Flag of Cyprus
Proportion | 2:3 |
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Adopted | 16 August 1960 24 April 2006 (current version) | (original design)
Design | An outline of the island of Cyprus in copper above two green olive branches on a white field |
Designed by | İsmet Güney |
The national flag of Cyprus (
The national flag features the shape of the entirety of the island, with two
Creation
The flag of the Republic of Cyprus was preceded by the flag of British Cyprus. Upon independence, Cyprus adopted a new flag. Under the constitution, the flag should "have a neutral design and colour," i.e. it should not include either blue or red colours (the colours of the flag of Greece and the flag of Turkey), nor portray a cross or a crescent.
The original proposal, made by the former British colonial administration, featured a rust-brown K on a white field. It was rejected by the President
In the design of August 1960, the colour of the map is copper (Pantone 144-C). Both the crest and the two olive-tree leaves are olive green (Pantone 336-C). The background is white with the 3:5 ratio. In April 2006 the design was updated, the shape of the olive branches were slightly altered, its color was changed to Pantone 574, the copper color of the map was changed to Pantone 1385 and the ratio was changed to 3:2.[2][3]
Flags produced on Cyprus often differ from the original specifications, both regarding the size of the map and the colours used. The government announced in October 2005, that it would take steps to "start from scratch" and assure that only flags complying with the official specifications would be produced.[4]
Under the constitution of Cyprus, the flag of Cyprus may be flown by state institutions, public corporations, and citizens of the country.
Use of the flags of Greece and Turkey
According to the constitution, the community authorities and their institutions have the right to hoist the
Colours
Colour scheme | Orange | Olive green | White | |||
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RGB
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213-120-0 | 78-91-49 | 255-255-255 | |||
CMYK
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0-44-100-16 | 14-0-46-64 | 0-0-0-0 | |||
Web colors | D57800 | 4E5B31 | FFFFFF |
Proposed national flag
Under the terms of the
In a referendum, he plan was accepted by Turkish Cypriots, but rejected by Greek Cypriots, therefore the plan was not put into place.
Gallery
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Flag of the Kingdom of Cyprus (15th century)
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First flag of Cyprus under British colonial rule (1881–1922)
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Presidential standard of Cyprus
See also
References
- ^ a b Evripidou, Stefanos (25 June 2009). "Cyprus flag designer dies". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus - The Flag". www.presidency.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ cahoon, ben. "Cyprus". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2005-10-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Πρεσβεία της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας στην Αθήνα - Η Κύπρος".
External links
- Cyprus at Flags of the World
- Flags in Cyprus
- Cyprus Flag and Emblem Archived 2012-05-29 at archive.today - Cyprus Government Web Portal