Flag of Montenegro

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Montenegro
hoist side
UseNational flag, vertical banner
Montenegrin flag

The State flag of

State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and its precise specification was standardized on 16 September 2004.[2] The flag was retained after Montenegrin separation from Serbia in 2006, and mandated by Article 4 of the Constitution of Montenegro
adopted in 2007.

Description

The flag of Montenegro is red, with the coat of arms in the middle, and golden borders. The ratio of the flag is 1:2.[1] The coat of arms takes up 23 of the flag's height. The middle point of the coat of arms matches the middle point of the flag. The width of the border is 120 of the flag's height. Two versions of the Montenegrin flag are in use, horizontal, mostly used outdoor; and vertical, mostly used indoor.

Use of flag

The flag is permanently hoisted on:

  • the Parliament of Montenegro;
  • buildings which are official premises of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the High Court, the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme State Attorney and the Human Rights Ombudsman;
  • the residence of the President of Montenegro.

The flag is also hoisted on:

  • the statehood day of Montenegro and in days of other state holidays of Montenegro, on buildings in which are seated state bodies and other bodies of government
  • buildings of the representations of Montenegro abroad;
  • aircraft, ships and other vessels according to special regulations;
  • voting sites during elections and referendums;
  • mourning days determined by the Government, half-masted.

The flag may also be hoisted during international meetings, political, scientific, cultural, artistic, sporting and other manifestations in which Montenegro is represented, according to the rules of such events.

According to international tradition, when the flag is hoisted together with one or more flags of other states or international organizations on Montenegrin soil, the flag takes the place of honour. The place of honour is considered the center of a circle, the top of a semicircle, the first place in a row, column or a group of flags, the central position between the flags and the left side as seen from the front from the flags of other states or international organizations.

The flag is hoisted, lowered and carried with the usual honors (standing up, saluting etc.) The flag can not be hoisted so as to touch the ground, nor should be used as a table cloth, curtain or similar.[3]

Historical

The historical war flags were the krstaš-barjak, plain flags with crosses in the center.

Flags as the state symbols were introduced only in the time of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. Before him, the principal Montenegrin flag had been the alaj-barjak (regimental colors) with a single symbol on it – the cross (krst). The first written description of a Montenegrin flag dates from the time of Šćepan Mali: it was white, with a red frame and a golden cross on top of the spear. The next comes from 1838: pale-yellow with the small red cross, and in 1876 the flag was described as red with a white cross. At the time of Prince Danilo, the cross on the alaj-barjak was replaced by the two-headed eagle with the initials DI (Danilo I) on its breast, with the lion passant underneath. Prince/King Nikola used many different flags in his time. The first of the variants was the same as Danilo's, differing only in the initials – NI (Nikola I). Around 1910, two new variants appeared: one tricolor (red, blue and white) with the two-headed eagle bearing the initials NI on its breast and the lion passant on the sinister, the other with the two-headed eagle above the initials NI.[6]

In late 1946 a new flag was adopted for the

Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. The flags of several Yugoslav Republics used their traditional tricolors, with the monarchic coat of arms replaced by the red star of Communism. The replacement left the flags of SR Serbia
and SR Montenegro identical.

After the 1991–1992

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (also known as Serbia and Montenegro)[1] was formed by the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro. In 1993 the latter adopted as its flag a horizontal tricolor of red, light blue and white, with the size ratio of 1:3, making it the widest national[clarification needed
] flag in the world.

Increased

came into force the following day, which was proclaimed Statehood Day.[7] The July law gave the government 60 days to produce a comprehensive specification; in fact this was finalized on 16 September 2004 and published the next day.[2] In the interim, some flag manufacturers had interpreted the July law's zlatnim obrubom "gold border" as a fringe rather than a bordure; the latter interpretation was confirmed by the September specification.[8] On the day of proclaiming independence flag of 2004 became Montenegro's national flag.[1]

The flag is mandated by Article 4 of the Constitution of Montenegro adopted in 2007. The provisions relating to the flag in the 2004 Law on State Symbols were affected by subsequent amendments in 2011 and 2019.[9] An updated flag protocol was published in 2020.[10]

Historical flags of Montenegro

Flag Date Use Description
1451–1496 Flag of medieval Montenegrin state Zeta Red flag with golden double headed eagle
1516–1852 Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro White cross pattée on red background.
1767–1773 Flag of Montenegro during the reign of Stephen the Little White background with red borders.
1852–1860 Flag of the Principality of Montenegro under Danilo I Red flag with white double headed eagle
1860–1905 Flag of the Principality of Montenegro under Nicholas I


1905–1918 Top: State flag of the Principality (1905–10) and the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–18)[11]

Bottom: Civil flag of the Principality (1905–10) and the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–18)
Top: Red-blue-white tricolor with white double-headed eagle.

Bottom: Red-blue-white tricolor.
1945–1993 Flag of the People's/Socialist Republic of Montenegro Red-blue-white traditional tricolor with the communist red star.
1993–2004 Flag of the
Republic of Montenegro
Red-bluish-white with equal width, with "bluish" (plavetna/плаветна) meaning light-blue.[12]

See also

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "flag of Montenegro | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^
    ISSN 0354-1541. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 17 December 2020.
  • ^ Law of state symbols
  • ^ Nenadović, Ljubomir P. (1929). O Crnogorcima: pisma sa Cetinja 1878. godine, Volume 212 (in Serbian). Štamparija "Sv. Sava,". p. 187.
  • ^ Grbovi, zastave i himne u istoriji Crne Gore. p. 66. У члану 39. стоји: "Народне су боје: црвена плаветна и бијела". Ова уставна одредба може се сматрати првим законским утемељењем црногорске државне (народне) заставе. Претхо- дним планом (38) прописан је државни грб ...
  • ^ Historical symbols, Official Montenegrin web presentation Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "O Proglašenju Zakona o državnim simbolima i Danu državnosti Crne Gore". Službeni list Republike Crne Gore (in Montenegrin) (47). 12 July 2004.
  • ^ "Montenegro". June 2006. Different versions of the national flag of Montenegro were seen during the period between the adoption of the law (12 July 2004) and the release of the official etalon of the flag and arms (15 September 2004). The flags used in the first days after the flag was adopted had a golden fringe instead of the golden border. It has passed quite some time that the initially made fringed flag has been used up and the flags with proper golden border were introduced into usage. The borderless fringed flag are still to be seen in use occasionally.
  • ^
  • ^ "Ministry of Culture: Conditions for implementation of Law on State Symbols created" (Press release). Government of Montenegro. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  • ^ Historical symbols, Official Montenegrin web presentation Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Republic of Montenegro, 1993 – 2004". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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