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Flag Date Use Description 1979–present: Flag of the Autonomous Region of the Azores.: This flag is similar to the flag of Portugal used between 1830 and 1910, except that the Portuguese coat of arms has been replaced by nine five-sided stars in a semi-circular arch over a stylized golden goshawk (in Portuguese: Açor), the symbol of the Azores, positioned over the border of the two bands.
A map of Asia with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states (Taiwan not shown) This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Asia . Supranational and international flags
Map of Asia and Oceania c.1550. The Portuguese presence in Asia was responsible for what would be the first of many contacts between European countries and the East, starting on May 20, 1498 with the trip led by Vasco da Gama to Calicut, India [1] (in modern-day Kerala state in India).
A map of Asia with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Asia. creator. some value.
Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom. Due to its size, the list is split into continents: List of country subdivision flags in Africa; List of country subdivision flags in Asia; List of country subdivision flags in Europe
Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands), Malta, Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
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.
Portugal: 1667 1707 1750 1816 1826 1830 1911 Portugal: Qatar: 661-750 c. 1700: 1860 1916 1916 1932 1936 1949 1971 Qatar: Romania: 1330 1834 1848 1859 1862 1867 1948 1948 1952 1965 1989 1989 Romania: 1396 1834 Russia: 1668 1696 1858 1914 1917 1922 1924 1924 1936 1955 1993 Russia: 1918 1918 1937 1954 1991 Rwanda: 1885 1919 1959 1961 1962 2001 Rwanda