Flag of Aegina
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The Flag of Aegina is the flag used in Aegina island in Greece.
Design[]
The flag of Aegina is diagonally divided by a white stripe, with the upper part blue with a blue cross outlined in white and the lower part red with a white fouled anchor. In the middle of the flag, a white disc is charged with a green turtle, the island's symbol in the ancient Greece. Under the turtle is written ΝΗΣΟΣ ΑΙΓΙΝΑ (Nisos Aigina, Aegina Island) and the diagonal inscription says: ΑΙΓΙΝΑ: ΠΡΩΤΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΕΟΤΕΡΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ ("Aegina: First capital of the new Greek state"). The town of Aegina was indeed the first capital of Greece after the independence, even for about a month. The government then moved to Nafplio and finally to Athens.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Town_Hall_of_Aegina.jpg/220px-Town_Hall_of_Aegina.jpg)
Flag flown outside Aegina's Town Hall
References[]
- ^ "Aegina (Municipality, Greece)". Crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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