The West Indies Federation existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Edna Manley (1900–87), ‘mother of Jamaican art’, designed its flag. Her design comprised two pairs of wavy horizontal white stripes on blue to represent the Caribbean Sea. The upper pair reflects the lower, and in their centre sits an orange-gold disc representing […]
Easter Island Flag
The flag of Easter Island, a special territory of Chile, first flew in public, alongside the Chilean flag, on 9 May 2006. Adorning its white background is a red Reimiro, an ornament worn around the chest. The Indiana University Art Museum says: “The Reimiro was worn by both men and women. It served as an insignia […]
The Silver Fern – New Zealand’s new flag?
In the near future we will be hearing about the two flag referendums taking place in New Zealand. In March 2014 New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, said the country would hold a referendum on whether or not to change the national flag should he be re-elected. He was, and said referendum will now take […]
Flag of the Vatican City
As I’m sure we’re all aware, the Vatican City is the world’s smallest country in both size and population. Perhaps this is why its flag is one of the most instantly recognisable in the world. Despite the papacy dating back to 33AD, it was not until the signing of the 1929 Lateran Treaty by Pope […]
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