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The flag of Macedonia (Greek: Σημαία της Μακεδονίας) represents a Vergina Sun with 16 rays in the centre of a blue field. This flag, as well as the Vergina Sun, is commonly used as an unofficial symbol of the Greek region of Macedonia and its subdivisions .
Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Μακεδονία, romanized: Makedonía, pronounced [maceðoˈni.a] ⓘ) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans.
The Vergina Sun, designated as an official national symbol by the Hellenic Parliament since February 1993, appears on the (unofficial) flag of Greek Macedonia. The symbol was introduced in Greece as popular imagery from the mid-1980s, and after 1991, increasingly so in many new contexts in Greece.
The former and current flags of Macedonia and North Macedonia in front of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena in Skopje. The Vergina Sun was regarded by Greece as a symbol of continuity between ancient Macedonia and modern Greek culture, and in particular as a symbol of the Argead dynasty of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great ...
The flag of Greek Macedonia, with the Vergina Sun. In Greece, about one million [25] Greek Macedonians participated in the "Rally for Macedonia" (Greek: Συλλαλητήριο για τη Μακεδονία), a very large demonstration that took place in the streets of Thessaloniki in 1992. The rally aimed to object to "Macedonia" being a ...
Flag of Central Macedonia designed by chieftain Nikolaos Tsamis against the Ottoman Empire. An azure Greek cross on a white field. The flag also bore the inscription: "Σημαία Ελληνική, Νικόλαος Τσάμης" (Greek Flag, Nikolaos Tsamis). c.a 1800 Flag of the Kallergis family used before the revolution.
The flag of Macedonia (Greece), adopted in 1980s, is a blue banner featuring the Vergina Sun, the emblem of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. 1821–
Flag of Macedonia (Greece) Flag of North Macedonia This page was last edited on 9 January 2024, at 19:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...