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The flag of Hungary is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and green. Following historical traditions this flag was adopted during the 1848 revolution. Until 1945, the coat of arms with the royal crown was placed at the centre. The red colour symbolizes 'strength', the white symbolized 'faithfulness' and the green symbolizes 'hope'. During the era of Stalinism (1948-1956) the coat of arms with the red star was in the centre of the flag. In the 1956 revolution it was cut off, thus a tricolour with a hole in the middle has become the symbol of the uprising. Today, the flag is often decorated with the historical Coat of Arms of Hungary in the middle. The legal status of this practice is not exactly clear but almost everbody does this, including the government sometimes.


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de:Flagge Ungarns es:Bandera de Hungría fr:Drapeau de la Hongrie he:דגל הונגריה hu:Magyar zászló ja:ハンガリーの国旗 nl:Vlag van Hongarije [[pl:Flaga WQgier]] ro:Steagul Ungariei

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