Flag Of Cyprus

It is one of the few symbols of the state which has the image of the country in the panel.

Flag of cyprus. The design of the flag deliberately employs peaceful and neutral symbols. He was received by president makarios who was then in power. The modern national flag of cyprus consists of a yellow silhouette of the island and two crossed branches on a white background. Design and proportions of the flag slightly modified on 24 april 2006.

Yellow color evokes copper resources on the island which are reflected even in the name cyprus itself since it is derived from a greek word for copper. The cypriot flag is a solid flag with the outlines of the country and two olive branches. Beneath the island are two olive branches which represent peace. The used colors in the flag are green yellow white.

Flag and coat of arms adopted 16 august 1960. Kıbrıs bayrağı came into use on 16 august 1960 under the zurich and london agreements whereby a constitution was drafted and cyprus was proclaimed an independent state the flag was designed by art teacher ismet güney. Settled for more than 10 millennia cyprus stands at a cultural linguistic and historic crossroads between europe and asia. The national flag of cyprus greek.

By agreement with the turkish sovereign however the british. A white flag with a golden map of the island with two olive branchs below. σημαία της κύπρου simea tis kipru. The flag of cyprus was adopted in 1960.

The last change to the current cypriot flag design was in 2006. A golden green leaf thrown into the sea and a land of wild weather and volcanoes in the words of the greek cypriot poet leonidas malenis cyprus comprises tall mountains fertile valleys and wide beaches. Flag of cyprus image by ivan sache 19 february 2013. The flag of cyprus is a pure white background with an image of the island in a copper color.

Its width to length ratio is 3 to 5 for centuries cyprus was part of the ottoman empire and flew turkish flags. The flag of cyprus consists of a yellow silhouette of the island and two crossed branches on a white background. National flag consisting of a white field background showing a yellow silhouette of cyprus above two green olive branches. 103338635 cyprus flag is depicted on a sports cloth fabric with many folds.

The first use of the current flag design was in 1960.