Flag of Slovakia

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Not to be confused with Flag of Slovenia.
Flag ratio: 2:3
Flag ratio: 2:3
When flown vertically the coat of arms is rotated. Note: If hoisted properly the white field should be towards the finial; therefore in this example the flag is incorrectly hoisted.
When flown vertically the coat of arms is rotated. Note: If hoisted properly the white field should be towards the finial; therefore in this example the flag is incorrectly hoisted.

The current form of the flag of Slovakia was adopted by Slovakia's Constitution, which came into force on September 3, 1992. The flag, in common with other Slavic nations, uses the red, white and blue colours.

Slovakia's flag in its current form (but with another seal on it or without any seal) can be dated back to the revolutionary year 1848 (see: The Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas). It was also used semi-officially in Czechoslovakia before World War II, by the Slovak Republic during WWII, and finally adopted (without the seal) on March 1, 1990 as the flag of the Slovak Republic within Czechoslovakia. The seal was added on September 3, 1992 and a special law describing the details of the flag followed in February 1993.

The blue triangle in the current flag of the Czech Republic, with which Slovakia formed Czechoslovakia up to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, was taken over from the blue strip of Slovakia's flag in 1920 into the flag of Czechoslovakia. The flag of Czechoslovakia was taken over by the Czech Republic in late 1992 in direct violation of the 1992 Act on the Division of Czechoslovakia explicitly forbidding state symbols to be used by the two successor states.

Unofficial flag of Slovakia before 1938. Official flag of the Autonomous Slovak land (1938 - 1939), WWII Slovak Republic (1939-1945) and Slovak Republic within Czechoslovakia (1990-1992)
Unofficial flag of Slovakia before 1938. Official flag of the Autonomous Slovak land (1938 - 1939), WWII Slovak Republic (1939-1945) and Slovak Republic within Czechoslovakia (1990-1992)
Construction sheet, click to enlarge.
Construction sheet, click to enlarge.

Since the Slovak flag without the seal is identical to that of the modern Flag of Russia and it can also be compared to the modern Flag of Slovenia, the Constitution of Slovakia added the seal in September 1992. The seal is Slovakia's coat of arms. For a description of the seal (a double cross and three hills), see Coat of Arms of Slovakia.


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