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2. Flag of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   The second version of the national flag was developed in 1956 for the visit of the third Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuk to eastern Bhutan. During the trip, the Druk Gyalpo's Secretariat began to use flags of a new design based upon a photograph of the first national flag of 1949, with the colour of the dragon changed from green to white.

3. List of Bhutanese flags - Wikipedia

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   Flag Date Use Description 1969-Present: Flag of Bhutan: Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. [1] [2] 1969-Present

4. Flag of the Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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   Seeing Western countries flying national flags on official occasions, Li Hongzhang also asked Empress Dowager Cixi to select a national flag for the Qing dynasty. Among the proposals for use of the Ba gua flag, the Yellow dragon flag and the Qilin flag, Cixi selected the Yellow dragon design. In 1888, the imperial court promulgated the naval ...

5. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. List of English flags - Wikipedia

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   Flag of the Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey: A blue flag defaced in the centre with a gold dragon's head pierced by a cross, and a gold crowned portcullis in the canton. 2014: Flag of Exeter Cathedral: The coat of arms of Exeter Cathedral on a field of blue. Flag of Southwark Cathedral: A banner of the Cathedral's coat of arms.

7. National symbols of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   The National Symbols of Bhutan include the national flag, national emblem, national anthem, and the mythical druk thunder featured in all three. Other distinctive symbols of Bhutan and its dominant Ngalop culture include Dzongkha, the national language; the Bhutanese monarchy; and the Driglam Namzha, a seventeenth-century code on dress, etiquette, and dzong architecture.

8. Welsh Dragon - Wikipedia

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   The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon'; pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ]) is a heraldic symbol that represents Wales and appears on the national flag of Wales. Ancient leaders of the Celtic Britons that are personified as dragons include Maelgwn Gwynedd , Mynyddog Mwynfawr and Urien Rheged .

9. Emblem of Bhutan - Wikipedia

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   The Emblem of Bhutan (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ལས་རྟགས་) maintains several elements of the flag of Bhutan, with slightly different artistry, and contains Buddhist symbolism. The emblem was designed by a Mongolian artist and it was commissioned by Ashi Tashi Dorji , the sister of the Queen Grandmother.