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(also known as the St George's Cross) A centred red cross on a white background, 3:5. [5] Churches belonging to the Church of England which have a pole may fly St George's Cross. A desirable variant is for the church to fly the flag with the arms of the diocese in the canton (left-hand upper corner). 1954: Flag of the Anglican Communion
Flag of Guernsey: A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross). 1985–present: Flag of Guernsey: A golden cross within a red cross on a white field (St George's Cross). Guernsey is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. 1985–present: Civil Ensign of Guernsey: A red ensign with a Gold Cross. 1985–present
The flag proportions on land and the war flag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. [1] The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. [2] The Union Flag also features in the canton of the flags of the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Merchant Navy. These flags are known as ensigns.
The flag of the City of London is based on the English flag, having a centred St George's Cross on a white background, with a red sword in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city. [25]
The British Ensign in a few cases have backgrounds of other colours (e.g. British Antarctic Territory and Niue) or a unique pattern in the field (e.g. British Indian Ocean Territory and Hawaii). Some flags put the Union Jack somewhere other than the canton (e.g. British Columbia). Unofficial flags, such as Ross Dependency also use it.
On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England, a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross, and the flag of Scotland, a white saltire (X-shaped cross, or St Andrew's Cross) on a blue background, would be joined ...
Bangladesh naval Ensign (with combined national flag and white background) Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland Gambela Region, Ethiopia Ghana (1964–1966) Goshen (1883–1885, unrecognized) Iraq Iraq (1924–1959) Jordan Kenya Kuwait Libya Malawi (2010–2012) Ngobe-Bugle, Panama Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland Palestine
The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great on the basis of the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.