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Swallow-tailed Greek flag and the coat of arms of House of Glücksburg. 1832–1862: Royal standard during reign of King Otto. The flag consists of a square plain cross version of the flag with the monogram of King Otto of Greece in the middle. 1858–1862: Royal standard for use on ships during the late reign of King Otto, adopted in 1858. [6]
The flag as used in parades. The use of the Greek flag is regulated by Law 851. [22] More specifically, the law states that: When displayed at the Presidential Palace, the Hellenic Parliament, the ministries, embassies and consulates of Greece, schools, military camps, and public and private ships as well as the navy, the flag must:
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This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons .
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According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
An earlier variant of the flag, used in the 1980s, combined the double-headed eagle design with the blue-and-white stripes of the flag of Greece. [2] The design is sometimes dubbed the "Byzantine imperial flag", and is considered—somewhat correctly—to have been the actual historical banner of the Byzantine Empire.
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