Flag of Slovakia
Colors
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Meaning & Symbolism
Pan-Slavic colors. The coat of arms shows a double patriarchal (Byzantine) cross on three blue hills representing the Tatras, Fatra and Mátra mountains.
History
Created in 1992 before the separation from Czechoslovakia. The coat of arms was added to differentiate it from Russian and Slovenian flags. Official since 1993.
Curiosities
Without the coat of arms, it would be identical to Russia and Slovenia. The double cross symbolizes Christianization by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century.
