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The flag of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit erfalasuat, Danish: Grønlands flag) was designed by Greenland native Thue Christiansen. [2] It features two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) with a counter-changed red-and-white disk slightly to the hoist side of centre.
Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 1 (1978). Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 2 (1978). File:Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 3 (1978). Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 4 (1978). Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 5 (1978). Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 6 (1978). Anonymous Greenland Flag Proposal 7 (1978). Proposed flag of Greenland (1984).
Orders, decorations, and medals of Greenland (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Greenland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
The coat of arms of Greenland is a blue shield charged with an upright polar bear. This symbol was first introduced in the coat of arms of Denmark in 1666 [1] and it is still represented in the arms of the Danish royal family. In a Danish context, the bear was originally shown walking naturally, but an upright position was specified in 1819.
The Flag of Greenland is the only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross. When Greenland was granted home rule, the present flag — with a graphic design unique to Greenland — was adopted in June 1985, supported by fourteen votes against eleven who supported a proposed green-and-white Nordic cross. [5]
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.
Flags by country (112 C, 1 P) Heraldry by country ... National symbols of Greenland (1 C, 3 P) National symbols of Grenada (8 P) National symbols of Guatemala (1 C, 7 P)