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The flag consists of a blue field with the French flag with white fimbriation on the canton. The charge consists of 5 stars (for the five regions of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories ) and the letters "TAAF" (from the French name of the territory, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises ) forming a monogram in the shape of anchor.
Original flag flown by the 'Discovery', stored at the Royal Museums Greenwich.. In 1929, members of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition on RRS Discovery used white cotton sheeting to improvise a courtesy ensign (a flag used as a token of respect by vessels while in foreign waters) for a continent without a flag of its own.
See also: List of flags of North Macedonia: 1992– Slovakia See also: List of Slovak flags: The flag of Slovakia was officially adopted on 1 September 1992. White, blue and red are traditional Pan-Slavic colours. The superimposed Slovakian arms feature a dominant white cross atop a blue symbolic reference to the European country's mountains ...
List of country subdivision flags; List of former sovereign states; Lists of city flags This page was last edited on 21 October 2024, at 19:30 (UTC). Text is ...
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.
Flags of Antarctica (4 P) Flags of Asia (27 C, 29 P) E. Flags of Europe (6 P) N. Flags of North America (10 C, 3 P) O. Flags of Oceania (1 C, 2 P) S. Flags of South ...
Pages in category "Flags of Antarctica" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...