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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.
The Nordic countries, including the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Åland, have a similar flag design, all based on the Dannebrog, the Danish flag. [135] They display an off-centre cross with the intersection closer to the hoist – the " Nordic cross " or "Scandinavian cross" [ 136 ] – however each has a different aspect ratio .
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.
Greenland first entertained the idea of a flag of its own in 1973 when five Greenlanders proposed a green, white and blue flag. The following year, a newspaper solicited eleven design proposals (all but one of which was a Nordic cross) and polled the people to determine the most popular. [4] Construction sheet of the flag of Greenland
Golden Nordic cross on red field. The flag of Nasjonal Samling was used by the party Nasjonal Samling between 1933 and 1945 and by the collaborationist Quisling regime from 1942 to 1945. Flags of NS were called Solkorsbanneret ("The sun cross banner"), the colors were based on the color scheme of the Coat of Arms of Norway. The party describes ...
Nordic cross: Probable flag of the Kalmar Union. c. 1397 – c. 1523 → : Union Naval: Nordic cross: Flag of Denmark–Norway. From 1748 the only approved merchant flag. c. 1536 – 1748 → 1748–1814: National Naval: Nordic cross Canton: Flag of Norway (1814–1821). On ships only north of Cape Finisterre, Spain. On longer distances the two ...
Nordic Cross Flag in blue, orange and green. [1] Designed by Mogens Bohøj. [6] 1975-present Unofficial flag of Jutland: A Nordic Cross Flag in blue, green and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975. [3] 2015-present Unofficial flag of Funen: There are two proposed flags:
As the oldest national flag in continuous use, [7] the flag of Denmark served as inspiration for other Nordic countries as they adopted theirs. Though the design is strongly associated with Nordic countries, cities and territories outside the region use this design. Greenland is the only Nordic region that does not use the Nordic cross. [8]