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A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Seychelles. 1961–1976: Flag of the governor of Seychelles: A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Seychelles 1874–1904: Flag of the governor of the Straits Settlements: A Union Jack defaced with the badge of Straits Settlements. 1904–1946: Flag of the governor of the Straits Settlements
Flag: The Flag of Maryland: Arms of the Calvert and Crossland families. While 1904 was the official date of adoption, the flag has colonial roots. Calvert was the surname of the Lords Baltimore, proprietors of the Maryland colony, and Crossland was the maiden name of the mother of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. 1904 [1] Motto
An artist at the Colonial Flag Company, produced the artwork for the corrected Utah State flag used during the Legislative process. The flag was drawn following the legal description and using the colors of the flag made for presentation to the USS Utah (BB-31) in 1912. Although colors were not included in the law describing the Utah State Flag ...
In April 1776, the Massachusetts State Navy adopted, as its flag (naval ensign), a white field charged with a green pine tree and the motto "An Appeal to Heaven." In 1971 the motto was removed, and the flag was designated "the naval and maritime flag of the Commonwealth". [20] Massachusetts is one of only three states with its own maritime ensign.
The list comprises butterfly species listed in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Emmet et al. [1] and Britain's Butterflies by Tomlinson and Still. [2] A study by NERC in 2004 found there has been a species decline of 71% of butterfly species between 1983 and 2003. [3]
The coat of arms was first displayed on a flag at the laying of the foundation stone of the Houses of Parliament on 12 May 1875. [3] It was formally granted by Queen Victoria on 29 May 1876, and made its official appearance as a flag badge shortly afterwards. It was used until the colony was incorporated into the Union of South Africa on 31 May ...
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Syria (1920): The French Mandate of Syria may have originally used a sky blue flag with a white crescent and star and French tricolour in the canton. In 1939, the governor-general's flag, was a square blue flag with a French ensign in the canton. With a swallow-tail, this flag was the colonial governors' flag.