenian ecclesial abbreviations point to the words Jesus, Christ, Lord and God. The flag uses an intense shade of orange known in Armenian as Tzirani (literary—“color of apricot”) that symbolized nobility (RGB model: Red-250.Green-50.Blue-0). Reconstruction by ARACS/Gandzasar.com, 2010.

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Thomas Woodcock. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry. Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (December 6, 2001)

Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople (Dover Pictorial Archive Series). Dover Publications (September 14, 1993)

Catherine Daly-Weir (Author), Jeff Crosby (Illustrator). Coat of Arms. Grosset & Dunlap (March 6, 2000)

Michael McCarthy. A Manual of Ecclesiastical Heraldry: Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Orthodox. Thylacine Press (January 1, 2005)

Razmik Panossian. The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars. Columbia University Press (September 4, 2006)

Richard G. Hovannisian (Editor), Simon Payaslian (Editor). Armenian Cilicia (Ucla Armenian History and Cutlure; Hisetoric Armenian Cities and Provinces). Mazda Publishers (July 15, 2008)

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Esayi Hasan Jalaeants (Author), George A. Bournoutian (Translator). Brief History of the Aghuank Region: (Patmut'iwn Hamarot Aghuanits Erkri) a History of Karabagh and Ganje From 1702-1723 (Armenian Studies Series). Mazda Publishers (July 2009)