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Byzantine flags and insignia. For most of its history, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire did not use heraldry in the Western European sense of permanent motifs transmitted through hereditary right. [1] Various large aristocratic families employed certain symbols to identify themselves; [1] the use of the cross, and of icons of Christ, the ...
The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Mount Athos, and also the Greek Orthodox Churches in the diaspora under the Patriarchate use a black double-headed eagle in a yellow field as their flag or emblem. The eagle is depicted as clutching a sword and an orb with a crown above and between its two heads. [1] An earlier variant of the flag, used in the ...
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "turquoise and white one" ( Greek: Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the "azure and white" ( Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki ), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has 5 equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue ...
The crescent and star flag of the Ottoman Empire, an early 19th-century design officially adopted in 1844. The Ottoman Empire used various flags and naval ensigns during its history. The crescent and star came into use in the second half of the 18th century. A buyruldu (decree) from 1793 required that the ships of the Ottoman Navy were to use a ...
A white field with a black Moor's head. The flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale Paoli in 1755 and was based on a traditional flag used previously. It portrays a Moor's head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on a white background. Previously, the bandana covered his eyes; Paoli wanted the bandana moved to ...
Flag of Albania. A red field with a black two-headed eagle in the center. [ 2] A horizontal tricolour with red on the top and bottom stripes, and black in the middle. A double-headed eagle on a white background with a red stripe at the bottom. Vertical version of the flag used when being hung as a banner.
Bhutan (with distinct yellow and orange) Hanover (1837–1866) Hindu flag (with distinct orange) Jacksonville, Florida, United States (with a distinct gold and orange and a brown emblem) Jerusalem cross – flag used by several Crusader states. Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms)
January 7, 2018 – March 25, 2018. Episodes. 12. Anime and manga portal. Mitsuboshi Colors (三ツ星カラーズ, Mitsuboshi Karāzu, lit. "Three Star Colors") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuwo. The manga was serialized in ASCII Media Works ' Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine from 2014 to June 27, 2020.