Flag of the Kingdom of Greece

Flag of the Kingdom of Greece

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Description

  • The flag of the Kingdom of Greece featured nine horizontal stripes of blue and white with a blue canton bearing a white cross
  • Alternatively, a plain blue field with a white cross was used as the state flag
  • The nine stripes are popularly said to represent the nine syllables of the Greek motto 'Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος' (Freedom or Death)
  • The cross represented the Greek Orthodox faith
  • Construction: nine alternating blue and white horizontal stripes with a blue canton containing a white cross. Ratio 2:3

Trivia

  • The Kingdom of Greece flag represented the Greek monarchy
  • Used from 1832 onwards with various heraldic modifications
  • Greece became a republic in 1974

Flag of the Kingdom of Greece

The flag of the Kingdom of Greece featured nine horizontal stripes of blue and white with a blue canton bearing a white cross. Alternatively, a plain blue field with a white cross was used as the state flag. The nine stripes are popularly said to represent the nine syllables of the Greek motto 'Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος' (Freedom or Death).

The Kingdom of Greece flag represented the Greek monarchy. Used from 1832 onwards with various heraldic modifications. Greece became a republic in 1974.

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