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Flags of administrative regions

Are any of these flags (Thessaly, North Aegean, Western Greece, etc) in any way official? Are they actually flown anywhere? It seems that some of these are logos pulled from the region websites without having any official flag status. Can anyone clarify this or provide sources?82.75.120.144 (talk) 14:30, 30 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I clarify that I 've seen the most of these flags in many places, but I don't know if there are official or not. There is also a flag for ionian islands region. https://el.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Αρχείο:ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ-ΙΟΝΙΩΝ-ΝΗΣΩΝ.png A. Katechis Mpourtoulis (talk) 00:56, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The flag of Greek Macedonia should be added somewhere in this article. -- Himasaram 11:22, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this flag has no official status.

Sv1xv (talk) 08:27, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps, but it is widely used. At least de facto, it is in official use and widely recognized as such. Constantine ✍ 14:28, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Attica

Is there a reference for this Flag of Attica?

I know only of a flag for the City of Athens, introduced by a previous Mayor (Mr. Avramopoulos), which seems to slowly fade out of use. For example it does not exist at their web site, http://www.cityofathens.gr/. That flag is of similar design and also contains the central part of the emblem of the city: el:Image:Athens_seal.jpg Sv1xv (talk) 08:27, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A picture of the Flag of Athens is available here: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/g/gr-athen.gif. Sv1xv (talk) 08:32, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I know when I was in Athens, I saw the flag of Athens on display on the perimeter of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. _{El Greco}^(talk) 22:24, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ensign of the Hellenic Air Force and Greek Civil Air Ensign

I believe the Ensign of the Hellenic Air Force and Greek Civil Air Ensign is no longer in use and has been replaced by the National Flag. If someone can confirm this, it should be moved to Historical Flags. Sv1xv (talk) 18:31, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of the Hellenic Coast Guard

I have noticed that sometimes patrol vessels of the Hellenic Coast Guard fly a special flag, in addition to the Greek Ensign. This is the best picture I could find and is dated 2007. Could somebody produce an SVG or PNG design of this flag?

Sv1xv (talk) 19:29, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should ask User:Dragases. He's done several nice Greek and Byzantine flags. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 14:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reference not up to date

The web site http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fgriech.htm , which is listed as a reference, is not up to date. It shows the greek flags as they were before the 1978/1980 reform. Sv1xv (talk) 09:19, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Time of adopting Greek Macedonia Flag

I wrote on another article which had the same mistake. The flag was adopted like unofficial/official in Greece in February 1993. Quotation from Vergina Sun Article "The flag of the Greek region of Macedonia, designated as an official national symbol by the Hellenic Parliament since February 1993."

There is no source (at least i found none except Wikipedia) that says that the flag was adopted in the 1980s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daci92 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't open up multiple discussions for the same topic. You have already initiated this discussion, so continue this discussion there. --Philly boy92 (talk) 21:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

South Aegean

The flag of the Periphery of the South Aegean is indeed based on the logo, but this is no reason to remove it. It can be seen flying here, here and very clearly here, all in front of the Periphery's main headquarters. --Philly boy92 (talk) 17:22, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK then, mea culpa :). Good work in finding this. Constantine ✍ 00:58, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Presidential standard

Do we have any source about the presidential standard? Is there any law about this variant of the national emblem? Dimboukas (talk) 23:44, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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REGARDING THE PROPER CLASSIFICATION OF ROYAL STANDARDS AND JUNTA FLAGS

Any and all flags bearing emblems of monarchy should be classified as historical flags. The entire section under the title of "Royal standards" should be moved en bloc to the "Historical flags" section and merged with that one, as is true of the state-and-war flag currently featured first therein. Greece is a Republic with a President as Head of State. Monarchy has been abolished. Greece has no kings. Wikipedia itself acknowledges that fact, as shown in its own pages about the Transition to Democracy after the Fall of the Junta, the 1974 Greek Republic Referendum and the Third Hellenic Republic which extends to the present day. The way in which former royal standards are listed makes one wonder whether a monarch coexists with the President, or whether some royal family still retains an official status and/or is included in the chain of command, or whether the two offices are overlapping and/or interchangeable, as with the Pope in the Vatican. Readers visiting the current page about Greek Flags must be scratching their heads as to whether the country concurrently has a President and a King, for such is the impression given them as they scroll through the page. Yet, beyond confusing, the major concern about the current layout is that it is both inaccurate and misleading, which is inappropriate for any serious attempt at encyclopedic documentation; and insulting to Greece and its Citizens, especially so since Greece is rightfully regarded as the Birthplace of Democracy; not to mention the obvious fact that any notion or insinuation about monarchy remaining extant at this time in Greece is violating the Constitution of Greece, which clearly stipulates that the Highest Office in the Land is occupied by an indirectly-elected, non-hereditary official, whose term in office is strictly limited, whose broadness of powers is significantly curtailed, and whose function is chiefly ceremonial. And further still, an improper classification of the present sort inexcusably plays into the hands of monarchist propaganda, and can therefore be deemed subversive to the law and order of the modern Greek State. Nobody should tolerate and/or produce uncertainty and/or misinformation regarding the current form of government of Greece as enshrined in its Constitution, let alone subscribe to views that question the legality and validity of its status. I therefore request that any and all flags, ensigns or banners bearing emblems of monarchy be irrevocably reclassified as historical items, so as to be clearly distinguished from any and all current elements. For the same reasons as prior, I request the classification as historical of any and all flags, ensigns or banners which are pertinent to, or introduced by, or connected with the Greek Military Junta of 1967-1974, including the pseudo-presidential flag featuring the Junta phoenix, so that they may be clearly distinguished from the respective vexillological items which denote a Constitutionally Elected President and the current practice which brought that President into power. In its present layout, the page creates the false impression that a mere change of flag design is what separates the Junta's pseudo-president from the Constitutionally Elected President of the Republic; that the Junta's pseudo-president was equally lawful to the President of the Republic, and even worthy of office establishment honors; and that the Office of President of the Republic owes its existence to the Junta. All such notions are patently false. The Junta sought to project a new image of liberalization so as to normalize itself, to allay the fears of the West regarding its oppressive nature, and to further secure itself as the ruling system of Greece without invoking a monarch who staged a Counter-Coup against it, an act which its members could neither forget nor forgive. Wikipedia itself describes how the head of the Junta deposed the former monarch and appointed himself as President of the supposed Republic of the still militarily-ruled-and-run country on June 1st 1973, an act which was confirmed after a controversial referendum held shortly afterwards. The phoenix flag is thus inextricably linked to the Junta and both its pseudo-presidents; clearly distinct from the Office of President of the Third Hellenic Republic and its Constitutional Foundation; and unequivocally historical in terms of categorization. It must therefore be understood and recognized and accepted that the Office of President under the Junta was a sham, a ruse, a fraud; that both pseudo-presidents were Military Junta People; and that misrepresentation and/or misclassification of their symbols is tantamount to whitewashing. I therefore request the reclassification as historical flags of any and all flags linked to the Junta and/or its people in a manner which is unambiguous to all readers. 2A02:85F:F871:9E00:A800:1C80:DEAC:C14 (talk) 12:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Phrasing Error: instead of "shortly afterwards", read: "shortly thereafter" 2A02:85F:F871:9E00:A800:1C80:DEAC:C14 (talk) 13:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]