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The first official Greek national emblem was described in the Provisional Constitution adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on 1 January 1822 [3] and was established by decree on 15 March of the same year. [4] The national emblem was described as a simple cockade of white and blue. [5]
One of the most recognisable and beloved Greek symbols, the double-headed eagle, is not a part of the modern Greek flag or coat of arms (although it is officially used by the Greek Army, the Church of Greece, the Cypriot National Guard and the Church of Cyprus, and was incorporated in the Greek coat of arms in 1926 [9]).
The emblem of the Region of South Aegean on a white field. Flag of the administrative region of Western Greece. The emblem of the region of Western Greece on a white field. Municipal Flags Municipal flag of Athens. The flag is blue with an inner gold and outer red border, like the flag of the region of Attica.
Pages in category "National symbols of Greece" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The image above is the current national emblem of the Republic of Greece designed by Kostas Grammatopoulos (Κώστας Γραμματόπουλος) and adopted on June 7, 1975 by Law 48 (ΦΕΚ Α’ 108/7.6.1975).
The national flag of Greece was officially adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on 13 January 1822. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
In February 1993 the Greek parliament passed a bill designating the Vergina Sun as an official Greek national symbol. [18] In July 1995, Greece lodged a claim for trademark protection of the Vergina Sun as an official state emblem under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property [19] with the World ...
Part of the emblem of the Filiki Eteria were two flags with the letters ΗΕΑ and ΗΘΣ; These represent Ή ΕλευθερίΑ Ή ΘάνατοΣ, 'Either Freedom, or Death'. [6] [7] This is also the motto of the 4th Infantry Division of the Greek Army. [8] The emblem of Filiki Eteria with the letter ΗΕΑ and ΗΘΣ seen on the two