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Greek Macedonia Flag

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Greek Macedonia Flag

A golden sun on dark blue: the flag of Greek Macedonia

This flag is a plain dark blue field with a golden sun in the centre: a round disc surrounded by sixteen long, pointed rays.

The Vergina Sun

English Wikipedia says the Vergina Sun proper has sixteen triangular rays. The name became widely used after the excavations at Vergina, in Central Macedonia, in the late 1970s, when the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos found the symbol on the Golden Larnax, the coffin believed to belong to Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great.

A flag in common use, not an official one

According to Wikipedia, this flag, like the Vergina Sun, is commonly used as an unofficial symbol of the Greek region of Macedonia and of its subdivisions, and Wikimedia Commons describes it as the de facto flag of Greek Macedonia. The proportions are given as 2:3, and it is unclear when the flag was adopted: most likely it was in use by the late 1980s, after the discovery at Vergina. The Vergina Sun itself is an official state emblem of Greece.

The region

Macedonia is the largest and second most populous geographic region of Greece, with 2.36 million people in 2020. It is in the north of the country and has Thessaloniki as its capital, and Katerini and Kavala are among its largest cities. It covers most of the territory of the ancient kingdom of Macedon, whose most celebrated members were Alexander the Great and his father Philip II.

Who chooses it

For anyone from Macedonia in northern Greece, for Greek Macedonian communities and associations abroad, for those who live far away and carry their region with them, for local authorities, schools, clubs and festivals, and for readers of ancient history. We sew it to order, in the size and fabric you choose above, and you see the delivery date before you pay.

Flag facts

Official name
Μακεδονία
Validity
Current
Years in use
unknown · period 1946–1999
Use
Not applicable
Proportions
2:3
Number of colours
1
Colour
Blue
Symbols
Sun

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