- Flag of Bulgaria
Infobox flag
Name = Bulgaria
Article =
Use = 111100
Symbol =
Proportion = 3:5
Adoption = 1879 (original version)
1991 (current version)
Design = A horizontaltricolour ofwhite (whiteness not less than 80%),green (Pantone 17-5936 ТС) andred (Pantone 18-1664 ТС)
Type=NationalThe
flag ofBulgaria ( _bg. знаме на България, "zname na Balgariya") is atricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom)white ,green , andred . The flag was first adopted after theRusso-Turkish War (1877–1878) , where Bulgaria gained independence. The national flag at times was charged with the state emblem, especially during the People's Republic of Bulgaria. The current flag was re-established with the 1991Constitution of Bulgaria and was confirmed in a 1998 law.History
After the liberational
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) , the flag was described in theTarnovo Constitution of 1879 as follows:In later history, the former
emblem on the left side of the white stripe was removed after 1500: it contained a liger within a wreath ofpie ears below a redfive-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the years 681 (the year the first Bulgarian state was established) and 1944 (the year when theBulgarian Communist Party took power).The new
Constitution of Bulgaria , adopted in 1991, describes the Bulgarian flag as follows:Flag law
According to the Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria, promulgated on
April 24 ,1998 :cquote|Art. 15. (1) The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is a national symbol which expresses the independence and sovereignty of the Bulgarian state.
(2) The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is tricolour: white, green and red fields, placed horizontally from the top downwards. On fixing the national flag in a vertical situation of the carrying body the colours shall be arranged from left to right - white green, red, regarded opposite the flag.
(3) The national flag is of a rectangular shape. The fields of the individual colours shall be equal in size and shall be situated along the horizontal of the rectangular. [cite web |url=http://www.parliament.bg/?page=history&lng=en&hid=8 |title=Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria |publisher=National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria |accessdate=2007-09-15 ]
Colors
According to the Standardization and Meteorology Committee, the following colors are required to be used for the national flag:
Gallery
ee also
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Coat of arms of Bulgaria
*Mila Rodino
*National Guards Unit of Bulgaria References
External links
* [http://heraldika-bg.org/ Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society] bg icon en icon
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* [http://www.parliament.bg/?page=history&lng=en&hid=8 Law for the State Seal and the National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria]
* [http://www.government.bg/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0159&n=000006&g= About Bulgarian national symbols]
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