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Upon this circle shall be painted or embroidered, to show on both sides alike, the coat of arms of the Commonwealth, as described in § 7.1-26 for the obverse of the great seal of the Commonwealth; and there shall be a white silk fringe on the outer edge, furthest from the flagstaff. This shall be known and respected as the flag of Virginia.
Tree covered with Mardi Gras beads. Mardi Gras throws are strings of beads, doubloons, cups, or other trinkets passed out or thrown from the floats for Mardi Gras celebrations, particularly in New Orleans, the Mobile, Alabama, and parades throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States, to spectators lining the streets. The "gaudy plastic ...
Crowded street scene prior to the parade in 2007. The town's unique red, white, and blue center line is also visible. Patriotic Exercises Speaker: the oldest tradition and given to a notable person chosen to speak (starting in 1785) Chief Marshal: a high honor given to a Bristol resident (starting in 1826)
After the Fall of France, the German army marched down the Avenue Foch in triumph on 14 June 1940, following the route of the French victory over Germany parade after WWI. 1944 Paris Victory Parade, held on 26 August 1944. 1944 Dieppe Victory Parade, victory parade of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in Dieppe celebrated on 3 September 1944.
It has a mostly green body with a rufous back and belly. There is a bright blue stripe above the eye and a blue-bordered black patch on the throat. The flight feathers and upperside of the tail are blue. The tips of the tail feathers are shaped like rackets and the bare feather shafts are longer than in other motmots
The design divided the flag into four quarters (like the British royal standard): the upper left was the white stars on a blue background (same as the national flag); the lower left had a Goddess of Liberty on a white background; the upper right had an eagle emblem on a white background, and the lower right had the thirteen red and white ...
The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; Russian: Георгиевская лента, romanized: Georgiyevskaya lenta; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context) [a] is a Russian military symbol consisting of a black and orange bicolour pattern, with three black and two orange stripes.