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One of the most recognisable and beloved Greek symbols, the double-headed eagle, is not a part of the modern Greek flag or coat of arms (although it is officially used by the Greek Army, the Church of Greece, the Cypriot National Guard and the Church of Cyprus, and was incorporated in the Greek coat of arms in 1926 [8]).
Banner of the Palaiologoi Middle arms of King Otto Cockade established as a national emblem in 1833. 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.
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]
Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church Double-headed eagle emblem of John VIII Palaiologos (r. 1425–1448). The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Mount Athos, and also the Greek Orthodox Churches in the diaspora under the Patriarchate use a black double-headed eagle in a yellow field as their flag or emblem.
The flag has gone through many alterations, until 1992 when the current flag of Albania was introduced. The double-headed eagle is now used as an emblem by a number of Orthodox Christian churches, including the Greek Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.
Likewise, various emblems (Greek: σημεῖα, sēmeia; sing. σημεῖον, sēmeion) were used in official occasions and for military purposes, such as banners or shields displaying various motifs such as the cross or the labarum. [3]
The symbol was introduced in Greece as popular imagery from the mid-1980s, and after 1991, increasingly so in many new contexts in Greece. The Vergina Sun was widely adopted by Greek Macedonians as a symbol of Greek Macedonia. The Vergina Sun on a blue background became commonly used as an official emblem of the three administrative regions ...
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