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The national symbols of Lithuania are used in Lithuania and abroad to represent the country and its people, history, culture, and nature. These symbols are seen in official capacities, such as flags , coats of arms , postage stamps , and currency , and in URLs .
Rectangular pennant with swallow-tail, national tricolour at hoist (1:4) and blue fly. Total flag ratio: 1:20 1991–present: Flag of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force: Green flag with the emblem of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force in the center.
According to the 6th article of this Law, the historical national symbols of Lithuania are the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Columns of Gediminas. [154] On September 4, 1991, a new design by Arvydas Každailis was approved based on the recommendations of a special Lithuanian Heraldry Commission. [51]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania (4 C, 10 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Lithuania" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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).
Lithuania's private TV and radio stations compete with public networks run by Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). The media are free and operate independently of the state. There are ...
During the period between World War I and World War II they were used by the Lithuanian Republic as a major state symbol, e. g. on Litas coins, monuments and military equipment. The Columns of Gediminas are featured on the Lithuanian Presidential Award Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, which was started in 1928.
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