Flag of Aucuria

Aucuria

Name	Dvispalvė (Bicolor) Raudona-žalia (Red-and-green) Baltažvaigždėtas (White-Starred) Vieniša žvaigždė (the Lone Star)
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	5.13:10
Adopted	22 March 1786 (1786-03-22)
Design	A vertical bicolor of red and green with a white eight-pointed star centered along the dividing line.
Variant flag of Aucuria
Use	State flag
Proportion	5.13:10
Design	A vertical bicolor of red and green with the Aucurian coat of arms centered along the dividing line.

The flag of Aucuria (Ruttish: Aukurijos vėliava) is a vertical bicolor of red and green with a white eight-pointed star centered in the middle of the flag. Originally adopted in 1786 during the Aucurian War of Independence, it has been used in Aucuria in some form by every iteration of the Aucurian state since; the First and Second Aucurian States, regarded by the Aucurian Republic as illegitimate, used a version of the banner without the central star. Aucuria's current law of national symbols was adopted in 1980 following the Velvet Revolution, and governs the use of the country's flag.

With proportions of 5.13:10, the Aucurian flag is notable as one of the few national flags having a width more than twice its height. Aucuria celebrates its Flag Day on March 22, the anniversary of the flag's original adoption by the Revolutionary Saeimas.

Design and symbolism

The Constitution of Aucuria establishes the country's flag as "a red-and-green bicolor emblazoned in the middle with a white, eight-pointed star". Further specifications regarding the colors, dimensions, and construction of the flag are contained in the country's 1980 Law on the Flag of the Republic. An "official copy" of the flag made according to the specifications within this legislation is kept in the country's national archives.

Scheme	Red	White	Green
RGB	156-14-14	255-255-255	23-110-41
CMYK	0-91-91-39	0-0-0-0	79-0-63-57
Hex	#9C0E0E	#FFFFFF	#176E29
Pantone (approximation)	2350c	White	349c
RAL (approximation)	3002	9016	6001
Web-safe	#990000	#FFFFFF	#006633

Vilimas Kuzleika, who designed the original version of the flag, explained the symbolism of the flag as follows:

The color green is to represent our country and the agricultural and mineral wealth with which it has been so greatly blessed; the color red represents the valor and vigor of the Aucurian people, and the blood of Aucurian patriots shed in defense of their land and rights. Emblazoned in the middle is a white, eight-pointed star, its color symbolizing the triumph of hope over tyranny and its eight points representing the sacred values to which the members of this Saeimas swore obeisance - the liberty of all men, and the rights from which spring forth; equality before the law; the independence of the Aucurian nation; swift and impartial justice; honor even in the face of the dishonorable; purity of word and deed; fraternity with all other freedom-loving peoples; and fidelity to our cause, until victory or death.

Kuzleika's interpretation has persisted largely unchanged into the present, and remains both the most prevalent interpretation among the Aucurian public and the official interpretation endorsed by the Aucurian government.

History

Precolonial period

[cutinsuan and other indigenous banners]

Colonial period

[ruttish, rudolphine flags]

Republican period

[creation of modern flag and any variants thereof]

Gallery

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  Attested banner of Cutinsua (1344–1543)

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  Attested banner of Cutinsua (1344–1543) and the Great Cutinsuan Revolt (1608–1612)

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  Flag of Ruttish Aucuria (1538–1693)

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  Flag of the United Kingdom of Ruttland and Aucuria (1693–1721)

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  Flag of Rudolphine Aucuria (1721–1792)

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  Flag of the First (1885–1891) and Second (1928–1934) Aucurian States

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  Current flag of Aucuria (1786–present)

See also

• Flags of Aucurian states