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Kingdom of Greece: Army colours

Last modified: 2020-04-12 by ivan sache
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Colours

Army

[Flag]

Army colour - Image by Miles Li, 9 July 2015

Light blue with a white cross, the width of each arm being one-third the length/width of the flag, bearing St George slaying the dragon facing the fly. Golden fringe, cords and tassels, dark blue pole with silver spirals, golden or silver cross finial. Proportions 1:1.

Miles Li, 9 July 2015


Navy

[Flag]

Navy colour - Image by Miles Li, 9 July 2015

The Naval ensign, with golden fringe, cords and tassels, dark blue pole with medium blue spirals, silver cross finial. Proportions 2:3.

Miles Li, 9 July 2015


Air Force

[Flag]

Air Force colour - Image by Miles Li, 9 July 2015

Similar to the Air Force ensign but with different dimensions: Medium blue with a white cross, the width of each arm being one-quarter the length/width of the flag; the diameter of the roundel on the cross being approximately one-third the length/width of the flag; the diameter of the ring around the crown being approximately two-thirds that of the roundel; golden fringe, cords and tassels, dark blue pole with silver spirals, golden cross finial. Proportions 1:1.

Miles Li, 9 July 2015


A note regarding finials

[Finials]

Colour's finials - Image by Miles Li, 11 July 2015

he finials of all Greek military colours, both during the Monarchy and the Republics, have been in the form of a cross above a ball, but other than that there have been no standard design. The majority of colours have used the cross pattŽe with an additional pointy end at the bottom (A), thus making this a kind of cross pattée fitchy; others have used the Latin cross (B) or the Greek Cross (C).
Moreover, while the Navy have used silver finials and the Air Force have used golden ones, in the case of the Army these can be golden or silver, without any apparent reason (the old Royal Hellenic Army used golden and silver insignia to indicate ranks, rather than specific regiments or branches of service).

Miles Li, 11 July 2015


 

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