Flag of Lithuania

Use	National flag and civil ensign.
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1989, with modifications in 2004
Design	A horizontal tricolor of yellow, green and red

The flag of Lithuania is a horizontal tricolor of yellow, green and red. The flag was adopted on March 20, 1989 on the reestablishment of independence from the Soviet Union. Before its readoption, the flag had been used from 1918 until 1940, when Lithuania was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. This flag had lighter colors. After a brief occupation by Nazi Germany (1941–1945), from 1945 until 1989, the Soviet Lithuanian flag consisted first of a generic red Soviet flag with the name of the republic, then changed to the red flag with white and green bars at the bottom. The last alteration to the current flag occurred in 2004 when the aspect ratio changed from 1:2 to 3:5. Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... Image File history File links FIAV_111100. ... French tricolour flag A tricolour is a flag or banner having three colours, usually in approximately equal size (horizontally or vertically) and lacking additional symbols. ... A yellow Tulip. ... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ... French tricolour flag A tricolour is a flag or banner having three colours, usually in approximately equal size (horizontally or vertically) and lacking additional symbols. ... A yellow Tulip. ... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Flag of the Lithuanian SSR was adopted by the Lithuanian SSR on July 15, 1953. ... Soviet Flag: 1:4 ratio July 1923-November 13, 1923 The first official flag of the Soviet Union was adopted in December of 1922 at the First Congress of Soviets of the USSR. It was agreed that the red banner was transformed from the symbol of the Party to the... A white rose. ... The aspect ratio of a two-dimensional shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. ...

History

Flag of Lithuania Minor

Battle flag with the Columns of Gediminas

National flag (1918–1940)

Flag of the Lithuanian SSR (1953–1988)

National flag (1988–2004, 1:2 ratio)

The earliest known flags with a Lithuanian identity were recorded in the 15th century Banderia Prutenorum manuscript, written by Jan Długosz. At the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, two distinct flags were present. The majority of the 40 regiments carried a red banner depicting a mounted knight, chasing an unseen enemy. This flag, known as the Vytis, would eventually be used as the Lithuanian war flag, and again in 2004 as the state flag. The remainder of the regiments carried a red banner displaying the Columns of Gediminas. Those that bore the Vytis, also known as the Pahonia, were armies from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, while those who bore the Columns of Gediminas were from noble families of Lithuania. Until the end of the 18th century, when they were annexed by the Russian Empire, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the successor states of Lithuania used the Vytis as their flag.^[1] Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania_Minor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania_Minor. ... Image File history File links Banner_of_the_Gediminas_Family. ... Image File history File links Banner_of_the_Gediminas_Family. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuanian_SSR.svg Flag of the Lithuanian SSR, based on Image:Flag of the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuanian_SSR.svg Flag of the Lithuanian SSR, based on Image:Flag of the Soviet Union. ... Flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Flag of the Lithuanian SSR was adopted by the Lithuanian SSR on July 15, 1953. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania_1989-2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania_1989-2004. ... Blazon of the Order of Teutonic Knights. ... Jan DÅ‚ugosz Jan DÅ‚ugosz, also known as Joannes Longinus or Joannes Dlugossius (1415-1480) was a Polish historian (a chronicler) and a secretary of Bishop Zbigniew OleÅ›nicki of Kraków. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Moldavia Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great, Alexandru cel Bun Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 (2/3 was Polish Knights) 27,000 Casualties... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Vytis The Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania is the Vytis (the Knight) or Pogoń. Structure The heraldic shield features a red field with an armored knight on a white (silver) horse holding a silver sword in his right hand above his head. ... Columns of Gediminas (Lithuanian Gedimino Stulpai, Polish Słupy Giedymina) are one of the earliest symbols of Lithuania, one of its historical coats of arms, mostly used in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania initially as a state symbol and later as a part of heraldic signs of leading aristocracy... PogoÅ„ Litewska - is the Polish name for the Lithuanian Coat of Arms. ... The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: , Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje, Ruskaje, Å»amojckaje, Belarusian: , Ukrainian: , Polish: , Latin: ) was an Eastern and Central European state of the 12th[1] /13th century until the 18th century. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721-1725 Peter the Great (first)  - 1894-1917 Nicholas II (last) History  - Established 22 October, 1721  - February Revolution 2 March, 1917 Area  - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq...

