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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

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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.

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