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The flag was officially designated in 1918, and was re-instituted in 1988. Yellow represents the sun, light, and goodness, green symbolizes the beauty of nature, freedom, and hope, and red stands for the land, courage, and the blood spilled for Lithuania. The colors of the flag also appear in clothing, URLs [dubious – discuss], and team uniforms.
The national flag of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vėliava) consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red. It was adopted on 25 April 1918 during Lithuania's first period of independence (1918–1940), which ceased with the occupation first by the Soviet Union, and then by Nazi Germany (1941–1944).
Flag of the Kingdom of Lithuania (German client state; modern reconstruction) 1918–1940: State flag and civil ensign of Republic of Lithuania: Ratio: 2:3 1920–1922: Flag of The Republic of Central Lithuania (Polish puppet state) A red flag with White Eagle and Vytis (Pogonia) in the middle. 1918-1923: Flag of The Republic of Perloja: 1988 ...
Flags of the Nordic countries A herald wearing a tabard. Vexillology (from the Latin vexillum, a flag or banner) is the scholarly study of flags, including the creation and development of a body of knowledge about flags of all types, their forms and functions, and of scientific theories and principles based on that knowledge.
The historical state flag of Lithuania with Vytis. In 2004, Lithuania's Seimas confirmed a new variant of the Vytis on the historical flag of Lithuania, the final design was approved on 17 June 2010. [117] [158] It is depicted on a rectangular red fabric, recalling the old battle flags of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. [117]
Flags of Lithuania (4 P) O. Orders, decorations, ... Pages in category "National symbols of Lithuania" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The flag of Europe or European flag [note 1] consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
The flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas represents Jurbarkas, Lithuania with a red field charged with three silver-white fleurs-de-lis in the center, two over one. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] An example of heraldic flag design , the flag employs the city's coat of arms , making it a banner of arms .