Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
List of symbols Symbol Meaning Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Design is a reconstruction, based on past observation Reverse side of flag An acceptable variant of the standard flag One of several alternative versions of the flag that can be displayed
A coat of arms or simple heraldic symbol. Canton. Main article: Canton (flag) Any quarter of a flag, but commonly means the upper hoist quarter, such as the field of stars in the flag of the United States or the Union Jack in the Australian Flag. Charge A figure or symbol appearing in the field of a flag. Emblem A device often used as a charge ...
A five-pointed star. A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags.
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols.
Flag Dates used Azerbaijani text English translation Azerbaijan SSR: 1922 .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR: 1922–24 1. A.I.Ş.Ç. 2. .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR
The flag incorporates several other symbols, namely a globe, a book, a sword, and a seven-leafed branch. The text above the logo reads فإن حزب الله هم الغالبون ( fa-inna ḥizba llāhi humu l-gālibūna ) and means "Then surely the party of God are they that shall be triumphant" ( Quran 5 :56), which is a reference to the ...
An early example, that prefigured to developments to come, was the Prince's Flag which emerged as a flag of resistance and as a symbol of liberty during the 80 years war which lead to the formation of the United Provinces. It is notable for being one of the first European flags that broke with the tradition set down in the medieval context of ...
Flag of Malaysia – Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory). The national flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory (Jalur Gemilang), [8] is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star).