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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.
Flag Date Use Description 1979–present: Flag of the Autonomous Region of the Azores.: This flag is similar to the flag of Portugal used between 1830 and 1910, except that the Portuguese coat of arms has been replaced by nine five-sided stars in a semi-circular arch over a stylized golden goshawk (in Portuguese: Açor), the symbol of the Azores, positioned over the border of the two bands.
It is considered the national music genre of Portugal, with Amália Rodrigues (1920–1999) its "queen". The Calçada portuguesa (Portuguese pavement) is a traditional style pavement used for many pedestrian areas in Portugal and can also be found throughout former Portuguese colonies such as Brazil and Macau.
It is the oldest tricolour flag still in national use [6] and has influenced both the French [3] (1794) and Russian flag [4] (1693); both of these flags have in turn influenced many other European and African flags. 1911– Portugal See also: List of Portuguese flags: The flag of Portugal was officially adopted on 30 June 1911.
Flag of the Portuguese Brazil: The armillary sphere representing the Portuguese navigation on a white field; was the banner of the Princes of Brazil. 1630–1654 Flag of the Dutch Brazil / New Holland 1789 Flag of Inconfidência Mineira: 1798 Flag used in Revolt of the Tailors: 1816–1822 Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the ...
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.
The first map to depict Europe in this manner was made by Johannes Bucius Aenicola (1516–1542) in 1537. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Though much about the origination and initial perception of this map is uncertain, [ 7 ] it is known that Putsch maintained close relations with Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I of Habsburg , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and that the map's ...
In 1967, F. P. Alex Fleury the novel prize winner designed designs for Portuguese colonies including Angola, with a Flag of Portugal with a shield of the colony's lesser arms. [1] In 1996, a tricolor red-green-black flag design was proposed, based on the Pan-African flag, and the flags of the MPLA and UNITA.