The flag of Albania
The flag of Albania
A red field with a black double-headed eagle at the centre.
Ratio 5:7 · current design adopted 1992
Albania calls itself Shqipëria, usually glossed as "land of the eagles", and the flag has carried the double-headed eagle in some form since Skanderbeg's revolt in 1443. Everything else on it has changed repeatedly — a crown, a star, a helmet — and the 1992 version simply removed the socialist star and left the eagle alone on red. The bird faces both ways because it is a Byzantine device, adopted by Skanderbeg from imperial heraldry rather than invented. It is one of very few national flags with a single charge on a plain field and no other element.
What the colours mean
- Red
#E41E20Bravery, strength and valour - Black
#000000The eagle; the country's own name for itself means "land of the eagles"
Flag laws usually specify a Pantone chip, a CMYK mix or just a colour name. Converting any of those to sRGB is lossy, which is why published hex values disagree.
The symbols on it
| What | What it stands for |
|---|---|
| Double-headed eagle | The seal of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, who resisted the Ottomans in the 1400s |
- Ratio
- 5:7
- Current design adopted
- 1992
- Colours
- red, black
Common questions
- What does the flag of Albania look like?
- A red field with a black double-headed eagle at the centre.
- What do the colours of the Albania flag mean?
- Red: bravery, strength and valour. Black: the eagle; the country's own name for itself means "land of the eagles".
- When was the Albania flag adopted?
- The current design dates from 1992, and its official ratio is 5:7.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)