Flag of North Macedonia

Country

Flag of North Macedonia uses red field with a golden sun and eight rays. Ratio 1:2, current adoption October 5, 1995 and design credited to Miroslav Grchev.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of North Macedonia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of North Macedonia
Identifier	MK / MKD
Region	Southeast Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	October 5, 1995
First Documented Use	1995
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Gold
Designer	Miroslav Grchev
Construction	Red field with a golden sun and eight rays

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red		#D20000	210, 0, 0	0, 100, 100, 18
Gold		#FFE600	255, 230, 0	0, 10, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the field, a traditional Macedonian colour.
Gold	the sun and its rays.
Sun with eight rays	The “new sun of liberty” from the national anthem — adopted in 1995 to replace the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of North Macedonia

Red field with a golden sun and eight rays The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with sun with radiating rays designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for North Macedonia is Red (#D20000) and Gold (#FFE600). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Sun with eight rays: The “new sun of liberty” from the national anthem — adopted in 1995 to replace the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1995. The adoption field for the present record is October 5, 1995. The designer is recorded as Miroslav Grchev.

Additional flag context

The sun with eight broad rays reaching the edges of the flag was adopted in 1995, replacing a design based on the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.

The rays widen as they extend, so the design reads clearly even at small sizes — an unusually deliberate piece of graphic thinking for a national flag.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red field with a golden sun and eight rays, a 1:2 proportion and the visible sun with eight rays. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — North Macedonia — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of North Macedonia

North Macedonia is recorded as red field with a golden sun and eight rays.
The reference proportion for the flag of North Macedonia is 1:2.
The stored palette for North Macedonia contains Red and Gold.
The adoption field for this country flag record is October 5, 1995.
The design record traces first use to 1995.
Miroslav Grchev is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the sun with radiating rays design family in this library.
Sun with eight rays: The “new sun of liberty” from the national anthem — adopted in 1995 to replace the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.
The sun with eight broad rays reaching the edges of the flag was adopted in 1995, replacing a design based on the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.
The rays widen as they extend, so the design reads clearly even at small sizes — an unusually deliberate piece of graphic thinking for a national flag.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of North Macedonia

What does the flag of North Macedonia look like?

Red field with a golden sun and eight rays, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of North Macedonia?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of North Macedonia?

The reference palette lists Red #D20000 and Gold #FFE600.

What do the symbols on the flag of North Macedonia represent?

Sun with eight rays — The “new sun of liberty” from the national anthem — adopted in 1995 to replace the Vergina Sun after a dispute with Greece.

When was the present flag record for North Macedonia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is October 5, 1995.

Who designed the flag of North Macedonia?

The designer is recorded as Miroslav Grchev.

Which design family does the flag of North Macedonia belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with sun with radiating rays designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.