Cyprus Flag
The history of the flag of Cyprus is not very old; it has roots only in the 19th century. The Cyprus was also a colony of Britain and was under the monarchy of Britain for so long time. When the Cyprus gained independence from the Britain in 1960 then at that time, there was the need of Cyprus national flag. So in 1960, the president of the Cyprus had selected the flag of Cyprus, his name was Mgr. Makarios. He got this proposal from a school teacher, but the actual message was given by the Fazil Küçük, who was the vice president of Cyprus. So the flag of Cyprus was approved on 16th august 1960. Later on, in 2004 a contest was held for the making of a new flag of Cyprus. This contest was held by the committee of Turkish and Greek Cypriotians, and a new flag of Cyprus was selected, but after some time that flag was discarded by some most of the people of Cyprus. The Cyprus flag was approved by the coat of arms on 16th august 1960.
The name of the Cyprus is taken from the Greek terminology, as there are many reservoirs of copper in the Cyprus, and the other name of copper in Greek terminology is Cyprus metal. Actually the map of island on the Cyprus flags was going to be the copper color, because the Cyprus is famous for its copper metal, but the decision was changed and the yellow color was selected for the map of island for the sake of convenient imitation. In Cyprus it is the right of every citizen that they can place the flag of Greek, Turkish and Cyprus flag on there residence without any precincts.
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The description of the flag of Cyprus is simple and not controversial. The Cyprus national flag is made in the proportion of 3:5. The background of the Cyprus flag is of white color. The map of island is drawn at the center of the Cyprus flag. The color of the drawn island is yellow/golden on the Cyprus flag. Under the map of island on the Cyprus flag the olive branches are drawn, the color of these branches of olives is green. These olive branches are drawn in opposite directions means; the stem of both the branches are attached with each other, and these are forming a curve type shape under the map if island.
The meaning of the Cyprus national flag is simple; the colors chosen for the flag of Cyprus was to avoid any misunderstanding between the two communities within the Cyprus that is Turkish and Greek. The colors were selected for the endorsement of peace and harmony in the country or between the Turkish and Greek aggressive communities. The white color used as the background of the Cyprus flag is for the peace in the country. The green color also depicts the peace in the country. The yellow color on the Cyprus national flag depicts the easier imitation in the country.
Pictures of a flag of Cyprus are in abundance on internet. There are many other country Cyprus flags, other then the Cyprus national flag, which are flown for different purposes in the country. The Cyprus area information, culture and maps of Cyprus are also available on internet along with the detail information about the different community’s in the Cyprus. All of this information is free to acquire.
