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This Cyprus flag is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability. Made of 100% Nylon and sewn to the same standards as our U.S. and state flags.
Each flag is available for outdoor use, made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets, or for indoor use with lined pole hem, velcro tabs and fringe.
There are 5 flag sizes available which are 4" x 6", 2' x 3', 3' X 5', 4' X 6' and 5' X 8'
Cyprus Flag History: The flag of Cyprus consists of white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities
The flag of Cyprus was selected by the President of the Republic, Makarios III, in 1960 after a proposal made by a Turkish Cypriot school teacher, Ismet Guney, who brought him a message from the Vice-President Fazil Küçük.
Blue and red (the colours of the flag of Greece and the flag of Turkey) were deliberately avoided in an attempt to make the flag "neutral", but today the flag is often used only by the Greek Cypriots.
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