Amazon actually sells replicas of the Presidential Flag of the Czech Republic, which prompted me to wax eloquent about said flag...until Amazon purged me. Well, good luck selling this stuff without any customer reviews, you monkeys!
If you, for reasons best known to yourself, want to
pretend that you are the President of the Czech Republic, this is definitely a
must have. It’s the flag of, well, said president.
The colors red, blue and white originally come from the Russian flag, and became associated with other Slav peoples during the 19th century. The Czechoslovak flag, retained by the Czech Republic after Czechoslovakia's dissolution, is red-over-white with a blue triangle. The linden leaves are apparently also a Slav nationalist symbol, since the linden tree was considered sacred by the ancient Slav tribes.
The motto “Truth Prevails” is inspired by a statement by Jan Hus, the 15th century Czech religious reformer burned at the stake as a heretic. It was also used by the Czechoslovak presidents. Hus, in turn, may have been inspired by a statement attributed to Zerubbabel in the aprocryphal Third Book of Esdras, found in many medieval Bibles. The Jewish leader said that women are stronger than both wine and the Persian king, but that truth conquers all.
The shield in the center of the flag is the coat of arms of the Czech Republic. The white lion represents Bohemia, the peculiar checkered eagle stands for Moravia, while the black eagle symbolizes Silesia. These are the three historical regions comprising the republic. The last presidential flag of Czechoslovakia was very similar to the Czech presidential flag, but showed the Slovak double cross instead of the Moravian and Silesian emblems.
OK, enough nerd knowledge for one night. Go to sleep, customers!
The colors red, blue and white originally come from the Russian flag, and became associated with other Slav peoples during the 19th century. The Czechoslovak flag, retained by the Czech Republic after Czechoslovakia's dissolution, is red-over-white with a blue triangle. The linden leaves are apparently also a Slav nationalist symbol, since the linden tree was considered sacred by the ancient Slav tribes.
The motto “Truth Prevails” is inspired by a statement by Jan Hus, the 15th century Czech religious reformer burned at the stake as a heretic. It was also used by the Czechoslovak presidents. Hus, in turn, may have been inspired by a statement attributed to Zerubbabel in the aprocryphal Third Book of Esdras, found in many medieval Bibles. The Jewish leader said that women are stronger than both wine and the Persian king, but that truth conquers all.
The shield in the center of the flag is the coat of arms of the Czech Republic. The white lion represents Bohemia, the peculiar checkered eagle stands for Moravia, while the black eagle symbolizes Silesia. These are the three historical regions comprising the republic. The last presidential flag of Czechoslovakia was very similar to the Czech presidential flag, but showed the Slovak double cross instead of the Moravian and Silesian emblems.
OK, enough nerd knowledge for one night. Go to sleep, customers!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic#Presidential_standard
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