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This article contains a list of flags for which the reverse (back ) is different from the obverse (front ).It includes current as well as historic flags of both nations and national subdivisions such as provinces, states, territories, cities and other administrations (including a few that are not recognized by the United Nations or whose sovereignty is in dispute).
A pair of regional indicator symbols is referred to as an emoji flag sequence (although it represents a specific region, not a specific flag for that region). [6]Out of the 676 possible pairs of regional indicator symbols (26 × 26), only 270 are considered valid Unicode region codes.
The French Society of Vexillology is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. [1] It was established in 1985 and as part of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques operates under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation .
Therefore this page should concentrate first of all to those flags that have entirely different designs on the obverse and the reverse, such as Oregon and Paraguay (when one comes to military colours, there may be a number of examples there all over the world, especially in historical examples) and then on those flags where the reverse is ...
A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark or symbol, often inverted.The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags (see flag terminology).
The national flag of France (drapeau national de la France) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (), white, and red.The design was adopted after the French Revolution, whose revolutionaries were influenced by the horizontally striped red-white-blue flag of the Netherlands.
In 2022, the Unicode Consortium decided to stop accepting proposals for flag emoji, citing low use of the category and that adding new flags "creates exclusivity at the expense of others". [87] [88] The Consortium stated that new flag emoji would still be added when their country becomes part of the ISO 3166-1 standard, with no proposal needed ...
The rooster was featured on the reverse of French 20-franc gold pieces from 1899 to 1914. After World War I it was depicted on countless war memorials. The jersey of the French national rugby team, with the traditional Gallic rooster symbol. Today, it is often used as a national mascot, particularly in sporting events such as football (soccer ...