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1675:
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1832:, but the adoption of a coat of arms within the flag was based on a government "recommendation" in 2003, adopted legislatively in 2009 and again subject to a minor design change in 2010. The flag of the United States underwent numerous changes because the number of stars represents the number of states, proactively defined in a
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present in the latter; in reality the
Italian tricolour uses lighter shades of green and red, and has different proportions than the Mexican flag—those of the Italian flag are equal to 2:3, while the proportions of the Mexican flag are 4:7. The similarity between the two flags posed a serious problem
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When a national flag is displayed together with the national flags of other countries, all the flags should be of approximately equal size and must be flown at an equal height, although the national flag of the host country should be flown in the position of honour (in the centre of an odd number of
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There is a great deal of protocol involved in the proper display of national flags. A general rule is that the national flag should be flown in the position of honour, and not in an inferior position to any other flag (although some countries make an exception for royal standards). The following
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Most flags are hung vertically by rotating the flag pole. However, some countries have specific protocols for this purpose or even have special flags for vertical hanging; usually rotating some elements of the flag — such as the coat of arms — so that they are seen in an upright position.
2817:. National patterns are present in some flags. Variations in design within a national flag can be common in the flag's upper left quarter, or canton. A third of the world's 196 countries currently have national flags that include religious symbols. This has led to controversy in some
1463:. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours and symbols, which may also be used separately from the flag as a symbol of the nation. The design of a national flag is sometimes altered after the occurrence of important historical events. The
2021:, there is a distinct difference between civil and state flags. In most cases, the civil flag is a simplified version of the state flag, with the difference often being the presence of a coat of arms on the state flag that is absent from the civil flag.
1629:. It continued in use until 1 January 1801, the effective date of the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland, when the Cross of St. Patrick (a red diagonal cross on white) was incorporated into the flag, giving the Union Jack its current design.
2178:.) National flags may also be flown by aircraft and the land vehicles of important officials. In the case of aircraft, those flags are usually painted on, and those are usually to be painted on in the position as if they were blowing in the wind.
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in maritime transport, given that originally the
Mexican mercantile flag was devoid of arms and therefore was consequently identical to the Italian Republican tricolour of 1946; to obviate the inconvenience, at the request of the
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As of 2011 all national flags consist of at least two different colours. In many cases, the different colours are presented in either horizontal or vertical bands. It is particularly common for colours to be presented in
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in the 14th century AD, which famously showcased the flags of several polities depicted – although these are not uniformly "national flags", as some were likely the personal standards of the respective nation's rulers.
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are (aside from shade or ratio differences) vertically mirrored versions from each other. This means that the reverse of one flag matches the obverse of the other. Unlike horizontally mirrored flags (like
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When a national flag is displayed together with any other flag on crossed flagpoles, the national flag must be on the observer's left and its flagpole must be in front of the flagpole of the other flag.
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When a national flag is displayed together with another flag or flags in procession, the national flag must be on the marching right. If there is a row of flags, it should be in the position of honour.
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inherited the
English and Irish thrones (as James I). On 12 April 1606, the new flag representing this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the
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There are three distinct types of national flag for use on land, and three for use at sea, though many countries use identical designs for several (and sometimes all) of these types of flag.
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use the same colours, although the order and direction differ (the
Italian flag is vertical green-white-red and the Hungarian flag is horizontal red-white-green). The same goes for the
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of 1818 to the effect that "on the admission of every new state into the Union, one star be added to the union of the flag"; it was changed most recently in 1960 with the accession of
1720:) and in South and Central America selected tricolours of their own to express their adherence to the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity as embodied in the French flag.
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The most common colours in national flags are red, white, green, dark blue, yellow, light blue, and black. The only national flag not to include the colors red, white, or blue is
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When a national flag, with some exceptions, is flown upside down it indicates distress. This however is merely tradition. It is not a recognised distress signal according to the
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both have red, white, and blue. This similarity is due to the fact that the first 13 states of the U.S. were formerly colonies of the United
Kingdom. Some similarities to the
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Minor design changes of national flags are often passed on a legislative or executive level, while substantial changes have constitutional character. The design of the
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When a national flag is displayed together with flags other than national flags, it should be flown on a separate flagpole, either higher or in the position of honour.
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on a blue background, known as the
Saltire or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined, forming the flag of Great Britain and first Union Flag - but then without the red
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standardised and codified the designs of their maritime flags as national flags, in the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The specifications of the
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are virtually the same, because of the common history and heritage. Moldova adopted the
Romanian flag during the declaration of independence from the
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is legally unique in that it is flown with the red stripe on top when the country is in a state of war, rather than the conventional blue.
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sentiment from the late 18th century national flags began to be displayed in civilian contexts as well. Notable early examples include the
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vary among national flags, but none is taller than it is wide, again except for the flag of Nepal. The flags of
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flagpoles or at the far right — left from an observer's point of view — of an even number of flagpoles).
