List of Greek flags
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This is a list of flags used in the modern state of Greece or historically used by Greeks.
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in use since 1822 (as naval ensign), and since 1978 sole national flag. | The current Flag of Greece was adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus in January 1822 as the naval ensign. Between 1822 and 1978, this flag was used at sea and for foreign service. In 1978, it was established as the sole national flag and also as the war and civil Ensign. | Five equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross. |
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since 1979 | Distinguishing flag of the president of the Hellenic Republic (president of Greece). Used to show the presence of the President of the Republic (in vehicles, buildings etc.). This flag also used as a Rank flag in the Hellenic Navy's ships mainmast when the President of the Republic is aboard (according to Article 45 of the Constitution the President of the Republic 'is the symbolic head of the Armed Forces' so as Rank flag this flag is regarded as similar to the flag of an Admiral of the Fleet or superior). | A blue square flag bearing at both sides a silver coloured cross with equal arms and a tip formed in the middle of the lower end of the vertical arm. The areas adjoining to the cross have the same colour with flag, the cross bounded with a golden coloured line forming an escutcheon which totally surrounded by two golden coloured laurel branches forming circle, intersecting under the tip in cross. (A form of the coat of arms of Greece) The Flag is produced in four sizes (1st 1.70 m (5.58 ft) sides, 2nd 1.10 m (3.61 ft) sides, 3d 0.65 m (2.13 ft) sides and 4th 0.23 m (0.75 ft) sides). | |
1973–1974 | Flag associated with the 1970s Greek junta under then-president Phaedon Gizikis. The phoenix has also been used as a symbol by the Mountain Government during the Axis occupation of Greece, the First Hellenic Republic under Ioannis Kapodistrias and all the way back before the War of Independence. | A golden phoenix rising from the flames on a dark "midnight blue" background. | |
1924–1935 | Old flag of the president of Greece. | White cross on azure field. | |
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Royal standards
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1936–1974 | Royal standard of the king, adopted in 1936.[1] | Like the Navy jack, with the royal family arms in the centre and four crowns in the quarters. | |
1936–1974 | Standard of the crown prince, adopted in 1936.[1] | Like the Navy jack, with the Greek royal family arms in the centre and one crown in the first quarter. | |
1936–1974 | Standard used by the Greek royal family, adopted in 1936.[1] | Like the Navy jack, with the Greek royal family arms in the centre but no crown. | |
1963-1964 | Personal flag of Queen Frederica of Greece. | ||
1914–1924 1935–1936 | Standard used by the crown prince, adopted in 1914.[2] The flag was made redundant after the abolition of the monarchy in 1924. Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1935, the 1914 decrees regarding Greek flags and those of the royal family were reinstated by decree of 7 November 1935.[3] This flag was replaced in 1936 with a new design. | Like the Navy jack, but in a light blue field. In the first and third quarter is a royal crown. | |
1914–1924 1935–1936 | Standard of the queen of Greece (in this case, showing the arms of Sophia of Prussia), adopted in 1914.[2] The flag was made redundant after the abolition of the monarchy in 1924. Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1935, the 1914 decrees regarding Greek flags and those of the royal family were reinstated by decree of 7 November 1935.[3] | ||
1914–1924 1935–1936 | Standard used by the other members of the royal family, adopted in 1914.[2] The flag was made redundant after the abolition of the monarchy in 1924. Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1935, the 1914 decrees regarding Greek flags and those of the royal family were reinstated by decree of 7 November 1935.[3] | ||
1914–1917, 1920–1922 | Royal standard of the king, adopted in 1914.[2] The crossed marshal's batons refer to King Constantine I, who was raised to the rank in 1913. The flag was in use during Constantine I's two reigns, 1913–1917 and 1920–1922. | Like the Navy jack, but in a light blue field with the Arms of King Constantine I at the center. Behind the arms are two crossed Field Marshal's batons. | |
1913–1914 | Personal flag of Queen Olga of Greece as Queen Mother, as specified in the Royal Decree of 3 June 1914 | ||
1863–1913 | Standard used by King George I of Greece. | The flag consists of the plain cross version of the national flag, with a royal coat of arms of Greece superimposed in the center of the cross. | |
1863–1913 | Royal standard reported during the early years of King George I's reign.[4][5] | Swallow-tailed Greek flag and the coat of arms of House of Glücksburg. | |
1832–1862 | Royal standard during reign of King Otto. | The flag consists of a square plain cross version of the flag with the monogram of King Otto of Greece in the middle. | |
1858–1862 | Royal standard for use on ships during the late reign of King Otto, adopted in 1858.[6] | The flag consists of the plain cross version of the national flag in 3:2 proportions,[6] with the Bavarian arms of the Wittelsbach dynasty superimposed in the center of the cross, topped by a crown. The blue color is of a lighter shade than usual today. | |
1833–1858 | Royal standard for use on ships during most of the reign of King Otto, adopted in 1833.[7] | The flag consists of the plain cross version of the national flag in 10:7 proportions,[7] with the Bavarian arms of the Wittelsbach dynasty superimposed in the center of the cross, topped by a crown. The blue color is of a lighter shade than usual today. |
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Hellenic Armed Forces
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1950–Present | Flag of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. | ||
1950–Present | Rank flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Army variant. | ||
1950–Present | Rank flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Navy variant. | ||
1950–Present | Rank flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Air force variant. |
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Hellenic Army
