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1686 English guinea showing the Royal African Company's symbol, an elephant and castle, under the bust of James II. Originally known as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading into Africa, by its charter issued on 18 December 1660 it was granted a monopoly over English trade along the west coast of Africa, with the principal objective being the search for gold.
A red flag featuring the name of the island in yellow and two mermaids inside a blue oval. 1967–1969: Anguilla: The 1967–1969 independence flag and is still widely seen and used on the island as an unofficial flag to this day. 1990–1999: Anguilla: A defaced Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Anguilla in the fly. 1999– Anguilla
Lao People's Democratic Republic. The flag of Laos (ທຸງຊາດລາວ thungsad Lāo) consists of three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. The flag ratio is 2:3.
The most notable usage of the Red Ensign as a national flag was when General Louis Botha flew the flag over Windhoek in what was then German South-West Africa after the town's occupation by South African troops in 1915. The use of the Red Ensign as a national flag ended with the introduction of a proper national flag in 1928. This was preceded ...
The Modern White Dragon Flag of England is based on a legend in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain". [66] In modern times, it is often used by far-right English nationalist organisations. [67] 1620–1707: English Red Ensign: Ensign of the red squadron with the Flag of England in the canton 1620–1702: English White Ensign
The flag used to represent Yorkshire is a White Rose of York on a blue background. The design dates from the 1960s. [1][2] The flag was registered by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008 at the request of the Yorkshire Ridings Society. [2][3] The design registered by the YRS was one of three rival flag designs for Yorkshire. [4] Yorkshire.
The flag of Andorra, adopted in 1866, is a tricolour of blue, yellow, and red with the coat of arms of Andorra in the centre. It is based on the flags of France and Spain. The coat of arms of Andorra is based on the flag of Catalonia (4 red ribbons on yellow background). 1918–1920 1991–.
The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1][2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [3][4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801. The design was ordered by King James VI and I to be ...