Cyprus
What the source says
Referenced, awaiting primary-source reviewAdopted 16 August 1960. The copper map [symbolises] the large deposits of copper ore on the island, from which it may have received its name; white [is] another symbol of peace; the olive branches signify peace between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The constitution required the flag have a neutral design and colour, specifically excluding either blue or red colours (the colours of the flag of Greece and the flag of Turkey).
Referenced, not verified: a secondary work states this, and the document that constitutes the flag has not been read for this entry. What the marks mean.
Colors and meaning
Symbolism and history(r1)
A copper-colored silhouette map of the island sits above two olive branches, which signify peace between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, on a white field; the constitution required a neutral design excluding the blue and red of the Greek and Turkish flags, adopted at independence in 1960.
Most similar flags
The 6 closest of the 194 other national flags, ranked by a similarity index computed from the flag images themselves. The number is that index, 0–100 — not a claim that the two flags are “X% identical”.
Japan85the same colours in similar amounts.
South Korea84the same colours in similar amounts.
Georgia74the same colours in similar amounts.
Finland69similar colours in a different arrangement.
Panama62similar colours in a different arrangement.
Israel59the same colours in similar amounts.
Computed at build time: each flag is rasterised to 64x48, and the score is 0.55 × colour overlap + 0.45 × structure. A different weighting would rank these differently. How the index works.
References — not verification
(r1) Referenced to Flag of Cyprus (Wikipedia (English)) on 2026-07-17. States the adoption year, which colors the flag has, what the colors mean and the symbolism and history on this page. The passage it states them in is quoted at the top of this entry.
Further reading: Flag of Cyprus on Wikipedia
