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Flag Bulgaria, in 36 editions.
The entry for Bulgaria published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red with the national emblem on the hoist side of the white stripe;
- the emblem contains a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red with the national emblem on the hoist side of the white stripe; the emblem contains a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed--it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red with red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe; the emblem contains stripe has been removed--it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the national
emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed--it removed - it
contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red
five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian
state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
The same text in 1994 and 1995.
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the national
national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has
been removed - itcontained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat
ears below a redfive-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the
dates 681 (first Bulgarianstate established) and 1944 (liberation
from Nazi control)
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the
the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has
has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat
wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the
the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation
(liberation from Nazi control)
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green,
and red;the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe
stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of
of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing
the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944(liberation
from Nazi control)
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed-it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green,
and red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white
stripe has been removed - it removed-it contained a rampant lion within a wreathof
wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing
the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation
from Nazi control)
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed--it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green,
green, and red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of
the whitestripe has been removed-it removed--it contained a rampant lion within
a wreath ofwheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a
ribbon bearingthe dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and
1944 (liberationfrom Nazi control)
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
three equal horizontal bands of white (top),green, and red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side ofthe white stripe has been removed--it removed - it contained a rampant lion withina wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above aribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
The same text in 3 editions, 2005 to 2007.
Published as “Flag description”
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; note - the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; note - the national emblem emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe stripe, has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control)
Published as “Flag description”
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; note - red
note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
Published as “Flag description”
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
note:
the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue
note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue
note:
the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red;
- the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue
note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue
note:the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
- description:
- three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
- meaning:
- white stands for peace, love, and freedom;
- green for the country's agricultural wealth;
- red for the independence struggle and military courage
- history:
- originally adopted in 1879 as a modified version of the Russian tricolor flag, using green instead of blue;
- the communist coat of arms was added to the flag in various forms between 1948 and 1990, when it was removed after the communist government collapsed
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
meaning: white stands for peace, love, and freedom; green for the country's agricultural wealth; red for the independence struggle and military courage
history: originally adopted in 1879 as a modified version of the Russian tricolor flag, using green instead of blue; the communist coat of arms was added to the flag in various forms between 1948 and 1990, when it was removed after the communist government collapsed
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bulgaria: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bulgaria/flag.