Flag of Greece

Greece · 1978 · 1 DR

This definitive stamp features the national flag of Greece, known as the 'sky-blue-white' (Galanolefki). The design consists of nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white, with a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross. The cross symbolizes Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the established religion of Greece.

Issued in 1978, this stamp was part of a definitive series released a few years after the restoration of democracy in Greece following the collapse of the military junta in 1974. The flag is a powerful symbol of national identity and sovereignty.