Flag of Georgia
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The Flag of Georgia is the national flag of the country of Georgia, featuring a white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant, known as the Five Cross Flag.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
state symbol ⓘ |
| additionalSymbol | four smaller red crosses ⓘ |
| adopted | 2004-01-14 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Five Cross Flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Five-cross flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Georgian Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgian nationalism ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 2004
ⓘ
Flags of Europe ⓘ National flags ⓘ |
| centralCrossType | St. George's cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | large red cross ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| continent | Asia-Europe transcontinental region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| describedAs | white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant ⓘ |
| design | five red crosses on white field ⓘ |
| designBasis | medieval Georgian flag ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
flag of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia
ⓘ
symbol of Georgian national movement ⓘ |
| ISO3166Country | GE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined by Georgian law ⓘ |
| name | Flag of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCrosses | 5 ⓘ |
| previousFlag | tricolor of red, black, and white (1990–2004) ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| quadrantCrossType | Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reintroduced | early 21st century ⓘ |
| religiousSymbolism | Christian cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | official national flag ⓘ |
| symbolCount | five crosses ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian heritage of Georgia
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ national unity ⓘ |
| symbolType | cross ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 2004 ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Georgian embassies abroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgian official documents ⓘ public buildings in Georgia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.