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Kingdom of Greece (1935-1973)

Last modified: 2000-01-18 by ivan sache
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[Alternative Flag of Greece]by Herman De Wael

[Flag of Greece]by Mark Sensen

Under the monarchy, Greece had two national flags. The plain cross flag was used inside the country and the cross and stripes flag, which today is Greece's only national flag, was used outside.

Roy Stilling, 4 February 1997

The plain cross flag was abolished in 1970 and the canton-and-stripes flag became Greece's national flag and ensign.

Tom Gregg, S February 1997

See also:

All of these different flags were abolished in 1970.

State and war flag

[Royalist State Flag of Greece]by Tom Gregg

Until 1970, the Greek state and war flag was blue with white cross, defaced with a yellow crown. Without the crown, this was the civil flag on land in Greece.

War Ensign

[Royalist War Ensign of Greece]by Tom Gregg

The canton-and-stripes flag, defaced with a yellow crown, was the war ensign.Without the crown, it was the merchant ensign and the "overseas" Greek flag.

The flag of the Minister of the Navy was a square version of the War Ensign.

Source: C.F. Pedersen [ped73]

Marcus Wendel, 15 September 1999

Jack

[Royalist Jack of Greece]by Tom Gregg

The jack was a square version of the state and war flag.

Standards of the royal family

  • The personal standard of the King was the jack (shown above) with the royal coat of arms (which was the shield of the current Danish royal coat of arms with a crown) instead of the crown and a small crown in each of the blue fields.
  • The personal standard of the crown prince was the same but it only had a crown in the upper left field.
  • The flag of the other members of the royal family was the same but without crowns in any of the blue field.

Source: C.F. Pedersen [ped73]

Marcus Wendel, 15 September 1999

Air Force Ensign

[Royalist Air Force Ensign of Greece]by Tom Gregg

The Air Force Ensign, without the crown in the first quarter, was the Civil Air Ensign as well.

Tom Gregg, 11 February 1997