Flag of Albania
The flag of Albania (Albanian: [Flamuri i Shqipërisë] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a red flag, with a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the centre.
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| Name | Albania |
|---|---|
| Use | National flag |
| Proportion | 5:7 |
| Adopted | 1912 (original flag) 7 April 1992 (current flag) |
| Design | A silhouette of an open-winged bicephalated eagle on a red field. |
Flag Of Albania Media
- Flag of Albania 15th century.JPG
15th-century Flag of Albania
- Older attested and illustrated flag of Albania in 1598 by Henninges.png
Flag of Skanderbeg and Albania by Hieronymus Henninges (1598)
- Paolo Veronese - The Triumph of Mordecai - WGA24785.png
Trionfo di Mardocheo by Paolo Veronese in the church of San Sebastiano, Venice, 1556. According to a modern analysis of the painting, Skanderbeg who holds the Albanian flag is depicted as the Biblical hero Mordechai who saved the Hebrews in the Babylonian Empire.
- Doppeladler Albanien.jpg
Double-headed eagle found in a mural inside the Shën Ndoji church in Rodon, possibly dating from the 15th century
- Castle of Kruja (Kalaja e Krujes).jpg
Albanian flag on a pole at the entrance of Krujë Castle
- Postcard of the Albanian Flag by Aladro Kastriota (1913).jpg
Postcard showing an illustration of the Albanian flag alongside a photograph of Aladro Kastriota (c. 1913)
- Kartolinë e mirënjohjes nga Sp. T. Ilo (1920).jpg
This postcard by Spiridon Ilo, was printed as a sign of gratitude for the US assistance in reaffirming the legitimacy of the new Albanian State. The postcard came into circulation in 1920, the year when President Woodrow Wilson famously arbitrated his support for the independence of Albania at the Paris Peace Conference.
- Latin (usually Albanian) Merchant Flag 1453-1793.svg
Latin merchant flag of the Ottoman Empire.
- Flag of Albania (1928–1934).svg
Flag of Albania used from 1928 to 1934.
- Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg
Flag of Albania used from 1934 to 1939.