North Macedonia .mk

Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of North Macedonia depicts a stylized yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the center to the edge of the field. It was designed by Miroslav Grčev and was adopted on 5 October 1995. The eight-rayed sun derives from the national emblem and represents the "new sun of Liberty" referred to in "Denes nad Makedonija" ("Today over Macedonia").

Meaning of Flag Colors

Red, Yellow

Flag History

1. 1944–1946
   The modern Macedonian state was proclaimed underground on 2 August 1944 by the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM), the state's supreme legislative and executive body until 1946.
2. 1995–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 1995.

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