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2. Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Union Flag, Union Jack, British flag, UK flag: Use: National flag: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 1 January 1801; 224 years ago () Design: A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. Alternative 3:5 ratio: Proportion: 3:5

3. Timeline of national flags - Wikipedia

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   British Virgin Islands: 1672 1801 1960 British Virgin Islands: Cayman Islands: 1670 1801 1958 1999 Cayman Islands: Christmas Island: 1770 1801 1901 1903 1908 1954 1986 Christmas Island: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1770 1801 1901 1903 1908 1954 2003 Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Cook Islands: 1858 1888 1893 1901 1902 1973 1979 Cook Islands: Curaçao ...

4. Flag of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1] [2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [3] [4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801.

5. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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   Used as the flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common. [7] Vertical national flag used by government and civilian population.

6. Union Jack - Wikipedia

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   The terms Union Jack and Union Flag are both used historically for describing the national flag of the United Kingdom.. According to the website of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: [11] [12] "Until the early 17th century England and Scotland were two entirely independent kingdoms (Wales had been annexed into the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542.).

7. List of English flags - Wikipedia

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   The flag of the European Union previously held this special status but this was revoked and instead granted to the flags of the NHS on 24 March 2021, owing to heightened advocacy for the latter institution brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic and following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020. [4]

8. Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas ...

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   A flag with red and white stripes and the flag of the United Kingdom in the canton. 1858–1947: British India: Flag of the United Kingdom. 1880–1947: British India (Red Ensign) A Red Ensign defaced with the Order of the Star of India: 1885–1947: British India (Standard of the viceroy)

9. British Empire flag - Wikipedia

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   A 1924 article in Australia declared the idea that there is a British Empire flag was a misconception. The flag was pointed out as being designed for the United Kingdom specifically, and that use of it elsewhere was highly restricted. Even the governor general of a dominion could not fly the flag without defacing it with their emblem.