Capital

Podgorica

Continent

Europe

Flag adopted

2004

Designer

Not individually credited

Montenegro

Colors and meaning

• Red #D1112A

  Historically tied to the flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro and Petrović-Njegoš dynasty

• Gold #FFD700

  The royal border and the double-headed eagle emblem

Symbolism and history

A golden double-headed eagle bearing a lion beneath a crown centers a red field bordered in gold, revived in 2004 from the historic royal flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro as the country moved toward independence from Serbia.

Closest-looking flags

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  Albania

  Shares the double-headed-eagle motif with Albania's flag, though Montenegro's eagle sits on a gold-bordered red field with a crowned lion beneath it, rather than a plain red field.

Further reading: Flag of Montenegro on Wikipedia