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ESTONIA
.EE
Official name:
Republic of Estonia
*Estonian / Eesti Vabariik
Capital: Tallinn
Idiom: Estonian
Form of Government: Parlamentary republic
Currency: Euro
Demonym: Estonian
Administrative divition: 15 Counties
FLAG
The Estonian flag was first adopted on July 16, 1922 after its independence, it was used as the national flag until 1940, when the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia. After the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in August 1940, the wearing of the national tricolor and its color combination of blue, black and white was prohibited and punished by law in the Soviet Union. The national flag was from 1940 to 1991 continuously used by the Estonian government-in-exile, the diplomatic service, and the Estonian diaspora around the world.
In October 1988, the Estonian authorities officially allowed the use of the blue, black and white flag again. On the night of February 23, 1989, the Soviet flag was permanently lowered from the Pikk Hermann tower of Toompea Castle. It was replaced by the blue, black and white national flag the next morning, February 24, on the 70th anniversary of the Estonian Declaration of Independence (1918). The national flag was officially adopted by the Estonian authorities on August 7, 1990, one year before the full restoration of the nation's independence.
National flag
Ratio: 7 x 11
The flag is tricolor with three equal horizontal bands of blue, black and white. In Estonian it is colloquially called "sinimustvalge" (literally '"blue-black-white"').
An interpretation of the symbolism popularized by the poetry of Martin Lipp says that blue is for the blue sky vaulted over the homeland, black for attachment to the soil of the motherland, as well as the fate of the Estonians, during black centuries of worries. , and white for purity, hard work, and commitment.
OTHER FLAGS
Naval Pavilion
Ratio: 7 x 11
Presidential Flag
Ratio: 7 x 11
PROPOSAL
In 2001, politician Kaarel Tarand suggested that the flag be changed from a tricolor design to a Scandinavian-style cross in the same colors. Supporters of this design claim that a tricolor gives Estonia the image of a post-Soviet or Eastern European country, while a cross design would symbolize the country's ties to the Nordic countries. Several Nordic cross designs were already proposed in 1919, when the state flag was officially adopted. As the tricolor is considered an important national symbol, the proposal did not achieve the necessary popularity to modify the national flag.
Proponents of a Nordic flag claim that Estonians consider themselves a Nordic rather than a Baltic nation, based on their cultural and historical ties to Sweden, Denmark and, in particular, Finland.
Proposal
Ratio: 7 x 11
CONSTRUCTION
A : 33 | B : 7
COLORS
33 %
Blue
HEX CODE
# 0072ce
SYMBOLIZES:
HEAVEN OVER EARTH
33 %
Black
HEX CODE
# 000000
SYMBOLIZES:
FOR THE ATTACHMENT TO THE SOIL OF THE COUNTRY AND THE FATE OF THE ESTONIANS
33 %
White
HEX CODE
#ffffff
SYMBOLIZES:
PURITY, HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT
HISTORY
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1940 - 1953
republic flag
Estonian Soviet Socialist
1953 - 1990
REGIONAL FLAGS
flag of the
county of
harju
flag of the
county of
hiiu
flag of the
county of
Ida - Viru
flag of the
county of
Jarva
flag of the
county of
Jõgeva
flag of the
county of
Lääne
flag of the
county of
Lääne-Viru
flag of the
county of
Parnu
flag of the
county of
powder
flag of the
county of
rapla
flag of the
county of
Saare
flag of the
county of
Tartu
flag of the
county of
Okay
flag of the
county of
viljandi
flag of the
county of
Võru
SHIELD
In the coat of arms of Estonia, there are three lions walking in azure (blue), tongued in gules (red), clawed and armed with sabers, on a gold field. The shield in its large version appears surrounded by two golden oak branches with acorns of the same metal.
This coat of arms was already used officially by Estonia when it declared independence in 1918 and was officially adopted by the National Assembly, Riigikogu, on June 19, 1925 and remained in force until the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1940. The August 7, 1990 Estonia gained its independence, the coat of arms is regulated by the Law on the State Coat of Arms of April 6, 1993.
The heraldic lions that appear on the arms of Estonia date back to the 13th century, they have their origin in the coat of arms of King Valdemar II of Denmark, who was also king of northern Estonia, which is why the Danish coat of arms also features three leopards of azur, but, unlike Estonia, it is strewn with hearts of gules. Elements of the Estonian coat of arms also featured on the great arms of Tallinn and have featured on the coat of arms of various Estonian rulers throughout history.
