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IRELAND

GREEN-------------------------WHITE--------------------------ORANGE

ITALY

GREEN-------------------------WHITE------------------------------RED

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The Union Flag

Reference: Wikipedia Image The National flag of the United Kingdom. It is known as the Union Flag and the Union Jack. While both terms are correct, the name the Union Jack is typically used in the navy.

Color Code

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Design

As depicted in the illustration, it combines the crosses of these countries united under one sovereign- England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

History

1603- The union of the English and Scottish crowns where James VI became the king of England and Ireland as James I. 1606- King James proclaimed the creation of one flag that would represent the whole of United Kingdom Hence we get the Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Now, since Wales was considered a part of the kingdom at the time, it was considered a part of the Cross of St. George

1800- The Act of Union set the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to merge, and this resulted in the Cross of St. Patrick's to be added on the flag. It resulted in the redesign of the Cross of St. George's to be pushed back to prevent the Cross of St. George's from merging with the Cross of St. Patrick's.

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The Commonwealth Blue Ensign

Country: Australia

Contains: The Union Jack (flag of the UK) on the top left, the seven-pointed Commonwealth Star under it, and the five stars of the Southern Cross in white to the right on a blue field.

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Origin: International competition in 1901 Creator: credited to five winners with almost similar designs: Annie Dorrington from Perth; Ivor Evans from Melbourne; Leslie Hawkins from Leichhardt in New South Wales; Egbert Nuttall, from Prahran in Victoria; and William Stevens, First Officer in the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. Adopted in: 3 September, 1901

The Commonwealth Red Ensign is a version of the flag that uses a red field instead of the blue.

Flag History:

The Australian flag consists of three parts:

1. The Union Jack, which is the flag of the United Kingdom- under whose monarchy the present-day Commonwealth countries still remain.

2. The Commonwealth Star, a symbol of the Federation of Australia, was initially designed in 1901 with six points to represent the six states. A seventh point was later added in 1908 to represent other territories associated with Australia.

3. The Crux constellation, also known as the Southern Cross, was used by sailors to navigate the Southern hemisphere as its central arm points towards the South Pole. (Below: The position of Crux on the sky map of the southern hemisphere.)

Several countries, colonies or dominions in the Southern Hemisphere have adopted the Crux constellation on its flags and coat of arms.

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Stars and Stripes

Country: The United States of America

Contains: 13 stripes of alternating red and white. 50 white stars on a blue background in the top left corner.

The 13 white and red stripes signifies the original thirteen British colonies on the side of the Atlantic, and the 50 white stars represents the 50 new states that exist in the present USA. Each time a new state is officially created, a new star is added to the blue field in the flag.

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Origin: debatable Creator: under argument Adopted in: June 14, 1777

The coinage of the term 'Stars and Stripes' is credited to Marquis de Lafayette.

Flag History:

(Left) The grand union flag, when America was a colony under British rule. (Middle) The Francis Hopkinson design for 13 stars and 13 stripes (Right) Betsy Ross design featuring 13 stars arranged in a circular pattern

Evolution of the American flag over the time, and through the addition of new states.

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