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According to Samuel Eliot Morison, the Z flag flown at Pearl Harbor was the actual one used at Tsushima. [7] However, the Tōgō Shrine in Tokyo claims that its Z flag is Togo's original, having been stored in England from 1911 to 2005. [12] [better source needed] From 1905 to 1945, the Z flag was used as an unofficial naval ensign.
The form of the "Z" symbol is a reproduction of the Latin letter Z, identical also to a capital Greek zeta. The "Z" symbol is used instead of the equivalent Cyrillic letter З (Ze) used in the Russian alphabet, which has been described as peculiar, considering the symbol's later association with Russian nationalism and pro-Putin politics. [27]
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
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.
Z or z is the twenty-sixth and last letter of the Latin alphabet. It is used in the modern English alphabet , in the alphabets of other Western European languages, and in others worldwide. Its usual names in English are zed ( / ˈ z ɛ d / ), which is most commonly used in British English and zee ( / ˈ z iː / ), most commonly used in North ...
International maritime signal flags are various flags used to communicate with ships. The principal system of flags and associated codes is the International Code of Signals . [ 1 ] Various navies have flag systems with additional flags and codes, and other flags are used in special uses, or have historical significance.
One rejected solution was to encode the ten flags but call them "EMOJI COMPATIBILITY SYMBOL-n" and represent them visually in the Standard as "EC n" instead of showing the flags they represent. [19] Another rejected solution would have allocated 676 codepoints (26×26) for each possible two letter combination of A–Z.
List of national flags of sovereign states; Flag of Nauru; Flag of Nepal; Flag of the Netherlands; Flag of the Netherlands Antilles; Flags of New Caledonia; Flag of New Zealand; Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand; National Māori flag; Flag of Nicaragua; Flag of Niger; Flag of Nigeria (1914–1960) Flag of Nigeria; Flag of Niue; Flag of ...