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The flag or banner of a nation-state; The coat of arms of the land or ruling dynasty; The seal or stamp of the land or ruling dynasty; The head of state, especially in a monarchy; The associated device and motto can also be used separately; The national colors, often derived from the above; Abstract symbols
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.
Sometimes these flags are used to represent languages. Many countries with shared history, culture, ethnicity, or religion have similarities in their flags that represent this connection. Sets of flags in this list within the same category may represent countries' shared connections, or the design similarity may be a coincidence.
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.
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.
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Flag of Chairman of Councils of State and of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania. Ratio: 1:1 1989—1990: de facto State flag and civil ensign during the 1989 revolution: The Communist flag with a hole cut out of the middle to remove the coat of arms, as a symbolic protest against the despised Ceaușescu regime
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