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The National Flag of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 12 October 2020
Meaning of Flag Explained: The Græcian national flag is a rectangle, with in its central portion a white symmetrical cross touching all four sides of the flag. The top two corners are red and the bottom are blue.
The design was inspired by one of the flags used by the island of Samos between 1834 and 1912 AD, when Samos was an autonomous tributary Principality of the Ottoman Empire, which was virtually the same flag, without the phoenix, which was added by the Græcian government.
The National Coat of Arms of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 12 October 2020
Meaning of CoA Explained: The Græcian coat of arms is a shield, with in its central portion a white symmetrical cross touching all four sides of the shield. The top two corners are red and the bottom are blue. A black phoenix is superimposed on the center of the cross. A blue club of Heracles, with the words "Liberty — Equality — Fraternity" superimposed on it and three crosses topping it, is above of the shield. The year "1821" written in Hellenic numerals (ᾳωκα΄) is below the shield. They are surrounded by three blue ovals and two blue branches of laurel.
As with the national flag, the design was inspired by one of the flags used by the island of Samos between 1834 and 1912 AD, when Samos was an autonomous tributary Principality of the Ottoman Empire, which was virtually the same flag, without the phoenix, which was added by the Græcian government. The coat of arms combines elements of the current and previous coat of arms of Hellas: the shield (current coat of arms), the phoenix (from the 1973–1974 government gazette header), the ovals and the laurel branches (from the First Hellenic Republic's government gazette header), «ᾳωκα΄» (from the 1828–1832 seal of the First Hellenic Republic), and the club of Heracles, proposed by Rigas Feraios in 1797 AD.
Lesser coat of arms of Græcia
The Flag of the Governor of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 12 October 2020
Meaning of Flag Explained: After the establishment of the Governorate of Græcia, the design of the standard was altered; the current design is almost identical to the present standard of the President of the Hellenic Republic, although they do have differences, despite the same laurel wreath around the shield; the shade of blue is darker, matching the one on the flag; the shield is almost identical to the lesser coat of arms of Græcia, since in this case the outline is dark gold, just like the outline of the laurel wreath. Last, but not least, above the aforementioned elements is Rigas Feraios' club of Heracles, with the words "Liberty — Equality — Fraternity" in Hellenic superimposed on it, and three crosses topping it, which also appears on the coat of arms of the Governorate of Græcia.
The Civil Flag of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 27 May 2023
Meaning of Flag Explained: A cyan field with a centred white cross, based on the former flag of Greece.
The Naval Ensign of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 13 March 2021
Meaning of Flag Explained: The Naval ensign of Græcia was the first flag of the Hellenic Merchant Navy, adopted in January 1822 AD. In 1828 AD it was discontinued, as it was decided that the cross-and-stripes naval flag (today's national flag of Hellas) should be flown by both military and merchant ships of the Hellenic macrostate.
The War Flag of the Governorate of Græcia
Adopted: 13 March 2021
Meaning of Flag Explained: Both military flags of Græcia were used by Hellenic revolutionaries; the War flag was the most widely used throughout Greece during the initial stages of the 1821 revolution, used from th 1770s until the 1820s.
The National Flag of the of the Provisional Government of Græcia
In use: 20 August - 12 October 2020
Meaning of Flag Explained: The first Græcian flag was adopted by the Provisional Government of Græcia as soon as the microstate's foundations were laid. It was a simple bicolour (blue and white) rectangle, clearly inspired by the colours of the Hellenic flag.
The National Coat of Arms of the of the Provisional Government of Græcia
In use: 20 August - 12 October 2020
Meaning of CoA Explained: The first Græcian coat of arms was adopted by the Provisional Government of Græcia as soon as the microstate's foundations were laid. It featured the same shield as the lesser coat of arms, but the laurel branches surrounding it were matching the ones of the current Hellenic coat of arms. A lot of designs were considered by the state-appointed graphic artists for the first coat of arms of Græcia, but they ultimately decided to copy the one used by the Third Hellenic Republic.
It was comprised of the following elements: a white Hellenic Cross on a red and blue escutcheon with a black phoenix superimposed on the center of the cross, surrounded by two laurel branches.
On 12 October 2020, the day the micronation transitioned from the Provisional Government to being a Governorate, the new government immediately replaced it with its own coat of arms, effectively incorporating the same shield, albeit with a much more complex surrounding design. It was unanimously approved by the Senate and by the same evening, it had replaced the previous one in all official documents, posters, etc.
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