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In the book Handbuch der Ornamentik by F.S. Meyer (Leibniz 1927, reprint Berlin 1997), there is an ornament that is quite similar to the "Sun of Vergina", with this main difference - the 16 rays are not of the same size, eight main rays are "inscribed" into a square (so diagonal rays are longer then horizontal and vertical), while the "minor" 8 are shorter and inscribed into a circle. The ornament is captioned Uraniskus einer griechischen Deckenkassette. Propyläen in Athen.

Most of the above claims are of course highly controversial. This emblem was found on tomb 2 at Kutlush (to give Vergina its pre ethnically cleansed name). However there is no agreement that this is the tomb of Philip II nor that this emblem (which appears with a variety of numbers of arms) was either the dynastic emblem of the Argeads (the ruling house of Macedonia) or of the country itself. The emblem is not specifically Greek or Macedonian - it is found in the Near East thousands of years before it turns up in Europe and ironically features as a decorative motif on one of the reliefs of Persian Immortal Guardsman found at Darius' palace at Susa.

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Article 2. The flag of the Republic of Macedonia is red with gold-yellow sun. The sun has eight main and eight secondary sunrays, mildly thickened in the first half, alternatively and symmetrically arranged around the sun disc. The main sunrays are emerging from the sun disc, and the final external periphery of the Sun. The diameter of the sun disc is equal to one seventh of the width of the flag. The proportion between the diameter of the sun disc and the length of the main sunray is one to two, and the proportion between the secondary and the main sunray is seven to eight. The centre of the Sun coincides with the crossing point of the diagonals of the flag. The ratio between the width and the length of the flag is one to two.

Article 3. On the day this act goes into effect, the existing flag of the Republic of Macedonia, which was established with the constitution of the Republic of Macedonia in 1974 cease to be implemented.

The Act for the Flag of the Republic of Macedonia, 11 July 1992 published in Služben vesnik na Republika Makedonija (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia), 50/92

Here is the relevant bit of the interim agreement between Greece and Macedonia in which Macedonia agrees to give up its flag:

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Greece recognizes Macedonia's sovereignty and will lift its embargo, while Macedonia will change its flag and amend its Constitution to stress that it has no claims on Greek territory. Greece and Macedonia have 30 days to implement these measures, and the agreement will remain in effect for seven years or until a definitive accord is signed.

Interpreting the description in the Act, the flag is 56 x 112 units in size, with the total sun diameter of 40 (5/7 H) and the sun disk diameter 8 (1/7 H). The short rays are 7/8 of the long rays, i.e. 14, which is also 1/4 H. The only speculative dimension in the drawing is the diameter of the disks that form the bases of the rays. Making them 2 units seems reasonable, but this may yet be confirmed.

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Article 4. This act goes into effect on the eight day of its publishing in the "Official newspaper of the Republic of Macedonia".

Greece protests against the use of "Greek" symbols and names made by Macedonian Government. Among these controversial symbols there is the "Sun of Vergina", which appears in the middle of the Macedonian flag.

Citation of an interview to Kiro Gligorov, President of FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), about the national flag:

At independence in 1992, the flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia was retained until it was replaced with a red flag with the yellow "Sun of Vergina" in the center. The flag was designed by Todor Petrov.

Article 7, Paragraph 2. Upon entry into force of this Interim Accord, the Party of the Second Part [Macedonia] shall cease to use in any way the symbol [the "Sun of Vergina"] in all its forms displayed on its national flag prior to such entry into force.