Cyprus

Kipriakí Dimokratía [Kipros], Kibris Cumhuriyeti

Last modified: 2004-05-08 by ivan sache
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by Zeljko Heimer

Flag and coat of arms adopted 16 August 1960.
Proportion: 3:5
Description: White flag with a golden map of the island with two olive branchs below.
Use: on land, national and civil flag, at sea, national and civil ensign.

Colour official specifications (as given in Album des Pavillons [pay00]):

• Yellow: Pantone 144 c
• Green: Pantone 336 c

which translate approximately in the CMYK system as follows:

• Yellow: CMYK (%) C 0 - M 50 - Y 100 - K 0
• Green: CMYK (%) C 100 - M 0 - Y 65 - K 40

On this page:

• Origin and meaning of the flag
• The yellow-copper colour
• The flag in the Constitution

See also:

• Cyprus: Index of all related pages
• Clickable map of Cyprus
• Cyprus: The rejected 2004 flag proposal

Origin and meaning of the flag

The flag of Cyprus was selected by the President of the Republic, Mgr Makarios, in 1960 after a proposal made by a school teacher who brought him a message from the Vice-President Fazil Küçü