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In 1952, Åland was given right to a flag by the Finnish government, and several proposals from the past and that time were considered. Many of them were inspired off of the Flag of Sweden due to the region's Swedish culture and language, including a "Swedish" flag proposal, a Swedish flag with a blue cross on it.
Changes that do not alter the basic design of the flag, like the changes in ratio or color shade, restyling of emblems or inscriptions or the addition or removal of stars, are listed in the last column. The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag ...
India: 1526 1858 1906 1907 1908 1917 1921 1931 1947 India: 1674 1773 Indonesia: 1640 1800 1942 1945 Indonesia: Iran: 1576 1736 1747 1760 1852 1907 1933 1964 1980 Iran: Iraq: 1844 1921 1958 1959 1963 1991 2004 2008 Iraq: Ireland: 1542 1801 1922 Ireland: Israel: 1844 1920 1948 1948 Israel: Italy: 1802 1805 1814 1861 1946 2003 2006 Italy: 1943 ...
Flag Date Use Description 1820–1971: Flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1880–1947: Flag of British India: A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. 1968–1971: Flag of ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Flag Date Use Description 1950–1971 [1]: Presidential Standard of India: 1st quarter: state emblem (the Lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort, Old Delhi to represent justice and economy; 4th quarter: lotus vase from Sarnath to represent prosperity.
List of national flag proposals; N. Proposed flag of North West England; T. Proposed flags of Taiwan This page was last edited on 5 January 2016, at 12:11 (UTC) ...
National flag: Flag of India [9] 15 August 1947 (Dominion of India) [2] 26 January 1950 (Republic of India) [18] The Indian flag is a horizontal rectangular tricolour with equally sized deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and India green at the bottom with the Dharma chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.