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Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#FFFFFFThe white field stands for peace.
#D57600 · Pantone 1385 CThe copper silhouette of the island refers to copper, the metal from which the island takes its name and which it exported since antiquity; it represents the whole territory, favouring no community.
#4E5B31 · Pantone 574 CThe two green olive branches express the hope of peace and reconciliation between the communities.
Symbols & elements
The outline of Cyprus is rendered in copper, the metal that gave the island its name and its ancient wealth.
The two crossed branches call for peace between the Greek and Turkish communities. The flag deliberately avoids blue and red, the colours of Greece and Turkey.
Construction details
Proportions 2:3 (3:5 until 2006). A white field bearing, at its centre, the copper silhouette of the island above two crossed green olive branches. The design is deliberately neutral: it avoids blue (Greek) and red (Turkish), as well as the cross and the crescent.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Cyprus
Common conventions
It is one of the few national flags to depict a map of its own territory.
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