Flag of Georgia (country)
The flag of Georgia (Georgian საქართველოს დროშა ), Georgia also known as the "five cross flag " (Georgian ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა ) was valid with the Act of Parliament on 26 January 2004.
- 3.1 Abkhazia
- 3.2 Adjara
- 3.3 South Ossetia
- 3.4 Municipal flags
- 5.1 Notes and references
Appearance and meaning
The flag shows in the center a detached right-angled cross on a silver ( white ) background as well as four smaller crosses in the corners. It is the Jerusalem Cross, originally a symbol of Christ and the four evangelists or the five wounds of Christ.
The silver (white ) background stands for innocence, chastity, purity and wisdom. The red of the cross symbolizes courage, bravery, justice and love.
History
Origins of today's national flag
The central element of the flag is the red St. George's cross on a white ground, as it is used today, for example, the flag of England. There are also parallels with the standard of the Eastern Roman Emperor in the late period of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaeologus dynasty. According to the Georgian scholar Giorgi Gabeskiria considers the additional four crosses were added to the beam ends in the 14th century under the rule of the flag of the Georgian king Giorgi V..
The five crosses were so to a variant of the Jerusalem Cross, which in 1099 introduced the Crusaders Godfrey of Bouillon as a coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Kingdom of Jerusalem used it up from 1291. Unlike Georgia, the crosses, however, were executed there in golden color. Because called Bouillon as ruler of Jerusalem Protector of the Holy Sepulchre, the five crosses are also associated with the grave of Christ.
The Five - Cross flag said to have been used in Georgia until the 15th century. Charts of Angelino Dulcert ( 1339 ), Francesco and Domenico Pizigano ( 1367 ) and Sider ( 1565) they show on Georgian territory.
Other early flags of Georgia
Historical flags in the 20th century
From April to May 1918, Georgia was part of the Transcaucasian Federation, which resulted in a yellow-black - red horizontal tricolor. On May 26, 1918, the Democratic Republic of Georgia was proclaimed. She used a dark red flag with a black and white box in the canton. The design came from the Georgian sculptor Jacob Nikoladze. The red cloth was for the radiant past. The black stripe in the upper canton stood for the dark time under Russian rule, while the white stripe for the hope of standing on a peaceful development.
On March 18, 1921, the Republic was conquered by the Soviet Union. As part of the Soviet Union, the Georgian SSR initially led a red with the Cyrillic letters SSRG. Between 1922 and 1936, Georgia became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR, using their flag. After Georgia became a separate SSR again and led from 1937 a red flag with the name Sakartvelos SSR in Georgian script. In the 1940s, a flag followed by the abbreviation SSSR. On April 11, 1951 a new flag was introduced, which is something different from the flags of the other SSRs. A red hammer and sickle with a red star in a blue sun and a blue stripe in the upper part of the flag. A special had all the flags during the time of the Soviet Union: On the back of the labels were missing and hammer, sickle and star.
On gaining independence in 1991, the flag of the Georgian Republic in 1918 was reintroduced; but with different proportions. In the late 1990s urged the Georgian Orthodox Apostolic Church for a revival of the five crosses flag as the national flag of Georgia. A corresponding Act of Parliament was passed in 1999 but not implemented by President Eduard Shevardnadze. From 2003 to 2004, the five- cross flag was party flag of the Georgian opposition party National Movement - Democrats, chaired by the later President Mikheil Saakashvili. In 2004, she finally became the national flag of Georgia.
1:2? Georgia, 1918-1921
1:2? Georgian SSR, 1922
1:2? Transcaucasian SFSR, 1922-1936
1:2? Georgian SSR, back
5:8? Flag of Georgia, 1990-2004
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Sub-national flags
Abkhazia and South Ossetia have their independence from Georgia explains what at present is recognized by few countries. Another autonomous republic within the country is Adjara.
Abkhazia
Main article: Flag of Abkhazia
On July 23, 1992 Abkhazia took his flag to officially. Model of the hand symbol is a historical flag of Sebastopol, now the capital Sukhumi. She is listed in a book published in 1350. Also known as Abkhazia ASSR had already its own flag.
1:2 Flag of Abkhazia
Adjara
Adjara returned again in 2004 in the Georgian state back. This is also illustrated by the inclusion of the Georgian flag in the left upper canton of adjarian flag.
Flag of Adjara, June 26, 2000 to 2004
Demokratiuli Agordsinebis Kavshiri (Union for Democratic Rebirth )
Flag of Adjara
South Ossetia
Main article: Flag of South Ossetia
The tricolor flag of South Ossetia corresponds to the flag of his Russian neighbors North Ossetia. It was adopted with the Constitution of 26 November 1990 and approved by the Regulation of 30 March 1992. Known as the banner of South Ossetia tricolor with the coat seems to be the " national flag " of the secessionist government.
Municipal flags
Also communities of Georgia have their own flags
The Government Flags and Military Flags
Standard of Defense
Standard of the Chief of the General Staff
Flag of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Army
Flag of the Air Force
Flag of the National Guard
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