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This design became immediately very popular with Greeks and in practice was often used simultaneously with the national (plain cross) flag. On 7 February 1828 the Greek flag was internationally recognised for the first time by receiving an official salutation from British, French, and Russian forces in Nafplio, then the capital of Greece. [11]
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 design is a heraldic representation of the Greek national flag adopted in 1822, which featured a white cross on a blue field. The proper heraldic description of the coat of arms is: Azure , a cross Argent .
In September 1828, the Conference of Poros opened to discuss what should be the borders of Greece. [191] On 21 December 1828, the ambassadors of Britain, Russia, and France met on the island of Poros and prepared a protocol, which provided for the creation of an autonomous state ruled by a monarch, whose authority should be confirmed by a ...
1821, 21 February: Revolt of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire declared by Alexandros Ypsilantis in Wallachia (Iaşi).; 1821, 25 March: According to tradition, Metropolitan Germanos of Patras blesses a big Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnesia and proclaims to people assembled the beginning of a Greek Revolution.
The First Hellenic Republic (Ancient Greek: Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) was the provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From 1822 until 1827, it was known as the Provisional Administration of Greece , and between 1827 and 1832, it was known as the Hellenic State .
File:Flag of Greece.svg; Presidency of the Republic of Greece:" The only difference in the flag of the merchant marine was the reversal of colors in the corner where the cross was (a blue cross on a white background)". Author: File:Flag of Greece.svg: (of code) cs:User:-xfi- / *derivative work Philly boy92; SVG development
Greek flag. Eleftheria i thanatos (Greek: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος, IPA: [elefθeˈri.a i ˈθanatos]; 'Freedom or Death') is the motto of Greece. [1] [2] It originated in the Greek songs of resistance that were powerful motivating factors for independence.