The birth of the yellow, green, and red tricolor occurred during a drive by other European republics to change their flags. One example that gave life to the idea of the tricolor was the French blue, white and red flag adopted after the French Revolution. The only tricolor that existed for Lithuania before the yellow, green and red flag was a green, white and red flag used to represent Lithuania Minor.^[1] The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... Regions of Lithuania Pregel River, a presumable southern ethnic border of Lithuania Minor in the 19th century Lithuania Minor (also known as Prussian Lithuania, German: , Lithuanian: ) was the name given to the northern part of East-Prussia in view of its predominantly Lithuanian-speaking population. ...

It is not known who originally suggested the yellow, green and red, but the idea is usually attributed to Lithuanian exiles living in Europe or in the United States during the 19th century. These three colors were frequently used in folk weavings and traditional dress.^[2] At the Great Seimas of Vilnius, this flag was favored over the Vytis banner as the flag of the Lithuanian nation. The Vytis was not chosen for two reasons: the first was that as part of the drive for national identity, the Seimas (the Lithuanian parliament) wished to distance itself somewhat from the flag of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which also encompassed now-distinct nations such as Belarus, and Ukraine. The second issue was the choice of the color red by revolutionaries who aligned themselves with Marxist or Communist causes. Debates about the national flag occurred again in 1917, but after consultations with heraldists, the yellow, green and red tricolor was chosen as the flag in 1918.^[1] Faroese folk dance club with some members in national costumes National costume, also known as national dress, regional costume or folk dress, expresses an identity through costume which usually relates to a geographic area, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status. ... Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. ... Marxism takes its name from the praxis (the synthesis of philosophy and political action) of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ...

Discussions of the national flag continued; its opponents considered gold an inappropriate color, since the combination of yellow, green and red did not follow the existing rules of heraldry. However, no changes were made during the inter-war period. During World War II, Lithuania was occupied by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Two flags were used during the period of Soviet occupation; immediately after the war, the flag consisted of a red field, golden hammer and sickle with SSR in gold above it. That flag was replaced in 1953 by the last flag used by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic - a red flag, with the hammer and sickle and star in the hoist. At the bottom of the flag, a white and green horizontal bar was placed.^[1] During 1988, when the Lithuanian movement towards independence was gaining strength, the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet again recognized the tricolor as the national flag, formally defining the colors a year later. After independence from the Soviet Union, the tricolor flag was written into the new Constitution of Lithuania, which was adopted by referendum in 1992.^[1] Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... For other uses, see Hammer and sickle (disambiguation). ... Soviet Union administrative divisions, 1989 In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (SSR), often called simply Soviet republics. ... State motto: Visų Å¡alių proletarai, vienykitÄ—s (Workers of all countries, unite) Official language Lithuanian, Russian (de facto). ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania defines the legal foundation for all laws passed in the Republic of Lithuania. ...

Design and symbolism

Passed on June 26, 1991, the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Lithuanian State Flag governs the design, sizes and use of the state flag. The law was last amended on July 8, 2004, with the most notable changes including the switching of the national flag ratio from 1:2 to 3:5 and the official adoption of a historical flag as the state (government) flag. The amendment came into force on September 1, 2004, after it was approved by President Valdas Adamkus.^[3] June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Early Lithuania The Grand Duchy of Lithuania Title: Kunigaikštis or Didysis Kunigaikštis (The Great Duke in Lithuanian) Mindaugas, 1238-1263 also crowned as a King Treniota, 1263-1264 Vaišvilkas (Vaišelga, Vaishyalga, Vaišalgas), 1264-1267 Švarnas (Svarnas, Shvarno), 1267-1269... President Valdas Adamkus Valdas Adamkus (born Valdemaras Adamkevičius on November 3, 1926) is the current President of the Republic of Lithuania. ...

The proper colors of both the national and state flag are made according to the Pantone Matching System, specifically Pantone textile-paper (TP). The ratio of both the national and state flag must be 3:5, with the standard flag size to be 1 meter by 1.7 meters. Different sizes of the flag can be created, but they must conform to the color codes and ratio requirements set in the law.^[3] For the record label, see Pantone Music. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ...

The yellow in the flag is meant to symbolize the golden fields of Lithuania, the green is for its green countrysides, and the red represents all the blood that has been shed for Lithuania.^[1] The official Pantone colors have been published since 2004; the list below shows the official colors and their suggested equivalents:

