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This flag also used as a Rank flag in the Hellenic Navy's ships mainmast when the President of the Republic is aboard (according to Article 45 of the Greek Constitution, the President of the Republic is the head of the Armed Forces, so as Rank flag this flag is regarded as equivalent to the flag of an Admiral of the Fleet or superior).
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: Fly from 8am until sunset,
The first national parliament of the independent Greek state was established in 1843, after the 3 September Revolution, which forced King Otto to grant a constitution.The constitution of 1844 established a semi-constitutional monarchy under the decisive power of the monarch, who exercised legislative power jointly with the elected house of representatives and the appointed senate.
The current Constitution, establishing Greece as a parliamentary republic, [166] ... The number of ships flying a Greek flag (includes non-Greek fleets) is 1,517, or ...
The Second Hellenic Republic is a modern historiographical term used to refer to the Greek state during a period of republican governance between 1924 and 1935. To its contemporaries it was known officially as the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ἑλληνικὴ Δημοκρατία [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]) or more commonly as Greece (Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellas).
The current coat of arms of Greece derives from the Greek national flag, which was adopted in March 1822. [9] Theories published retrospectively in Greece try to justify this use by making a connection to Byzantine flags and insignia .
The Flag of Greece is also blue and white, as defined by Law 851/1978 Regarding the National Flag. [21] It specifies the colour of "cyan" (Greek: κυανό, kyano), meaning "blue", so the shade of blue is ambiguous. The Order of the Redeemer and military decoration Cross of Valour both have ribbons in the national colours. [22]
Flag of Greece See also: List of Greek flags: The current flag of Greece was adopted as a civil flag and ensign in 1822, and as the national flag in 1978. It features a white cross and a combination of nine (five blue and four white) horizontal stripes. The shade of blue has varied over the years, and darker blue (shown) is now commonly used.