The national flag serves as a reminder of the unjust peace dictate that ended World War I, which Hungary was forced to sign. In Makó, the Turul Association initiated the raising of a national flag in 1933. The monument was designed by Loós Károly and was completed in 1942. After World War II, the double cross and the Turul bird were removed from the monument, and in 1947 it was demolished. The monument was reconstructed in 2017 in a reimagined and proportioned form, in accordance with the requirements of the built environment.

The new national flag—just like the original—has an equilateral triangular design and can be viewed from all sides. The flagpole stands on a highlighted pedestal made of high-quality polished light-colored concrete, bordered by a brick-clad parapet, and the parapet is crowned with a sculpture made of fractured white artificial stone.