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Albania

Verdict: 

Continent:

Europe

Name: 

Use:

Proportion:

Adoption:

No Official Name

National Flag

5:7 (officially 1:1,4)

1992

Design

The Albanian flag has stayed mostly the same for over a hundred years. It features a black double-headed eagle on a red background.

Reason for Verdict

  1. Keep It Simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory…​

  2. Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag’s images, colors, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes…​​

  3. Use 2 or 3 Basic Colors. Limit the number of colors on the flag to three which contrast well and come from the standard color set…

  4. No Lettering or Seals. Never use writing on any kind or an organization’s seal…

  5. Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections…​

Detailed Explanation

  • The complexity of the eagle design sets it back in the first category, even though it is a fantastic design.

  • The red symbolize valor, bravery and strength while the black eagle stand for Albanian independence. The black eagle on a red background has been a part of the Albanian peoples for over five-hundred years, having it's origin in the mid 15th century and being a central figure in their fight against the invading Ottoman forces.

  • The country has a unique flag, being only slighly similar to the flag of Montenegro, and it looks great for it.

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Flag History

Used by Albanian Nationalists

(ca. 1870 - 1912)

Independent Albania (1912 - 1914)

Alt. flag of Independent Albania (1912)

Principality of Albania (1914 - 1920)

De facto flag of PoA (1914 - 1915)

Principality of Albania and Albanian Republic

(1920 - 1924/25)

Albanian Republic (1926 - 1928)

Albanian Kingdom (1928 - 1939)

Albanian Kingdom 

under Italy 

(1939 - 1943)

Albania under

German Occupation 

(1943 - 1944)

Democratic Government of Albania (1944 - 1946)

People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946 - 1992)

Source: Portlandflag.org, Wikipedia.org, Geography Now on Youtube.com

© 2018 by Emil Hage

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