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National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols.Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well known through popular use.
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It says the flag's colors commemorate the flag of the United States as a manifestation of gratitude for American aid against the Spanish during the Philippine Revolution. It also says that one of the three stars represents the island of Panay , which recent historical interpretations say was "representative of the entire Visayas region".
The seven colors of the actual Wiphala reflect those of the rainbow. According to the Katarista movement [8] (whose interpretation is promoted by the Bolivian authorities), [9] the significance and meaning for each color are as follows: Red: The Earth and the Andean man; Orange: Society and culture; Yellow: Energy and strength; White: Time and ...
The flag was designed by Ángel Camblor, a captain of the Uruguayan Army. He was the winner of a contest organized by Juana de Ibarbourou in 1932. The flag was first raised in Montevideo, at the Independence Square, on 12 October 1932. The flag was formerly known as "Flag of the Hispanic race" (Spanish: Bandera de la raza hispánica).
Flag Date Use Description 1997 – Flag of Hong Kong: A stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana flower in the centre of a red field [1]: 1999 – Flag of Macau: Peacock green field with a lotus flower above the stylised Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five golden five-pointed stars, where the large star is in the center flanked by four smaller ...
The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun. 1928 – Flag of Jordan: Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the Pan-Arab colors. 1992 – Flag of Kazakhstan See also: List of Kazakh flags
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]