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Bartneck, Christoph; Adrian Clark (2014). "Semi-Automatic Color
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4017:"What Do the Colors and Symbols of the Flag of Jamaica Mean?"
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3949:"64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags"
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and charged versions as presidential or royal standards. The
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being introduced in 1870. Also in the 19th century, most
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was introduced in 1889, also based on medieval war flags.
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of 1949 "the federal flag is black-red-gold" (art. 22.2
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for a list of exceptions including non-national flags.
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is the only national flag which is not a quadrilateral.
2524:(coat of arms must be rotated 90° to normal position),
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recognises the distress symbolism of the reverse flag.
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are the only national flags which are exact squares.
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The art and practice of designing flags is known as
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4108:database on national and many other kinds of flags
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1988:are those used officially by government agencies.
1878:that followed adopted a black-red-gold tricolour.
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2007:) have identical flags for these three purposes;
1543:of the context of warfare became common with the
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3468:, in addition to the autonomous regions of the
35:. The large flags shown in the corners are the
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1755:introduced a flag as they became independent (
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1807:Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
1613:(a red cross on a white background, known as
1459:of that nation, but can also be flown by its
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3717:"Why Are So Many Flags Red, White and Blue?"
3436:) was placed in the centre of the flag. All
2784:Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse
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1547:. During the 13th century, the republics of
3947:Theodorou, Angelina E. (25 November 2014).
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3208:as well as among Western nations including
2040:are used as war flags and naval ensigns in
1590:, making the Dutch flag perhaps the oldest
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4120:reverse search for ID by colour and layout
3690:"Europe: Netherlands — The World Factbook"
3580:List of national flags of sovereign states
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3678:. Cambridge University Press. p. 25.
3590:Gallery of flags of dependent territories
2852:Distribution of colours in national flags
1999:In practice, many countries (such as the
1928:Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration
1465:burning or destruction of a national flag
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1946:On land, there is a distinction between
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1572:("Prince's Flag"), that was used in the
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3412:are all highly similar variants of the
1906:in 1951 was abandoned in 1969 with the
1582:("States Flag"), the naval flag of the
26:Johnson's new chart of national emblems
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3715:Worthington, Daryl (17 October 2016).
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1926:in 2011 and officially adopted by the
1830:1992 Serbian constitutional referendum
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3864:(in Danish). Den Store Danske. 2014.
3786:from the original on 20 December 2021
3244:of red, yellow, and green, including
1811:Die Bundesflagge ist schwarz-rot-gold
1503:standards flown by the armies of the
3828:Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
3727:from the original on 29 January 2019
3045:Flags from top left to bottom right:
1902:introduced with the creation of the
1688:by Francesco Saverio Altamura (1859)
1531:published a series of comprehensive
41:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
3897:from the original on 1 January 2022
3600:List of flags by colour combination
3541:Federal Republic of Central America
3321:International Maritime Organization
2837:For a more comprehensive list, see
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2843:List of flags by color combination
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2336:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1890:, with East Germany's flag being
1291:Biology and political orientation
568:List of nationalist organizations
37:37-star flag of the United States
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508:Legionarism
196:Core values
92:Nationalism
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3930:2011-02-20
3891:Britannica
3872:2014-06-13
3780:Britannica
3761:2021-11-08
3731:28 January
3700:28 January
3658:References
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3510:Union Jack
3444:, use the
3236:, and the
3081:Luxembourg
2827:government
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2522:Montenegro
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2083:State flag
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1679:The first
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1457:government
1445:symbolizes
1358:Governance
1348:Government
1343:Federalism
944:City-state
773:Xenophobia
741:Revanchism
694:Militarism
353:Indigenism
348:Homosexual
316:Ecological
222:Solidarity
212:Patriotism
202:Allegiance
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3790:1 January
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3410:Palestine
3408:, and of
3386:Venezuela
3384:, and of
3336:Indonesia
3210:Australia
3163:Indonesia
3073:Indonesia
2858:Jamaica's
2371:Panmunjom
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1990:War flags
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1763:in 1851,
1759:in 1820,
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3358:and the
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3310:and the
3250:Ethiopia
3246:Cameroon
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3190:Slovakia
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2530:Slovakia
2502:Dominica
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2003:and the
1834:Flag Act
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1685:Florence
1654:Republic
1513:Muhammad
1500:vexillum
1461:citizens
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863:Category
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768:Trumpism
709:Nativism
689:Localism
684:Jingoism
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483:Resource
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452:Clerical
447:Catholic
408:Japanese
367:populism
358:Integral
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184:Treasure
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154:Identity
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3454:Denmark
3450:Iceland
3422:Moldova
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3206:Croatia
3142:Ireland
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3052:Romania
2833:Colours
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2494:Austria
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1970:), and
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