▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁A ▁later ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁includes ▁a ▁gold ▁ins cription ▁under ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁the ▁republic ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁A SS R ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁constitution . ▁Its ▁flag ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁article ▁ 8 4 ▁of ▁the ▁constitution : ▁ ▁Another ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁constitution , ▁in ▁Russian , ▁describes ▁the ▁ins cription ▁as ▁А ССР ▁rather ▁than ▁A SS R . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁All - Ab kh az ian ▁Congress ▁of ▁S ovi ets ▁approved ▁the ▁constitution . ▁Its ▁two ▁original ▁versions , ▁in ▁Ab kh az ▁and ▁Russian , ▁had ▁different ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁flag : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁writing ▁system ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁C yr ill ic ▁script ▁to ▁an ▁alphabet ▁based ▁on ▁Georg ian ▁scripts . ▁The ▁Ab kh az ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁flag ▁was ▁also ▁changed . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁flag ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁SS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁A SS R ▁by ▁dec ree ▁of ▁its ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁additional ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁the ▁flag . ▁Its ▁design ▁was ▁re conf