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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. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons .
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
The specific problem is: The tables contain many flags that were only ever proposals or are anachronistic. ... Country Afghanistan: 1880 1901 1919
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
Lists of flags; List of flags by color; List of flags with blue, red, and white stripes; Lists of country subdivision flags; List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption; List of flags by design; Flags of micronations; List of military flags; List of flag names; List of flags by number of colors; List of national flags by design
The origin of flags is unknown. Some of the earliest known banners come from ancient China to identify different parts of the army. [3] For example, it is recorded that the armies of the Zhou dynasty in the 11th century BC carried a white banner before them, although no extant depictions exist of these banners.
Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s.
Flag of South Vietnam; Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; Sancak-ı Şerif; Flag of Serbia and Montenegro; Flag of Sikkim; Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) South African Red Ensign; Flag of the South African Republic; Flag of South Yemen; Flag of Southern Rhodesia; Flag of the Soviet Union; Statenvlag