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The Cyprus
Flag
The Cyprus flag was defined in
1960 after independence. Independence Day: 1st
October
Colours of the
flag:
The ground is white.
The map of the Island of Cyprus, in the middle,
has the colour of copper (144-C). The crest under
the island and the olive-tree leaves, have the
colour of olive-green (336-C)
The International
code numbers of the colours of the flag of the
Republic of Cyprus (PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS)
are:
(a) Colour of copper
144-C
(b) Colour of
olive-green 336-C.
Size: - in ratio
3:5
ARTICLE 4 of the
Cyprus Constitution refers to the Cyprus
flag:
%26ldquo;1. The
Republic shall have its own flag of neutral
design and colour, chosen jointly by the
President and the Vice-President of the
Republic.
2. The authorities
of the Republic and any public corporation or
public utility body created by or under the laws
of the Republic shall fly the flag of the
Republic and they shall have the right to fly on
holidays together with the flag of the Republic
both the Greek and the Turkish flags at the same
time.
3. The Communal
authorities and institutions shall have the right
to fly on holidays together with the flag of the
Republic either the Greek or the Turkish flag at
the same time.
4. Any citizen of
the Republic or any body, corporate or
unincorporate other than public, whose members
are citizens of the Republic, shall have the
right to fly on their premises the flag of the
Republic or the Greek or the Turkish flag without
any restriction%26rdquo;.
The Cyprus
Emblem
The colours of the Cyprus emblem
are the following: The outside frame is white,
the crest of olive tree leaves is green, and the
inside frame of the shield is golden like copper,
which is associated with Cyprus. Inside the
shield the pigeon is white, the formation of
feathers and eye of the pigeon are black, the
branch of olive tree in the mouth of the pigeon
is olive green, and the year 1960 is black. The
olive branch and pigeon symbolise peace, and the
year 1960 is the date of Cyprus'
independence. |
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