Flag of Georgia (country)
The flag of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა; sakartvelos sakhelmtsʼipo drosha), also known as the Five Cross Flag (Georgian: ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა; khutjvriani drosha) has a white rectangle, with in its central portion a large red cross that extends to the edge of the flag. In the four corners there are four Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses of the same color.
Name | Five Cross Flag |
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Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 24–25 January 2004 |
Design | A white field with a centered red cross; in the centre of each quarter is a red Bolnur-Katskhuri cross.[1] |
Use | Presidential Standard |
Design | Flag of the President of Georgia |
Design | Flag of the Minister of Defence |
Design | Flag of the Chief of the General Staff |
Design | War flag of Georgia |
Use | Naval jack |
Flag Of Georgia (country) Media
The five crosses on the current Georgian flag are sometimes interpreted as representing either the Five Holy Wounds, or alternatively Christ and the Four Evangelists.
Notes
- ↑ Decree of the President of Georgia No. 32 of 25 January 2004.