Slovakia's flag in its current form (but with another coat of arms on it or without any arms) can be dated back to the revolutionary year 1848.[citation needed] It was also used semi-officially inCzechoslovakia beforeWorld War II, and by theSlovak Republic during World War II.
In 1990, the interior ministry taskedLadislav Čisárik, a painter and heraldic artist, and Ladislav Vrtel, an expert inheraldry, with creating a new coat of arms and national flag.[1][2][3] Čisárik and Vrtel based their designs for a moderncoat of arms of Slovakia and flag on an existing 14th-centurycoat of arms of Hungary.[1][2] However, Čisárik and Vrtel chose to enlarge thedouble cross three times to emphasize it as a national symbol.[1][2] In addition to the national coat of arms and the national flag, the duo also designed a new presidential standard, which incorporates the double cross as well.[1][2]
The new flag was finally adopted (initially without Čisárik's and Vrtel's coat of arms) on 1 March 1990 as the flag of the Slovak Republic within Czechoslovakia. The coat of arms was added on 3 September 1992 and a special law describing the details of the flag followed in February 1993, after Slovakia became an independent country.
One of the more popular flags used by slovak volunteers duringSlovak Uprising 1848. Flags from this period introduced blue color into the slovak flag for the first time, after theSlavic Congress. Used also as flag ofSlovak National Council (1848–1849)
^Green, Michael (March 20, 2015)."Flags, for God's Sake".brandingthenations.com.Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2020.
^"Štátna vlajka" (in Slovak). Government of Slovakia. RetrievedDecember 3, 2024.
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