National Symbols

Flag of Georgia

The official flag of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა) is the "five-cross flag", restored to official use on January 14, 2004, after a break of some 500 years. It was previously the flag of the medieval Georgian kingdom and had been used as the official symbol of the United National Movement political party. Design: White rectangle, with in its central portion a large red cross that extends to the edge of the flag. In the four corners there are four bolnur-katskhuri crosses of the same color.

1990 - 2004	2004 - Today

Coat of Arms

Georgia's coat of arms was adopted on 1st October 2004. It is partially based on the medieval arms of the Georgian royal house of Bagrationi.

Georgian Coat of Arms
It has two lions rampant as supporters of the shield, which is surmounted with the royal crown of Georgia, all of them Or (gold). The shield itself is Gules (red), with an image of Saint George, riding a horse trampling upon a crawling dragon, whose head is pierced by the saint's spear, all of them Argent (white).

The motto below the shield reads as : "Strength is in Unity" (Dzala Ertobashia, written in the Mkhedruli script of the Georgian alphabet, ძალა ერთობაშია).

Source: Wikipedia