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In North Macedonia, the symbol is known as Sun of Kutleš (Macedonian: Сонце од Кутлеш). In 1992, Todor Petrov proposed the Vergina Sun as the national symbol of the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). [23] The symbol was adopted by the newly independent country in the same year, displaying it on its new flag.
The eight-rayed sun derives from the national emblem [1] and represents the "new sun of Liberty" referred to in "Denes nad Makedonija" ("Today over Macedonia"). [2] The first post-Yugoslav flag of the country, adopted in 1992, known as the Kutlesh flag, featured the Vergina Sun , a symbol that had been discovered at Aigai , the first capital ...
The Vergina Sun is a 16-ray star covering what appears to be the royal burial larnax of Philip II of Macedon, discovered in Vergina, Greece, and it is believed to have been associated with ancient Macedonian kings such as Alexander the Great and Philip II, although it was used as a symbol in Greek art long before the Macedonian period. The ...
A red banner with a symbol representing unity and with text writing "Freedom or Death". 1920s–present [2] [3] Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. [4] [5] Horizontal bicolar of red and black 1914–1917
The Vergina Sun (also known as the Star of Vergina, Macedonian Star, or Argead Star) is a rayed solar symbol appearing in ancient Greek art from the 6th to 2nd centuries BC. The Vergina Sun appears in art variously with sixteen, twelve, or eight triangular rays.
In 1992, after the Republic of Macedonia became independent, Petrov successfully proposed the Vergina Sun symbol as the official flag of the country. [12] In the same year, the country displayed the symbol on its new flag. This lasted until 1995, when the Republic of Macedonia changed its flag as part of the Interim Accord with Greece.
The Vergina Sun has been proposed as a symbol of ancient Macedonia or of the Argead dynasty by archeologists. See also: Macedonia (terminology) , Macedonians (Greeks) , Ethnography , and Cultural anthropology
The current emblem is a revised version of the one adopted on July 27, 1946, by the Assembly of the People's Republic of Macedonia.The original version of 1946 represented the Pirin Mountains, which are outside the country's territory, but part of the larger geographical region of Macedonia in order to symbolize a future "United Macedonia" as part of a new Balkan federation.