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Europe

Estonia

Ratio: 7:11 Adopted: May 8, 1990 Usage: National and Civil

Blue represents
loyalty and Estonia’s
sky, sea and lakes
White represents
virtue, the snow
and Estonia’s
struggle for freedom

Black is symbolic of past
oppression and the soil

Europe
&INLAND Estonia declared independence from the Russian
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&EDERATION Empire in 1918. In 1940 it was annexed by the Soviet
Union, but recovered its independence in 1991.
,ATVIA
The tricolor was first adopted by sea, and lakes. Black symbolizes the
students in 1881 during uprisings past suffering of the people, the soil
against occupying Russian Tsarist and the traditional black peasant’s
forces. It was re-adopted as the jacket. White represents virtue and
national flag in 1990 just prior to the struggle for freedom. It is also the
independence. The colors represent color of birch bark and snow.
Estonian history, folk costumes, The great coat of arms was
and landscape. Blue is the color of originally the emblem of a 13th-
loyalty and also represents the sky, century Danish king.

GREAT ARMS OF ESTONIA

The shield is surrounded Three blue leopards are
by golden branches of oak ranged on a gold shield

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