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The Canada Medal instituted on 14 October 1943 was specified to have a ribbon in the national colours, [7] which was the same ribbon used for the Canada General Service Medal. [14] The ill-fated medal was never awarded, and was abolished in 1966 with the introduction of the Order of Canada, [15] which also has a red and white ribbon.
The lesser arms of Ontario, which defaces the fly of the flag of Ontario. The flag of Ontario is a defacement of the Canadian Red Ensign, which had been the de facto national flag of Canada from 1867 to 1965. The flag is a red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the Ontario shield of arms in the fly.
The Canadian Red Ensign emerged as an informal flag to represent Canada as early as the 1870s and was used at sea [3] and on land "on all public buildings throughout the provinces," [4] prior to becoming the country's civil ensign in 1892. The flag was adorned with the arms of the Canadian provinces until 1922, when the arms of Canada replaced ...
The state flag is officially described by law as: a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag; (B) two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag; and (C) one white, regular ...
The Juneteenth flag, designed by Ben Haith, contains colors and symbols that represent freedom, possibility and opportunity.
Flag: Flag of Ontario: Flag of Ontario: April 14, 1965 [5] It is a defaced Red Ensign, with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the Ontario shield of arms in the fly. Queen Elizabeth II approving the use of the Royal Union Flag in the design and the flag was adopted by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1965. [2]
The National Flag of Canada (French: Drapeau national du Canada), [1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [2]
The colors of Black History Month are also the colors of many African flags, which have been derived from the Ethiopian flag, as well as the Pan-African flag. Each set has three colors; Ethiopia ...