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Flag Montenegro, in 20 editions.
The entry for Montenegro published Flag in 20 editions of 20, from 2006 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 2006
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag description” (2006 to 2024) and “Flag” (2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 2006 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered
a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered
The same text in 4 editions, 2010 to 2013.
Published as “Flag description”
- a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered;
- the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown;
- the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left;
- the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky;
- the lion is symbol of episcopal authority and harks back to the three and a half centuries that Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is symbol of episcopal authority and harks back to the three and a half centuries that Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
The same text in 2014 and 2015.
Published as “Flag description”
- a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered;
- the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown;
- the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left;
- the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky;
- the lion is symbol of episcopal authority and harkens back to the three and a half centuries that Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is symbol of episcopal authority and harks harkens back to the three and a half centuries that Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered;
- the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown;
- the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left;
- the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky;
- the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority and harkens back to the three and a half centuries when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority and harkens back to the three and a half centuries that when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
- description:
- a red field bordered with a narrow golden-yellow stripe;
- the Montenegrin coat of arms in the center is a double-headed golden eagle, with a crown above;
- the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left;
- the eagle's breast shield shows a golden lion on a green field in front of a blue sky
- meaning:
- the eagle symbolizes the unity of church and state;
- the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority, a reference to the three-and-a-half centuries when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
description: a red field bordered by with a narrow golden-yellow stripe with stripe; the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; in the arms consist of center is a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by eagle, with a crown; crown above; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the eagle's breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; sky
meaning: the eagle symbolizes the unity of church and state; the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority and harkens back authority, a reference to the three and a half three-and-a-half centuries when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Montenegro: Flag.” The World Factbook, 2006–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/montenegro/flag.