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The informal Transylvanian flag was again recorded as "blue, red and yellow" in the late 1860s, with prints issued by the Armenian Zacharias Gábrus. [167] A flag for the old crownland was also carried by Antal Esterházy [168] (or, according to other reports, by Albert Bánffy) [169] [170] at Franz Joseph's coronation in June 1867.
The flag and coat of arms of Transylvania were granted by Queen Maria Theresa in 1765, when she established a Grand Principality within the Habsburg monarchy. In 1596, Levinus Hulsius created a coat of arms for Transylvania, consisting of a shield with a rising eagle in the upper field and seven hills with towers on top in the lower field.
English: Flag of Transylvania in 1601, featuring the Báthory arms. Based on design captured at the Battle of Guruslău, as presented in von Aachen's allegory of the event . One of the several variants used in that battle (see plates by Cserna: A and B as well as contemporary engraving ).
Description: Magyar: Erdély zászlaja 1918. December előtt. Romana: Steagul Transilvaniei pana in decembrie 1918. English: Flag of Transylvania before December 1918.
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English: Coat of arms of Transylvania from 1659 to 1867. It was adopted Transylvania's coat of arms by the Diet of 1659. It depicts: * on a blue background, a black eagle or Turul facing dexter, with gold bill and red tongue representing the Hungarian nobles.
Transylvania is a historical region in central and northwestern Romania.It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingdom (168 BC–106 AD), Roman Dacia (106–271), the Goths, the Hunnic Empire (4th–5th centuries), the Kingdom of the Gepids (5th–6th centuries), the Avar Khaganate (6th–9th centuries), the Slavs, and the 9th century First Bulgarian Empire.
Some flags had a hole (a symbol of the revolution) and some changed to the later official blue-yellow-red format. During this period, Romania had no de jure national emblem. 10-lei coins issued in this period bore a composition showing a wreath of olive overlaid on the Romanian Flag where the coat of arms would be located on later coins.