![]() The current flag with the coat of arms in the centre was officially adopted in December 1990. However, since then, the central emblem has changed several times. The red-white-blue tricolour has been used since the 19th century, originally by revolutionaries in 1848. Additionally, the main shield is crowned by five smaller historical shields. It features a red and white checkerboard which also forms the basis of the eye-catching jerseys of Croatian national sport teams, for example of the national football team. The coat of arms of Croatia is positioned at the centre of the flag. The Croatian flag consists of three horizontal stripes in red, white and blue. The three-coloured flag had first been used by the First Bulgarian Legion of Georgi Rakovski (1861) and then confirmed as Bulgaria’s national flag in the Turnovo Constitution (1879). The elite troops, arranged in the middle, had a green strip, which was the traditional colour of the ruler at the time. The left wing of the army was distinguished by white strips on its spears, the right being marked with red ones. ![]() The three national colours – white, green and red – are linked to those used by the Old Bulgarian Army. The following year the government passed a law adopting vertical bands. When Belgium became independent in 1830, the current flag was officially adopted, but at the time the bands were placed horizontally. When the Brabant Uprising broke out in 1787, the people of Brussels adopted the tricolour rosette in red, gold and black as opposed to the colours of Joseph II (red, white and red). The Belgian flag, a variant on the French tricolour, evokes the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant, which dates from the 12th century: a gilded lion with red claws and red tongue against a black background. The current flag was adopted as Austria’s national flag in 1918 and as a civic emblem in 1921, and was reintroduced on, when the German occupation ended. The red-white-red bands appeared for the first time in 1787 on national military insignia. In 1985, it was taken up by EU leaders as the official emblem of the European Union (called the European Communities at the time).įrom the 13th century onwards, the Austrian flag consisted of a red shield on a horizontal white band. Over the following years the Council of Europe encouraged the emerging European institutions to embrace the flag as well. The history of the flag goes back to 1955, when the Council of Europe - defending human rights and promoting European culture – adopted the design for its own use. The European flag signifies not only the European Union but also Europe in a wider sense. The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of EU member countries. The circle of stars symbolises the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe. The European flag consists of 12 golden stars in a circle on a blue background. ![]() Generally each set have alphabet flags to one size, accompanied by a longer pennant flag (numerals and Answer) and a slightly shorter substitute flag.įor example if we take set 8 then the flag sizes are as follows: Alphabet Flag size is 60 x 45 inches, the Pennant/Numeral is 110 x 38inches, and the Substitute 73 x 57 inches.EUROPA - EuropaGO - Memory game - Find out more All our Signal Flags are grouped together in set sizes, so that the buyer buys correctly as there are currently 3 different sizes which form the set. We offer 11 different sizes including the Royal Naval special flags. The signal flags were traditionally used at sea enabling vessels to communicate to each other, today the tradition carries on.Īll our White Flag with Blue Stripe Flags are manufactured using our MoD approved woven flag fabrics, however the smaller flags, due to their complexity, are printed on our approved MoD knitted polyester flag fabric. Signal Flags - Also known as maritime flags and technically known as the International Code of Signals which are currently used by The Royal Navy, NATO and many motor boat and yacht clubs.
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