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A circle of 12 upward-oriented 5-pointed golden stars centred on a blue field: represents the continent beyond the organisations as the Flag of Europe: 1986 [note 1] – Flag of the European Union [note 2] 1973–1983 Flag of the European Parliament: 1984– Flag of the Nordic Council: White stylised swan in a white circle upon a blue ...
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
The flag of Lower Saxony consists of the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany in Schwarz-Rot-Gold, with the coat of arms of Lower Saxony, shifted slightly toward the hoist. 1990– Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Five horizontal stripes, that are from the top to bottom: blue (ultramarine), white, yellow, white, and red (vermilion ...
European Union Finland Canton of Fribourg Fukui Fukuoka Fukushima Galicia Georgia Gifu Gilgit-Baltistan Greece Greece (air force ensign) Greece (naval jack) Greenland Guatemala (civil flag and ensign) Guayas Gunma First Empire of Haiti Haiti (civil flag and ensign) Hesse Hiroshima Honduras Honduras (naval ensign) Hong Kong
The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence. Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.
This is a list of flags by color. ... Flag of Western Australia; Flag of Yemen; ... Flag of Europe; Flag of Federal District (Brazil)
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
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.