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The flag dates from the early 20th century; it was most probably designed in 1918 by Vicenç Albert Ballester i Camps. [1] It came from combining the traditional four red stripes over a yellow field of the Senyera with a blue triangle at the hoist containing a five-pointed white star, inspired by the flags of Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
According to the "Album des pavillons", the flag of the governor of Aruba consists of a white field with three horizontal stripes along the top and bottom, colored red, white, and blue. [9] [10] Each stripe occupies 1/12th of the flag's height. In the center of the flag, there is a light blue disk with a diameter equal to 5/12th the flag's ...
The horizontal stripes have a ratio of 5:1:2 (blue:yellow:blue). [3] The stars have diameters 1 ⁄ 6 and 2 ⁄ 9 of the flag height. The centre of the smaller one is 1 ⁄ 6 the flag height from the left and top edges, and the centre of the larger is 1 ⁄ 3 from the left and top edges. The blue is Pantone 280, and the yellow, Pantone 102.
Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the ...
This flag was used from 1966 to 1971 and consisted of the same yellow star, now made smaller, situated in the top corner of the hoist side, with a red, yellow-lined band running diagonally across the center. The red symbolized the people's blood; the yellow symbolized prosperity; the blue symbolized hope; and the star represented unity. [5]
The first rainbow pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker and unveiled during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day on June 25, 1978. This flag contained hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green ...
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
The Betsy Ross flag is allegedly America's first sewn flag (also known as the 13-star U.S. flag and the first U.S. flag). It's said to be put together by Betsy Ross herself (an American ...