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The flag consists of a blue field with the French flag with white fimbriation on the canton. The charge consists of 5 stars (for the five regions of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories) and the letters "TAAF" (from the French name of the territory, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) forming a monogram in the shape of anchor.
The bright orange color was also chosen due to its rarity among national flags, as no nation with an active research base on the continent uses the color orange in their flag. The design elements are positioned on the hoist side of the flag so that it would remain visible even if the flag were damaged by the harsh Antarctic winds. [4]
You can quickly navigate to the desired color combination by opening the "Table of Contents" menu (to the left of the title) and clicking on the first color in the list that is present in the flag. Colors white and gold, related to the two metals of European heraldry (argent and or) are sorted first.
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Flag of the Senior Administrator of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The first senior administrator of the territory, Xavier Richert, introduced a flag for his office. The flag, which was created in 1958, was nearly identical to the current one with the exception of having three stars instead of five. [3]
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
For Pride month 2023, learn the significance of different LGBTQ flags, including the Gilbert Baker Pride Flag, Traditional Pride Flag, and Progress Pride Flag.
Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 ...