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The flag of New Zealand (Māori: te haki o Aotearoa), also known as the New Zealand Ensign, [1] is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton or upper hoist corner – augmented or defaced with four red stars centred within four white stars, representing the Southern Cross constellation.
Image Adopted Remarks Flag: Flag of New Zealand: 24 March 1902 [1] A Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross of four white-edged red five-pointed stars centered on the outer half of the flag. [2] Coat of arms: Coat of arms of New Zealand: Adopted in 1911 and revised in 1956 [3] The symbols on the shield represent the country's maritime trade ...
The design of the flag combines the silver fern flag (toward the hoist) with the stars of the current national flag.The silver fern frond is a popular symbol of the people of New Zealand, while the stellar constellation known as the southern cross represents the antipodean location of the country in the Southern Hemisphere.
Flag of the governor of New Zealand A Union Flag defaced with four five-pointed stars. This design was due to a misinterpretation of design instructions. 1874–1908 Flag of the governor of New Zealand A Union Flag defaced with a white circle, with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' at the centre, surrounded by a green wreath. 1908–1936
English: Silver Fern (Black with Red Stars): The dominant feature of this flag is a white fern frond which sweeps up from the bottom left corner to the top. The background colour of the flag is black. To the right of the fern there are four five-pointed red stars outlined in white. The stars are in the formation of the Southern Cross constellation.
Date: 7 February 2022: Source: Own work Geometry and dimensions from New Zeland Identity & Heritage.. The centres of the stars forming the long limb of the cross shall be on a vertical line on the fly, midway between the Union Jack and the outer edge of the fly, and equidistant from its upper and lower edges; and the distance apart of the centres of the stars shall be equal to thirty-six ...
Not yet. They had to vote in a referendum first before they had a new design or keep the old one. 13:52, 6 December 2015: 1,990 × 993 (12 KB) Salvabl: This is the new official flag of New Zealand. 18:06, 8 November 2015: 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) Voyager: vandalism: 17:58, 8 November 2015: 1,990 × 993 (12 KB) Joxeantied: This is the official new ...
English: Coat of Arms of New Zealand (1956-Present) The Coat of Arms depict a shield with four quadrants divided by a central "pale". The first quadrant depicts the four stars on the flag of New Zealand; the second quadrant depicts a golden fleece, representing the nation's farming industry; the third depicts a sheaf of wheat for agriculture; and the fourth quadrant depicts crossed hammers for ...