Adopted in 1866, the national flag of Honduras drew its inspiration from the flag of the short-lived Federal Republic of Central America (1823–39). In proportions of 1:2, the Honduras flag is a horizontal blue-white-blue tricolour. The two blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the sky, and brotherhood. The white band represents Honduras […]
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[Merry] Christmas Island Flag
Discovered on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island today forms part of Australia’s External Territories. Given its Australian connection, Christmas Island officially adopted its flag on Australia Day (26 January) 2002. However, unofficially, the island had used the same pattern since 14 April 1986, when Tony Couch was announced as the winner […]
Flag of Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a microstate lying between Switzerland and Austria. Formed in 1719 within the Holy Roman Empire, Liechtenstein joined the German Confederation in 1815, gaining its independence in 1866. From 1719, it used the banner of the Princely House – a horizontal bicolour (gold over red) in 3:5 proportions – as its […]
Flag of Sealand
Some seven and half miles (12km) off the Suffolk coast, the Principality of Sealand is perhaps the world’s most famous micronation. Founded on 2 September 1967 by the late Prince Paddy Roy Bates, Sealand occupies the former HM Fort Roughs. And it has been the subject of an invasion, a song, a music video and […]
Olympic Flag
With just a year until the Rio Olympics, take a look at the Olympic Flag – one of the world’s most recognisable symbols. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, created the five rings design in 1912. ‘The six colours (white, blue, yellow, black, green and red) combined make up the colours of […]
Flag of South Sudan
South Sudan adopted its flag on 9 July 2005 and gained its independence from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011. The flag of South Sudan is identical to the flag of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. In construction and colours it is also similar to two other flags: Sudan and neighbouring Kenya. Black, red […]
Korean Unification Flag
The Korean peninsula has had no unified native government since its annexation by Japan in 1910. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, the Soviets and the United States divided the peninsula along the 38th Parallel. The Soviets took control of North Korea; the United States, the south. Although North and South Korea are so […]
Flag of Belarus
Sunday 7 June 2015 saw the Belarus Flag celebrate its 20th anniversary. In 1995, on a 64.7% turnout, voters in a referendum on state symbols opted by a 3:1 majority for the current design (hoist pattern slightly modified in 2012). Both designs bear a striking resemblance to the flag of the Byelorussian SSR. The only differences […]
Flag of Sápmi
The flag of Sápmi (or Lapland) was adopted on 15 August 1986 at the 13th Nordic Sami Conference in Åre, Sweden. Sápmi lies mostly within the Arctic Circle, stretching through northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. Designed by Astrid Båhl, the flag defeated over 70 other designs in a competition. It then replaced […]
Flag of Yemen
On Friday 22 May 2015 a unified Yemen – and its flag – will celebrate their silver jubilee. Twenty-five years ago the new country needed a flag and, like many of its Arab neighbours, drew inspiration from the Arab Liberation Flag. First used in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the Arab Liberation Flag forms the […]
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