Flag of Zoygaria
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| Name | Li Invirnostai |
|---|---|
| Use | National flag and state ensign |
| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | 7 February 1964 |
| Design | Pale azule, argent, and or defaced by Phlora Dorata |
| Designed by | Augustus III |
The national flag of Zoygaria (Zoygarian: La Bandiera de Zoyívska) consists of three equal stripes of blue, white, and yellow defaced by the Zoygarian Phlora Dorata. It was designed in 1964 by Augustus III of Zoygaria as a replacement for the previous flag of the Imperial Commonwealth, becoming the new national flag on the Zoygarian national holiday of Hirata. As an homage to Zoygaria's famous biting winters and the icy blue of the flag, King Augustus dubbed the flag Li Invirnostai in Zoygarian, translating to The Winterhold or The Wintergrip in English.
Design
Colors
The Zoygarian flag is in 3:5 aspect ratio, a ratio mirrored by the flags of its constituencies. The shade of blue on the Zoygarian flag is officially classified as by the Zoygarian government as cyan, described by poet Nataša Cerdenka as "a brilliant shade of electric winter blue, clear as the endless sky and blinding as the approaching snowy maelstrom, a herald of Zoygaria's triumphant past and shining future." The current version of the flag was created in 1964 by King Augustus III in an effort to distance Zoygaria from its trouble-ridden past, particularly following the World War and The Collapse under the nation's late former king, and was intended to signal the beginning of an era of prosperity for the country. According to King Augustus, the flag was to serve as "a fresh coat of paint"— a new flag paired with a new ruler.
| Color model | Cyan | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTML | #00E3FE | #FFFFFF | #FDC72F |
Symbolism
Blue, white, and yellow has long been the historical standard of Zoygaria, with the first instances of a true royal banner coming about under the Zoygarian Empire, before which only royal standards were used to represent armies and kingdoms. A tri stripe of blue, white, and gold was first used by the Kingdom of Zoygaria in 1775. This tricolor became the basis for the later flag of the Imperial Commonwealth, from which the current flag takes its inspiration.