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Design. As above, with the blue and red stripes switched to indicate a state of war. The national flag of the Philippines (pambansang watawat ng Pilipinas) is a horizontal bicolor flag with equal bands of royal blue and crimson red, with a white, equilateral chevron at the hoist.
Culture of the Philippines. The national symbols of the Philippines consist of symbols that represent Philippine traditions and ideals and convey the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity of the Filipino people. [1] Some of these symbols namely the national flag, the Great Seal, the coat of arms and the national motto are stated in ...
The "Evolution of the Philippine Flag" is a set of various flags of the Katipunan revolutionary group of the Philippine Revolution. Three of the flags are organizational flags of the Katipunan, while others were personal flags or battle standards of Andres Bonifacio, Mariano Llanera, Pio del Pilar, and Gregorio del Pilar. [1]
The flag of the British East India Company before 1810: A flag with red and white stripes with the Kingdom of Great Britain's Union Flag as a canton. The Union flag bears red cross on a white field, commonly called St George's Cross, superimposed on a white saltire on a blue field, known as St Andrew's Cross. Also known as the "King's Colours".
The flag was used later during the Battle of San Juan del Monte on August 30, 1896, the first major battle of the Philippine Revolution. General Mariano Llanera who fought in the provinces of Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija used a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, resembling the Jolly Roger.
A copy of what is supposedly the original 1936 drawing which can be viewed at Flags of the World (FOTW) Philippines - historical flags of 20th Century — 1936 specifications; 1. The maximum length of the flag is twice its width; the minimum length is twice the altitude of the equilateral triangle. 2.
Description. Flag of the Tagalog people.svg. English: First version of the official flag of the Philippines. Created by the Katipunan at Naic, Cavite and first displayed in 1897. It features an eight-rayed white sun with a mythical face on a field of red. Date. 1897. Source. Original: en:User:Seav.
The coat of arms of the Philippines (Filipino: Sagisag ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Escudo de Filipinas) features the eight-rayed sun of the Philippines with each ray representing the eight provinces (Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Manila, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac) which were placed under martial law by Governor-General Ramón Blanco Sr ...