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The flag of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: знаме на България, zname na Balgariya) is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom) white, green, and red. The flag was first adopted after the Russo-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 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria and was confirmed in a 1998 law.
After the liberational Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the flag was described in the Tarnovo Constitution of 1879 as follows:
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Art. 23. The Bulgarian people's flag is three-coloured and consists of white, green and red colours, placed horizontally.[1] |
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In later history, the former emblem on the left side of the white stripe was removed after 1990: it contained a lion rampant within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the years 681 (the year the first Bulgarian state was established) and 1944 (the year when the Bulgarian Communist Party took power).
The new Constitution of Bulgaria, adopted in 1991, describes the Bulgarian flag as follows:
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Art. 166. The flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be a tricolour: white, green, and red from top, placed horizontally.[2] |
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According to the Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria, promulgated on April 24, 1998:
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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.[3]
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According to the Standardization and Meteorology Committee, the following colors are required to be used for the national flag:
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White |
Green |
Red |
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Whiteness greater than 80% |
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17-5936 |
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18-1664 |
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#FFFFFF |
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#00966E |
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#D62612 |
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| Flag of Bulgaria 1879–1947 |
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| Flag of Bulgaria 1947–1971 |
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| Flag of Bulgaria 1971–1991 |
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| Reversed Bulgarian National flag, used unofficially only as Bulgarian war-time flag after 1879 |
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| Current Bulgarian War flag, similar to Bulgarian war flags from period 1880ies - mid 1940ies |
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| Naval Ensign of Bulgaria |
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| Coastguard Ensign of Bulgaria |
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| Naval Jack of Bulgaria |
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- ^ Tarnovo Constitution of 1879 (Bulgarian). Juridical Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b Government of Bulgaria (2005). Bulgaria's National Flag. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
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