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Army War Flag (regimental colour) (Πολεμική Σημαία Στρατού Ξηράς) | A square flag with a white cross on blue field with an image of Saint George slaying the dragon. | ||
1904–present | Flag of the Hellenic Army General Staff. | The seal of the Hellenic Army on three stripes red, green and red with white borders in-between. | |
?-Present | Hellenic Army General flag. | ||
?-Present | Hellenic Army Major General flag. | ||
?-Present | Hellenic Army Lieutenant General flag. | ||
?-Present | Hellenic Army Brigadier General flag. |
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Hellenic Navy
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1822–Present | Jack of the Hellenic Navy. | A square flag with a white cross on a blue field. A golden crown was added in the centre during the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1935–1973). | |
1822–Present | Commissioning pennant (Greek: Επισείων Πολεμικού Πλοίου, i.e., "Warship Pennant") flown by all Hellenic Navy's ships and establishments in commission, unless displaced by a senior officer's rank flag. | "Warship pennant, blue coloured, has shape of isosceles triangle elongated, bearing a white cross near the base of the triangle". The flag has typically base to length (height of triangle) 1 to 20. The cross has arms width 1/5 base length and each arm length 3/5 of base length. The pennant flown on the top of mainmast. | |
Flag of the Hellenic Navy General Staff. | The Seal of the Hellenic Navy on three stripes white, red and white with a blue outer border. | ||
Rank flag of the admiral of the Hellenic Navy. | A square flag with a white cross on a blue field with a star in all four quarters. | ||
1956–Present | Rank flag of the prime minister of Greece aboard Hellenic Navy vessels. | Like the Hellenic Navy jack, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter. | |
1956–Present | Rank flag of the Greek minister of national defence aboard Hellenic Navy vessels. | Like the Hellenic Navy jack, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first quarter and three descending stripes in the fourth. | |
1956–Present | Rank flag for ministers of the Hellenic Republic. | Like the Hellenic Navy jack, with three white rising diagonal stripes in the first and the fourth quarter. | |
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Hellenic Air Force
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Air Force War Flag (regimental colour) (Πολεμική Σημαία Αεροπορίας) | A square flag with a white cross on a blue field with an image of Archangel Michael in the middle. | ||
?-Present | Flag of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff. | The seal of the Hellenic Air Force on three stripes blue, yellow and blue with red borders in-between. | |
?-Present | Air Chief Marshal flag. | ||
?-Present | Air Marshal flag. | ||
?-Present | Air Vice Marshal flag. | ||
?-Present | Brigadier of the Air Force flag. |
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Hellenic Coast Guard
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?-Present | Service flag of the Hellenic Coast Guard. | Seven horizontal stripes, white and blue, with the emblem of the Hellenic Coast Guard. | |
?-Present | House flag of Hellenic Coast Guard vessels. | Fifteen vertical blue and white stripes with two blue anchors crossed and a white canton in the upper left corner with the national emblem of Greece in the centre. |
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Regional Flags | |||
1980–Present[8] | Flag of the region of Macedonia. | Blue field with the golden Vergina Sun in the centre. The flag is unofficial but widely recognized in Greece.[9] | |
Flag of the administrative region of Thessaly. | A blue map of Thessaly surrounded by 12 stars on a white field. | ||
Flag of the administrative Region of South Aegean. | 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. A white Greek cross lies in the middle, charged with a disc with a white border featuring gold olive branches. The blue disc in the center features the head of the goddess Athena. | ||
Municipal flag of Thessaloniki. | Dark blue with a stylized depiction of the city's main landmark, the White Tower, and an ancient Macedonian coin depicting Alexander the Great. | ||
Municipal flag of Patras. | The seal of the city of Patras on a dark blue background with an outer gold border. | ||
Municipal flag of Heraklion. | The seal of the city of Heraklion on a cyan and white background. | ||
Municipal flag of Ioannina. | The seal of the city of Ioannina on a blue and orange background. | ||
1896–Present | Municipal flag of Kallithea | ||
Municipal flag of Rhodes (city). | The seal of the city of Rhodes, depicting the head of Helios, on a blue gray background. | ||
Flag of Corfu island. | The flag of Corfu had a dark red/maroon/purple large outer border, a dark gold thin inner border and a very dark blue field with the seal in the centre in dark gold. The seal shows an ancient Greek Corfiot sailing ship. ΔΗΜΟΣ (Municipality) is written above the seal, ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ (of Corfu), below the seal. The flag, on which the image shown above is based, had a ratio of 11:19. | ||
Flag of Zakynthos island. | Dark green with an orange depiction of Zakynthos with the island's motto "Freedom needs virtue and courage" (ΘΕΛΕΙ ΑΡΕΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΛΜΗ Η ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ, from Andreas Kalvos' The Lyre). | ||
Flag of Aegina island. | |||
1821–Present | The flag of Kastelorizo, used as an ensign for ships from Kastelorizo during the Greek War of Independence, now a municipal flag. | ||
1821–Present | The flag of Hydra island, used as an ensign for ships from Hydra during the Greek War of Independence, now a municipal flag. | ||
1821–Present | The flag of Psara, used as an ensign for ships from Psara during the Greek War of Independence, now a municipal flag. | White cloth bordered with red with a large red cross and the inscriptions of the motto Eleftheria i Thanatos (Liberty or Death) in capital red letters. The cross is standing on an upside down crescent, symbolizing the Ottoman Empire, flanked on one side by a lance, on the other by an anchor, around which is coiled a serpent eating a bird. | |
1821–Present | The flag of Spetses, used as an ensign for ships from Spetses during the Greek War of Independence, now a municipal flag. | ||
1821–Present | Flag of Agistri island |
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