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Greece vs Uruguay

Both show blue and white stripes with a canton. Greece has nine stripes and a white cross on a blue canton, at 2:3. Uruguay has nine stripes and the Sun of May on a white canton, at 2:3. The cross is Greece; the sun is Uruguay.

Play Similarities
Flag of Greece
Greece
Flag of Uruguay
Uruguay
Proportion
2:3
Adopted
1978

Colors

  • Blue #0D5EAF
  • White #FFFFFF
Proportion
2:3
Adopted
1830

Colors

  • White #FFFFFF
  • Blue #0038A8
  • Gold #FCD116

Look foron Greece

Look foron Uruguay

  • White cross on a blue canton
    Sun of May with 16 rays on a white canton
  • Nine blue and white stripes
    Nine white and blue stripes
  • Sole national flag from December 22, 1978
    Adopted July 11, 1830

Which flag is Greece?

Nine Stripes, Two Different Cantons

Greece's striped flag was a naval ensign from 1822 and became the sole national flag on December 22, 1978. Nine stripes stand for the syllables of Eleftheria i Thanatos. The canton is blue with a white cross. Proportion is 2:3.

Uruguay adopted its flag on July 11, 1830. Nine stripes stand for the original departments. The canton is white and holds the golden Sun of May with 16 rays, linking the design to the River Plate revolutions and to Argentina's sun. Proportion is also 2:3. The catalog credits Joaquín Suárez with the stripe layout.

Stripe count will not separate them. Look at the corner: a cross on blue is Greece, a sun on white is Uruguay.

Telling them apart

  • Greece canton: blue square, white cross.
  • Uruguay canton: white square, golden sun.
  • Both are 2:3 with nine stripes.

Questions

Do both flags have nine stripes?

Yes. Greece's nine stripes match a motto's syllables. Uruguay's nine stripes match the original departments. The canton is the tell.

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