Monaco’s flag is based on the heraldic colors in the shield of the Monegasque princely arms, and the flag of Indonesia dates back to its association with the Majapahit empire. Both have their origins in the Danish flag, with its red field and white Scandinavian Cross. Cuba and Puerto Rico. Uruguay and Greece Indonesia and Monaco. Andorra has a similar flag as well, but it is distinguished by its centrally placed coat of arms.These two flags share the same dimensions and basic green-yellow-red design of the vertical stripes, although there are slight shade differences in the colors. During his reign, Emperor After the Ottoman conquest, however, this symbol also found its way to a "new Constantinople" (or The National Flag of Greece is cyan and white, it is made up of nine (9) stripes equal in width, of which five (5) are cyan and four (4) are white so that the upper and lower stripes are cyan and the others in between are white. However, there is virtually no doubt that its origin is a blend of Roman and Eastern influences. Greece National Flag The national flag of Greece consists of nine horizontal stripes of blue and white of similar dimensions. Instead, a variety of emblems and symbols (The Byzantines, like the Romans before them, used a variety of flags and banners, primarily to denote different military units. They use the National Flag instead.In 1863, the 17-year old Danish prince William was selected as Greece's new king, taking on the name The president's flag is currently prescribed by Presidential Decree 274/1979.One of the most recognisable (other than the cross) and beloved Greek symbols, the Some Greek sources have attempted to establish links with ancient symbols: the eagle was a common design representing power in ancient city-states, while there was an implication of a "dual-eagle" concept in the tale that Zeus left two eagles fly east and west from the ends of the world, eventually meeting in Delphi, thus proving it to be the centre of the earth. Also, the Puerto Rican flag is a bit squared in comparison with the Cuban flag, with the star being bigger. It has been suggested by some Greek historians that the current flag derived from an older design, the Indonesia, flag of; Monaco, flag ofEncyclopedia Britannica. Sometimes, however, confusion can arise when two or more flags closely resemble each other. Guinea also has a similar flag, although its stripes are reversed, red-yellow-green. Here are nine sets of flags that exhibit varying degrees of similarity.None of the world’s national flags are as closely matched to each other as these two. Raising the flag on national or local public holidays is mandatory for everyone, from 8am until sunset.Although 17 November is not an official national holiday, Presidential Decree 201/1998 states that respects are to be paid to the flag on that particular day.The War flag (equivalent to regimental colours) of the Army and the Air Force is of square shape, with a white cross on blue background. The blue strip at the top alternates with the white strip.
The two flags most closely resembling the Russian standard are those of Slovakia and Slovenia, which differ mainly in being longer than the Russian flag and incorporating their respective country’s coat of arms into the flag design. The origins of today's national flag with its cross-and-stripe pattern are a matter of debate. 540, laid down the exact pattern: white cross on blue (plain) for the land flag; nine alternate-coloured stripes with the white cross on a blue field in the canton for the naval ensign; and blue with a blue cross on a white field in the canton for the civil ensign (merchant flag).On 7 February 1828 the Greek flag was internationally recognised for the first time by receiving an official salutation from British, French, and Russian forces in In 1863, the 17-year old Danish prince William was selected as Greece's new king, taking on the name Usages cited include the pattern of blue and white formations included on the shield of In 1978 the sea flag was adopted as the sole national flag, with a 2:3 ratio.Law 851/1978 sets the general outline for when the specific days on which the flag should be raised.