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The nation of Hungary originated from the
national freedom movement from before 1848, which culminated in the Hungarian
Revolution of 1848. The revolution was not only in opposition against the monarchy
but also the Habsburg Empire, as well as to form an independent republic.
Accordingly, the Hungarian flag features a tricolour element, which is based
upon the French flag, as a reflection of the ideas of the French revolution;
while red, white, and green are colours derived from the historical Hungarian
coat of arms, which have essentially remained in the same form since the
mid-15th century, with exception to some minor differences, and were marshalled
from arms that first appeared in the late 12th and early 13th century as arms
of the Árpáds, Hungary's founding dynasty. The stripes are horizontal rather
than vertical to prevent confusion with the Italian flag, which had also been
designed after the French flag. According to other data, the recent form of the
Hungarian tricolour had been already used from 1608 at the coronation of
Mathias II of Hungary.
Folklore of the romantic period attributed the
colours to virtues: red for strength, white for faithfulness and green for
hope. Alternatively, red for the blood spilled for the fatherland, white for
freedom and green for the land, for the pastures of Hungary. The new
constitution, which took effect on 1 January 2012, makes the ex-post
interpretation mentioned first official (in the semi-official translation :
strength (erő), fidelity (hűség) and hope (remény).
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