Flag of Slovakia
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The current form of the national flag of the Slovak Republic (Template:Langx) was adopted by Slovakia's Constitution, which came into force on 3 September 1992. The flag of Slovakia, like many other flags of Slavic nations, uses the Pan-Slavic colours (white, blue, and red). Pictured to the left of centre of the flag is Slovakia's national coat of arms.
History
Slovakia's flag in its current form (but with another coat of arms on it or without any arms) can be dated back to the revolutionary year 1848.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was also used semi-officially in Czechoslovakia before World War II, and by the Slovak Republic during World War II.
In 1990, the interior ministry tasked Ladislav Čisárik, a painter and heraldic artist, and Ladislav Vrtel, an expert in heraldry, with creating a new coat of arms and national flag.[1][2][3] Čisárik and Vrtel based their designs for a modern coat of arms of Slovakia and flag on an existing 14th-century coat of arms of Hungary.[1][2] However, Čisárik and Vrtel chose to enlarge the double cross three times to emphasize it as a national symbol.[1][2] In addition to the national coat of arms and the national flag, the duo also designed a new presidential standard, which incorporates the double cross as well.[1][2]
The new flag was finally adopted (initially without Čisárik's and Vrtel's coat of arms) on 1 March 1990 as the flag of the Slovak Republic within Czechoslovakia. The coat of arms was added on 3 September 1992 and a special law describing the details of the flag followed in February 1993, after Slovakia became an independent country.
Design
Since the first tricolor flag of Slovakia without the coat of arms was inspired by the flag of Russia since the revolutionary year 1848 (only the hues of red and blue differing), the Constitution of Slovakia in September 1992 added the national coat of arms at the hoist side, and surrounding by a narrow white fringe.
It is one of 28 national flags that contain overtly Christian symbols.[4] Template:Clearleft
| Construction sheet | Colors scheme[5] | White | Blue | Red |
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| File:Flag of Slovakia (construction sheet).svg | CMYK | 0, 0, 0, 0 | 100, 80, 0, 0 | 0, 100, 100, 0 |
| HEX | #FFFFFF | #254AA5 | #ED1C24 | |
| RGB | 255, 255, 255 | 37, 74, 165 | 237, 28, 36 |
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Photo gallery
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A line of Slovak flags on poles
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The correct vertical display of the Slovak flag (with rotated coat of arms)
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Slovak flag and European Union flag are often seen together front of government buildings
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Flag of Slovakia in army uniform
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Presidential standard of Slovak Republic (centre) together with Slovak flags and European Union flags
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Presidential standard
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Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagPresidential standard of Czechoslovakia
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Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagPresidential standard of First Slovak Republic
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Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagPresidential standard of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagPresidential standard of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
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Presidential standard of Slovak Republic
(since 1993)
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Historical flags
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See also
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References
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External links
- Symbols and Currency - President of the Slovak Republic
- Zákon NR SR o štátnych symboloch Slovenskej republiky a ich používaní
- Slovakia at Flags of the World
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