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Many flags were used in South Africa prior to political unification in 1910. The original Dutch East India Company colony at the Cape of Good Hope (1652–1795) flew the Dutch flag, with the VOC logo in the centre. This flag was also flown during the period of Batavian Republic rule (1803–06).
The first springbok logo was introduced in 1906 during a Springboks tour. The first Springbok colours were created in 1906 during the 1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of the Northern Hemisphere as none had been provided for them and the captain Paul Roos decided that the team need to create their own emblem and nickname to prevent the British press creating one for them.
Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information Australia: Green and gold Blue and white National colours of Australia: Fiji: Light blue White and black (rugby and other sports) Kiribati: Red, gold, blue and white New Zealand: Black [21] White, silver, ochre red, teal and beige (used by the cricket team in the 1980s)
In the second and third quarters are horizontal stripes of red, yellow and blue, the colours of the unit's uniforms. The flag also has the coat of arms of the commander within a wreath, on a background of the colour of his canton. The design of the flag changes with the election of a new pope and the appointment of a new commander.
Three proposals were made by High Representative Carlos Westendorp, one being the adopted flag but with a shade of blue similar to the UN flag, another containing 5 stripes coming from each side of the flag without reaching the other side in yellow and white on a UN-like blue background, and the final being the same as the previous but with 12 ...
This flag is fictitious, proposed, or locally used unofficially.It has not been adopted in an official capacity, and although it may be named as if it was an official flag of a geographical or other entity and have some visual elements that are similar to official logos or flags of that entity, it does not have any official recognition.
While the Greek team showed off national pride by waving flags at the opening ceremony, their somber all-black uniforms left critics unimpressed. Getty Images 2000: Japan's Olympic Team
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols.