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# File:Flag of Greece.svg

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Original file ‎(SVG file, nominally 600 × 400 pixels, file size: 335 B)

## Summary[ edit ]

DescriptionFlag of Greece.svg

Azərbaycanca: Yunanıstan bayrağı
Brezhoneg: Banniel Gres
Čeština: Řecká vlajka
Cymraeg: Baner Gwlad Groeg
Dansk: Grækenlands flag
Deutsch: Flagge Griechenlands
English: Flag of Greece (since 1978) and Naval Ensign of Greece (since 1828)
Eesti: Kreeka lipp
Español: Bandera de Grecia
Français: Drapeau de la Grèce (depuis 1978) et insigne naval de la Grèce (depuis 1828)
Gaeilge: Bratach na Gréige
Magyar: Görögország zászlaja
Italiano: Bandiera della Grecia
Lëtzebuergesch: Griichesche Fändel
Latviešu: Grieķijas karogs
Lietuvių: Graikijos vėliava
Malti: Bandiera tal-Greċja
Nederlands: Vlag van Griekenland
Polski: Flaga Grecji
Português: Bandeira da Grécia
Română: Drapelul Greciei
Slovenčina: Vlajka Grécka
Slovenščina: Zastava Grčije
Shqip: Flamuri i Greqisë
Suomi: Kreikan lippu
Svenska: Greklands flagga
Türkçe: Yunanistan bayrağı
Български: Знаме на Гърция
Русский: Флаг Греции
Українська: Прапор Греції
Ελληνικά: Σημαία της Ελλάδας
বাংলা: গ্রীসদেশীয় পতাকা
Ἀρχαία ἑλληνικὴ: Τὸ τῆς Ἑλλάδος σημεῖον
Лезги: Грециядин пайдах

Date | 24 April 2006
Source | own code
Author | (of code) cs:User:-xfi- (talk)

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| This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

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Derivative works of this file:

- Flag of Greece (parade).svg
- Flag of Greece and Canada.png
- Flag of Greece with border.svg
- Merchang Navy of Greece flag (1822-1828).svg
- Merchant Navy of Greece flag (1822-1828).svg
- Vertical flag of Greece (correct).svg
- Vertical flag of Greece (incorrect).svg

iThe source code of this SVG is valid.

## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 19:59, 29 May 2013 |  | 600 × 400 (335 B) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) | Thedefenceman, no edit warring. Continued reverts will result possible blocks.
| 18:39, 29 May 2013 |  | 759 × 506 (1 KB) | Thedefenceman (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 20:46, 7 February 2013
| 22:50, 7 February 2013 |  | 600 × 400 (335 B) | Philly boy92 (talk | contribs) | There has been a discussion of this, we are using the colors used by the Presidency.
| 20:46, 7 February 2013 |  | 759 × 506 (1 KB) | Thedefenceman (talk | contribs) | This shade is closer to actual existing flags. Check the colors cited in the Wikipedia article.
| 20:45, 7 February 2013 |  | 759 × 506 (1 KB) | Thedefenceman (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 19:37, 24 August 2012
| 13:57, 29 December 2012 |  | 600 × 400 (335 B) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | confined within visible area, instead of spreading outside of bounding box
| 20:14, 24 August 2012 |  | 600 × 400 (671 B) | Cplakidas (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 17:29, 22 August 2012 - the colour shade has been arrived at after discussion
| 19:37, 24 August 2012 |  | 759 × 506 (1 KB) | Thedefenceman (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 06:42, 18 December 2010
| 17:29, 22 August 2012 |  | 600 × 400 (671 B) | Cristiana45 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 02:39, 13 February 2012 It has been discussed why this colour it's chosen
| 12:45, 22 August 2012 |  | 810 × 540 (2 KB) | Robertodimatteo (talk | contribs) | Flang of greece
| 02:39, 13 February 2012 |  | 600 × 400 (671 B) | Wrightbus (talk | contribs) | fixed validation warnings
| 20:17, 11 January 2011 |  | 810 × 540 (354 B) | Giro720 (talk | contribs) | Code cleanup (version by Avidfur with colors used by Philly boy92)
| 23:33, 19 December 2010 |  | 759 × 506 (3 KB) | Philly boy92 (talk | contribs) | changed XML color codes (previously forgot to)
| 01:02, 19 December 2010 |  | 759 × 506 (2 KB) | Philly boy92 (talk | contribs) | Changed color to comply with sample on the site of the Presidency: http://www.presidency.gr/en/shmaia.htm. Since no shade of blue is "correct", its better that we go with the one the presidency suggests.
| 06:42, 18 December 2010 |  | 759 × 506 (1 KB) | EvanC0912 (talk | contribs) | switched to a more relevant (lighter) shade of blue
| 05:31, 18 December 2010 |  | 810 × 540 (351 B) | EvanC0912 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 09:25, 7 July 2009 (technical mistake, sorry)
| 05:30, 18 December 2010 |  | 765 × 990 (1 KB) | EvanC0912 (talk | contribs) | Switch to a lighter shade of blue.
| 09:25, 7 July 2009 |  | 810 × 540 (351 B) | Avidfur (talk | contribs) | Added XMLNS entry as recommended by W3C - file now displays without errors in Firefox as a result.
| 18:26, 24 June 2009 |  | 810 × 540 (314 B) | Artem Karimov (talk | contribs) | code cleanup
| 02:16, 2 October 2008 |  | 810 × 540 (576 B) | Badseed (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 12:53, 12 September 2008
| 01:24, 2 October 2008 |  | 1,200 × 800 (24 KB) | Peeperman (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description= |Source= |Date= |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }}
| 12:53, 12 September 2008 |  | 810 × 540 (576 B) | EmilJ (talk | contribs) | code cleanup
| 18:22, 20 December 2007 |  | 810 × 540 (2 KB) | Oren neu dag (talk | contribs) | grouping all paths in the SVG file
| 18:22, 20 December 2007 |  | 810 × 540 (625 B) | Oren neu dag (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 23:37, 23 August 2006
| 18:19, 20 December 2007 |  | 810 × 540 (2 KB) | Oren neu dag (talk | contribs) | grouping all paths in the SVG file
| 23:37, 23 August 2006 |  | 810 × 540 (625 B) | -xfi- (talk | contribs) | code to avoid white stripes after scaling; encoding;
| 19:47, 24 April 2006 |  | 810 × 540 (495 B) | -xfi- (talk | contribs) | 2:3; same colors; less bytes;
| 16:51, 22 April 2006 |  | 703 × 467 (175 KB) | Nightstallion (talk | contribs) | supposedly the correct colour
| 21:32, 17 January 2006 |  | 1,350 × 900 (846 B) | Gabbe (talk | contribs) | try heightening a bit less
| 21:29, 17 January 2006 |  | 1,350 × 900 (846 B) | Gabbe (talk | contribs) | lengthened vertical part of cross to fix strange error
| 03:30, 7 January 2006 |  | 1,350 × 900 (863 B) | Gabbe (talk | contribs) | cleaned up SVG code
| 03:56, 15 December 2005 |  | 450 × 300 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | I had to make one of the cross arms a bit bigger to hide that blue line. But, I hope no one could tell the difference. I also cloned a few more things together.
| 03:43, 15 December 2005 |  | 450 × 300 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | I cloned the stripes and cross, but I still cannot get rid of that blue line at the bottom of the cross.
| 22:55, 27 September 2005 | No thumbnail | (4 KB) | SKopp (talk | contribs) | The flag of Greece. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of Greece

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