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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. [5]
The flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which also lies within historic New Sweden, is a vertical triband rather than a Nordic Cross, but the blue and yellow colours of the flag were chosen to commemorate the Swedish settlement of the region. [22]
The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg; lit. ' Norway's flag ') is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark.
Rikshirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) Sun Cross with swords in gold and red on black canvas which represents the black soil of Norway. The swords in the sun cross represent that the Hird is a militaristic organisation. The word "Sveit" is from Old Norse, meaning a team, gathering or herd of troops or Hirdmen.
Flags in the Nordic cross family feature crosses stretching the width and length of the flag, with the center offset to hoist.The cross design represents Christianity; [4] [5] [6] Denmark was the first to adopt this design in the 14th century.
Nordic cross flag; A. Flag of Åland; B. Flag of Bornholm; C. Flag of Caithness; D. Flag of Denmark; List of Danish flags; F. Flag of the Faroe Islands; Flag of Finland;
An Estonian cross flag proposal from 1919. Several Nordic cross designs were proposed already in 1919, prior to the official adoption of the Estonian state flag. In 2001, journalist Kaarel Tarand made a similar suggestion again – that the flag design be changed from a tricolour to a Nordic cross with the same three colours. [12]
Sea-blue Nordic cross on white field, rectangular Coat of Arms of Finland (colours gold and silver on red) Tailed state flag: Use: War flag and naval ensign: Proportion: 11:19: Adopted: 1978: Design: Sea-blue Nordic cross on white field, rectangular Coat of Arms of Finland (colours gold and silver on red), swallow-tailed. Dimensions: 4:3:4 ...