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Smaller flags, from left to right: Barra, South Uist, Yorkshire West Riding (historical), Orkney, Shetland, Scania, Åland, Pärnu, Setomaa (ethnic), Vepsians (ethnic). A Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist.
A historically incorrect version similar to the flag of Lithuania was used until 2015 1970s: Unofficial flag of Bornholm: Nordic Cross Flag in red and green. Also known in a version with a white fimbriation of the green cross in a style similar to design of the Norwegian flag: 1975: Proposed flag of Jutland: Nordic Cross Flag in blue, green and ...
The blue in the union mark would be the same as in the rest of the flag, usually the dark blue of the Norwegian flag. Swedish flags before 1905 also had a darker shade of blue than present flags. The union mark was at first popular in Norway as a sign of Norway's equal status in the union.
Flags of NS were called Solkorsbanneret ("The sun cross banner"), the colors were based on the color scheme of the Coat of Arms of Norway. The party describes the sun cross as the symbol of the sun, which was carved into stone for several millenniums as a sign of the victory of light over darkness and the Nordic people's struggle for survival.
State flag or naval ensign with three stars, two in the upper canton and one in the lower. [5] 1979—present: Rank flag for a major general or a counter admiral: State flag or naval ensign with two stars equally split in the cantons of the hoist side. [5] 1979—present: Rank flag for a brigade general or a flotilla admiral
Royal Flag of Sweden flying over the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The Royal flag (Kungliga flaggan) is identical to the triple-tailed naval ensign, but has in its centre a white field with the greater or the lesser coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Seraphim, which has the monarch as its grand master. The monarch personally decides about ...
The flag came to represent the neutrality and cooperation of the UN, so similar flags are often adopted for regions in states of conflict or instability. The first such national flag was the flag of Eritrea from 1952 to 1962, which symbolized peace between the Christians and Muslims in the newly formed country. [3]
In 2007 a "Shetland Flag Day" was introduced by the council, who hope the day will be used to "celebrate all things Shetland". [4] After almost forty years of unofficial use, the flag was formally granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, [1] the heraldic authority of Scotland, on 1 February 2005, [5] in time for the Island Games in July 2005 in ...