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This flag was adopted by the royal monarchy of Luang Prabang since the beginning of the 20th century under French rule, inspired by its similar flag (red flag with the single white elephant) in Thailand during that time. [2] The nine-folded umbrella is also a royal symbol, originating from Mount Meru in Buddhist cosmology. The pedestal ...
A collage of various national flags around the world (clockwise from top-left): The flag of Brazil being digitally drawn on a computer. The flag of Papua New Guinea on the patch of a soldier. A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are ...
El Salvador – the name of the country encircles the coat of arms, which features the motto "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish for "God, Unity, Freedom") inside. Dominican Republic – the motto "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (meaning "God, Homeland, Freedom" in Spanish) can be read above the coat of arms at the center, below is the name of the country.
The Flag of the United Nations included an Azimuthal equidistant projection of the earth). Flags having a truly different designs on both their sides (two-sided ) differ from the norm. The only UN-recognized nation whose present-day flag officially contains a unique image on each side is Paraguay. Not all impression of two-sided flags are de ...
A red plain rectangular flag. c. 1782–1855: Civil ensign prior to 1855 c. 1782 – c. 1817: State and naval ensign decreed by Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) Red flag with a white chakra, presumably to represent the Chakri dynasty. c. 1817–1855: Change instituted by Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II) Red flag with a white elephant inside the ...
The first in yellow depicts a three-headed mythical elephant representing Siam, the second quarter in red depicts a single white elephant for Laos and the third quarter in pink depicts two crossed Krisses for the Malay suzerainty (Siam was later forced to relinquish these territories by the French and British, respectively).
(red flag, charged with yellow canton stars in the top left corner, colors reminiscent of the Flag of the Qing dynasty and the Flag of the Republic of China) Flag of Japan (white flag, charged with a centered red circular disc representing the sun, embodying the name Land of the Rising Sun )
The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Merah Putih ("The Red-and-White") in Indonesian, [6] is based on the banner of the 13th century Majapahit Empire in East Java. The flag itself was introduced and hoisted in public at the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony, on 17 August 1945. The design of the flag has remained the same ...