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on a red background; the sword pierces a golden crown, a heart and the head of a bear, with on either side of the latter being a rising moon and a six-pointed star. This possibly influenced other Székely military flags of the time, popularizing these colors and symbols as well.
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was designed by Ádám Kónya and officially adopted in 2004. It consists of a blue background with an eight-pointed star and a crescent moon. According to Kónya, the eight-pointed "sun-star" symbolizes the eight historical
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adopted them as official Székely symbols in 1659. Subsequently, the crescent moon and the sun started to appear on flags and coats of arms of the Székely seats.
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crescent moon, both perceived as ancient Székely symbols. Being designed by Ádám Kónya, the
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in 1437 as a reward for their loyalty and military labors.
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381:"Székely jelképek? - I. rész"
363:"Mi is az a székely zászló?"
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367:Transindex
316:References
227:patterns.
56:2004-01-17
266:Sigismund
195:Sepsiszék
191:Orbaiszék
187:Marosszék
183:Kézdiszék
116:Hungarian
110:) is the
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447:Székelys
294:See also
221:heraldic
212:and the
175:Csíkszék
162:Székelys
146:heraldic
104:Romanian
386:Krónika
339:Krónika
251:armored
231:History
208:of the
160:of the
148:rules.
123:Romania
119:Székely
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46:Adopted
37:Armiger
152:Design
131:silver
127:golden
82:silver
78:golden
65:Shield
255:sword
74:field
71:azure
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