Flag of Slovakia

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.Template:Citation needed 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.<ref name=teraz/><ref name=sme>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=ssp>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=teraz/><ref name=sme/> However, Čisárik and Vrtel chose to enlarge the double cross three times to emphasize it as a national symbol.<ref name=teraz/><ref name=sme/> 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.<ref name=teraz/><ref name=sme/>

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 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.<ref name="Michael Green - Vexillologist">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clearleft

Construction sheet	Colors scheme<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	White	Blue	Red
	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

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

Presidential standard

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  Template:FIAVPresidential standard of Czechoslovakia
  (1918–1939)
  (1945–1960)
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  Template:FIAVPresidential standard of First Slovak Republic
  (1939–1945)
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  Template:FIAVPresidential standard of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
  (1960–1990)
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  Template:FIAVPresidential standard of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
  (1990–1992)
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  Presidential standard of Slovak Republic
  (since 1993)

See also

• Coat of arms of Slovakia
• National Seal of Slovakia
• List of Slovak flags
• Pan-Slavic colors

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
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