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  2. Timeline of national flags - Wikipedia

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    The specific problem is: The tables contain many flags that were only ever proposals or are anachronistic. Please help improve this article if you can. ( October 2021 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message )

  3. History of flags - Wikipedia

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    Flags that comprise cloth attached to an upright pole at one side seem to have first been regularly used by the Saracens who introduced it to the Western world, although they would not gain popularity in the latter until the 9th century. flags are often mentioned in the early history of Islam and may have been copied from India. [18]

  4. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.

  5. History of Christian flags - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, the flags of the Byzantine Empire often depicted "a bowl with a cross, symbol[ic] of the Byzantine worldly domination for centuries and of the ecumenical mission to spread Christianity to all the world". [3] Many officially Christian states and predominantly Christian countries have flags with Christian symbolism. Many flags used by ...

  6. List of flags with Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Nordic Cross Flag: Fiji 1970–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and a dove: Finland 1918–present Nordic Cross Flag [6] Florida: 1900–present St. Andrews cross and Motto (In God We Trust) [10] Galicia: 1984–present A chalice joined to a silver host [11] Georgia 2004–present Jerusalem cross: Greece 1978–present

  7. Category:Historical flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Florence; Flag of İzmir; Flag of Maine (1901–1909) Flag of the Arab Revolt; Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic; Flag of the Orange Order; Flag of the Russian-American Company; Flag on Prospect Hill debate; Flags of Elizabeth II

  8. List of national flag proposals - Wikipedia

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    In 1885, Ghevont Alishan, an Armenian Catholic priest and historian proposed 2 Armenian flags. One of which is a horizontal tricolor flag of red-green-white, with red and green coming from the Armenian Catholic calendar, with the first Sunday of Easter being called "Red Sunday", and the second Sunday being "Green Sunday", with white being added for design reasons.

  9. It is intended for flags of all nations and organizations, within reason, and also includes many subnational entities with separate flag pages. Flags of subnational entities should be placed under their owner unless on a different continent. Alphabetical order is preferred but not enforced. For guidelines about how to use this page see the talk ...