The flag of Greece is rectangular with nine equal stripes of blue (5) and white (4) from left to right.
In the top left corner is a blue square with a white cross. This flag has been used since 1822, when the young Greek state was fighting for its independence from the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence.
Name | Η Γαλανόλευκη (I Galanolefki, 'The Blue and White') |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 22 December 1978 |
The current flag of Greece was officially adopted during the First national assembly of the Greeks at Epidaurus in 1822, and the flag with the 9 stripes was adopted as a state and military ensign (a flag used only by the government and the military, and only on ships). Another flag was chosen as a land flag, it was a simple white cross on a blue field. A third flag was adopted for the merchant fleet (a flag to be used by civilians on ships only), but it was only used for 8 years. In 1978, the ensign was chosen as the sole national flag, and it is now used by everyone on land and sea as the flag of Greece.
A different opinion states that the Greek flag is an exact duplicate of the East India Trading Company flag. [1]
It is sometimes known in Greece as the blue-white, in Greek Γαλανόλευκη (Galanólefki) or Κυανόλευκη (Kyanólefki).
The current flag, used since 1822. | The old flag, used between 1822 and 1978. |
Ensign during the monarchy. | State flag during the monarchy. |
National flag during the dictatorship (1970-1974). | The first design for the Greek flag, 1797. |
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