{"id":664,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/monochrome\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:45","slug":"monochrome","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/de\/glossary\/monochrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Monochrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A **monochrome** flag is one displayed in a single tincture, without contrasting bands or charges. Plain monochrome flags are uncommon among modern national designs but have historical and ideological significance: the plain green flag of Libya from 1977 to 2011 was the only national flag of a single colour, and plain black, red or white flags have served as the banners of various political and religious movements.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The plain green flag of Libya under Gaddafi was the only national flag of monochrome design in the twentieth century.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [bicolour](\/glossary\/bicolour\/), [tricolour](\/glossary\/tricolour\/), [tincture](\/glossary\/tincture\/), [field](\/glossary\/field\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-664","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}