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State (Historical) flag

State (historic) flag adopted in 2004

In 2004, along with the law authorizing the change of the flag ratio, a state flag was adopted. This flag displays the national emblem in a banner form. The ratio of the flag is the same as that of the national flag, i.e. 3:5. The state flag, called the historical flag in law, was proposed by Česlovas Juršėnas, the vice-speaker of the Seimas, and by Edmundas Rimša, the chairman of the Commission of Heraldry. This flag was also proposed at the same time as the grand coat of arms; both were meant to honor the 750th anniversary of the coronation of Mindaugas in 1253. The designer of the flag and coat of arms was Arvydas Každailis.^[8] Historically, this flag was used during the Battle of Grunwald, and has served as the government flag for Central Lithuania from 1922 until 1939.^[1] This was one of the few flags considered to become the national flag during the drive for national independence. It is also worth noting that several other countries have an official national flag for civilian use and a state flag for government use. Some of the countries that practice this are Spain, Venezuela, Germany and Thailand. Image File history File links State_Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links State_Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Edmundas Antanas RimÅ¡a (December 15, 1948 in Skirai, RokiÅ¡kis district) Lithuanian historian, specialist of heraldics, sfragistics and genealogy. ... Mindaugas King of Lithuania Mindaugas monument in Vilnius Mindaugas (approximate English transcription [ˈmın. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Moldavia Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great, Alexandru cel Bun Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 (2/3 was Polish Knights) 27,000 Casualties... Map of the region, with so called Republic of Central Lithuania marked in Green The Republic of Central Lithuania or Middle Lithuania (Lithuanian: , Polish: , Belarusian: ), or simply Central Lithuania (Lithuanian: , Polish: , Belarusian: ), was a puppet state[1] created in 1920 after the staged rebellion of soldiers of the 1st Lithuanian... The flags of the U.S. states exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. ...

Under the National Flag Law, the state flag is permanently hoisted at three locations: the Royal Palace of Lithuania, Trakai Island Castle, and the grounds of the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas. In addition, the flag is hoisted at the following locations on these days:^[8] The Royal Palace of Lithuania (Lithuanian: ) was built in the 15th century for the rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ... Trakai Island Castle today The bridge to the main castle gatehouse The inner yard of the palace and its wooden stair galleries The Ducal Palace and its donjon Side view of the Ducal Palace Trakai Island Castle in ruins (1877) Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Trakai Island Castle Trakai... Vytautas the Great War Museum Vytautas the Great War Museum is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. ... Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Kaunas County Municipality Kaunas city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 11 General Information Capital of Kaunas County Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Population 361,274 in 2005 (2nd) First mentioned 1361 Granted city rights 1408 Kaunas ( (help· info), approximate English transcription [ˈkəʊ.n...

• February 16 - next to the House of the Signatories, on Pilies Street in Vilnius
• March 11 - next to Palace of Seimas
• July 6 - next to the Presidential Palace, Vilnius
• July 15 - next to the Ministry of Defense
• October 25 - next to the Seimas Building, the Presidential Palace, and the Gedimino 11 building that houses the Government of Lithuania

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Flag protocol

Flags hoisted on the House of the Signatories on February 16, 2007

The flag can be flown vertically or horizontally from public buildings, private homes, businesses, ships, town squares, or during official ceremonies. If the flag is flown horizontally, the yellow stripe must be at top; when flown vertically, the yellow stripe must be facing right with the red stripe facing left. While the flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset, government offices in Lithuania and abroad must fly the flag on a 24-hour basis. The flags must conform to the legal standards, and cannot be soiled or damaged in any way.^[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (941x1580, 677 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Flag of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania House of the Signatories Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (941x1580, 677 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Flag of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania House of the Signatories Metadata This file contains additional information... The House of the Signatories on February 16, 2007 The House of the Signatories (Lithuanian: , previously known as Sztrals House) is a Lithuanian historic landmark in Pilies Street, Vilnius, where on February 16, 1918, the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by twenty members of the Council of...

For mourning activities, the flag can be flown in either of the following ways. The first method, commonly known as half-staffing, is performed when the flag is hoisted to the top of the flagpole, then lowered to the pole's one-third position. The other method is to attach a black ribbon to a flag that is permanently affixed to a staff. The ribbon itself is ten centimetres wide and it is attached to the mast so that the ends of the ribbon reach the bottom of the flag. During the funeral ceremony, the flag may be used to cover the coffins of government officials, soldiers, signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, and persons designated by an act of the President; these flags are later folded and presented to the next of kin before internment.^[3] Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone. ... // The United States flag flying at half-staff over the White House. ... A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Facsimile of the Act of February 16 The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lithuanian: ) or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. ...

