Of all the different flags of Europe, the Greek flag is very much one of my favorites. Like other international flags, this particular one is also referred to at times as the "blue-white." The flag displays nine equally sized horizontal bands or stripes, alternating in color with the colors being blue and white. Also, a white cross is displayed in the canton section of the flag, which is in the upper left corner. Truly, the flag of Greece displays wonderfully from steel flagpoles of all kinds.
A series of different flags are used for purposes of identification in Greece. One such flag is the so called "presidential flag," which is used to show that the President is present. It displays a blue colored field and a silvered colored cross and various other interesting elements. Greece's history has a wonderfully "rich" history of all kinds of flags that hung from and attached to different objects, including smaller and taller flagpoles.
Greece is considered one very popular holiday or vacation destination by Europeans as well as those living in countries in other parts of the world. Its respective culture has evolved over a period counting thousands of years, which include Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period, as well as the influences of the Roman Empire.
Those especially interested in historical flags of Europe, will notice that there is an interesting comparison between the national flag of Greece and other flags that were flown during different periods of time in European or world history, including the one used by the British East India Company and Old Glory!
Not much information is in existence about the exact reasoning why it was adopted officially in 1822. Some historians have even said that the current design of the flag as shown and flown from small and tall flag poles is based on a Greek flag that was flown before the current one. As with most flag-controversies, and because of a lack of historical information, facts are hard to prove.
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