The flag of
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
(in ; ) is a
red vertical banner in proportions 1:2 with the
coat of arms of the city in
golden-
yellow
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placed in its left upper quarter. The coat of arms has the form of a shield and on it are pictured: the
Stone Bridge with the
Vardar River, the
fortress Kale and the snowy peaks of a mountain.
The old flag of Skopje in
Socialist Yugoslavia was seen in an exhibition of Socialist partner cities of
Dresden
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(then in the
German Democratic Republic
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), in the beginning of the 1980s. The emblem must have been adopted in the 1950s or even before. In any case, it was shown on 1969 postage stamps of Yugoslavia.
See also
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Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
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Coat of arms of Skopje
References
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Culture in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
History of Skopje