When flying the Lithuanian flag with other flags, the following is the correct order of precedence: The national flag, the historical (state) flag, flags of foreign states, the flag of the European Union, international NGOs, the presidential standard, military and government standards, county flags, city flags and any others. When foreign flags are used alongside the Lithuanian flag, the flags are sorted according to their countries' names in the Lithuanian language. The only exception is when the congress or meeting held in Lithuanian dictates a different language to be used for sorting. The European Union flag has been hoisted since Lithuania became a member of the organization. While not mentioned by name in the law, the flag of NATO can be used in Lithuania, since it belongs to that organization as well. It is also common to fly the flags of Estonia and Latvia during certain occasions, mainly the celebration of independence of the three Baltic states. The Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the National Flag and Other Flags governs the rules, use, protocol and manufacturing of the national and other flags used inside the country.^[3] The term non-governmental organization (NGO) is used in a variety of ways all over the world and, depending on the context in which it is used, can refer to many different types of organizations. ... Map of counties and their capitals The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties (Lithuanian: apskritys, singular - apskritis), all named after their capitals. ... Lithuanian is the official language of Lithuania, spoken by about 4 million native speakers (Lithuanians). ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The European flag consists of a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background. ... Missing image The of the The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation consists of a blue flag with the white emblem of a compass rose with four white lines spreading out from it. ... Flag ratio: 7:11 Flag of the President. ... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania The Baltic states refer to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ...

National flag days

As part of the flag protocol, the daily display of the Lithuanian flag is encouraged, but is strongly encouraged or legally required on the following days:^[9][3]

Apart from these days, the flag is flown at election polling sites. The national government, under Article 4, Section 7 of the flag law, is given the authority to call for the display of the national flag and to determine special conditions, such as marking for mourning.^[3] January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The January Events (Lithuanian: Sausio įvykiai) were a series of events that occurred on January 11-13, 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation that the war with Germany had been won, 8 May 1945. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses the history of Lithuania and of the Lithuanians. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Statehood Day is an annual public holiday in Lithuania on July 6 to commemorate the coronation in 1253 of Mindaugas as the first King of Lithuania. ... Mindaugas King of Lithuania Mindaugas monument in Vilnius Mindaugas (approximate English transcription [ˈmın. ... July 15 is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders Władysław II Jagiełło, Vytautas the Great, Jan Sokol of Lamberk Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 14,000 captured... August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Molotov signs the German-Soviet non-aggression pact. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Red Army flag The Workers and Peasants Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA or usually simply the Red Army) were the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and that, in 1922, became the army of the Soviet Union. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... The Vilna Ghetto was a Jewish ghetto in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Politics of Lithuania Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Lithuania ...

Other Lithuanian flags

See also: Flags of the counties of Lithuania

Naval ensign (Ratio 1:2)

Naval jack

A naval ensign has been used by Lithuania starting in 1992. The ensign has a white background charged with a blue cross, with the national flag in the canton. The width of each cross is 1/7 of the total width of the ensign, with the ratio being 1:2.^[10] Historically, this flag was used as the ensign of the Kaunas Yacht Club, but with a different ratio of 2:3.^[11] The naval jack consists of a white field, charged with a blue anchor covered by the naval badge of Lithuania. The badge consists of the Columns of Gediminas in yellow on a red disc. A masthead pennant have been adopted by the Lithuanian Navy to use on their ships. Each county of Lithuania has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a blue rectangle, with ten instances of the Cross of Vytis appearing in gold, acts as a fringe to the central feature of the flag, which is chosen by the county itself. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Lithuania. ... A naval ensign is the flag used by a countrys navy on their ships. ... Kaunas Yacht Club on Kaunas Lagoon Schematic map of Kaunas Lagoon region. ... USS Chesapeake flying Stars and Stripes below White Ensign A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on boats and other watercraft. ... A stocked ships anchor. ... The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of 16000 personnel in uniform. ...

The President of Lithuania was officially given a standard by the Seimas in 1993. The standard is the State Emblem of Lithuania charged in the center on a single-color background. Under state law, the background color is stated as purple, but the color used in practice is dark red. The ratio of the standard is 1:1.2.^[12] Early Lithuania The Grand Duchy of Lithuania Title: Kunigaikštis or Didysis Kunigaikštis (The Great Duke in Lithuanian) Mindaugas, 1238-1263 also crowned as a King Treniota, 1263-1264 Vaišvilkas (Vaišelga, Vaishyalga, Vaišalgas), 1264-1267 Švarnas (Svarnas, Shvarno), 1267-1269... Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. ...

Each county of Lithuania has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a blue rectangle, with ten instances of the Cross of Vytis appearing in gold, acts as a fringe to the central feature of the flag, which is chosen by the county itself. Most of the central designs were adapted from the counties' coat of arms.^[13] Vytis The Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania is the Vytis (the Knight) or Pogoń. Structure The heraldic shield features a red field with an armored knight on a white (silver) horse holding a silver sword in his right hand above his head. ...

References

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External links

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Flags of Lithuania

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