query: What are the colors of the Italian flag?

title: Flag of Mexico

text: similarly toned Italian tricolour had already been used briefly in Europe, for example by the Cisalpine Republic, but it had different proportions from the modern Italian flag. Both flags use the same colors (green, white and red), but the Mexican flag has darker shades of green and red (particularly the green). These flags present a different aspect ratio (proportions): the Italian flag aspect ratio is 2:3 (1 to 1.5), more squarish in shape, while the Mexican flag aspect ratio is 4:7 (1 to 1.75), resulting in a longer shape. When the flag is paraded in front of a crowd, those

title: Flag of the Arab Revolt

text: flies from the Aqaba Flagpole, currently the sixth tallest freestanding flagpole in the world, located in Aqaba, Jordan. The flag contains the four Pan-Arab colors: black, white, green and red. There are three horizontal stripes: black, green, and white, going down the flag. There is also a red triangle on the hoist side of the flag. Flag of the Arab Revolt The Flag of the Arab Revolt also known as the Flag of Hejaz was a flag used by the Arab nationalists during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag was designed by the

title: Flag of Togo

text: African artists of his generation. Born in Togo, Ahyi graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1959 and returned to Togo. He designed the flag of Togo while working on other contemporary works. The flag was adopted on April 28, 1960 and is still in use. During France's rule over Togo from 1957 to 1958, the flag of French Togo was used. After Togo's independence, the first Flag of Togo was used from 1958 to 1960. The four colors (green, red, white and yellow) are the Pan-African colors. The colors of the flag are meant to

title: Flag of Tajikistan

text: Flag of Tajikistan The national flag of Tajikistan (, ) was adopted in November 1992, replacing the flag of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic of 1953. The flag of Tajikistan is a horizontal tricolor of red, white and green with a width ratio of 2:3:2, charged with a crown surmounted by an arc of seven stars at the centre. Tajikistan's flag uses a similar color scheme to the flag of Iran as the Tajik people are ethno-linguistically Iranian. These colors have been officially used to represent Iranian peoples since the 19th century. The tricolor preserves the choice of colors in

title: Flag of Mexico

text: Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited in its "Flag Manual". while 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Flag Manual proposed others. The article dictates what must be featured on the flag and also its proportions. Copies of the national flag which are made according to this law are kept in two locations: the General National Archive ("Archivo General de la Nación") and the National Museum of History ("Museo Nacional de Historia"). Although the Mexican tricolour (green, white, red) has been continuously used for a longer time than the Italian one, at the time of the Mexican flag's adoption, the

title: Flag of Mexico

text: Flag of Mexico The flag of Mexico () is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire. The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created. Red, white, and green are the colors of

title: Flag of the United Arab Emirates

text: Flag of the United Arab Emirates The flag of the United Arab Emirates () contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was adopted on December 2, 1971. Merchant ships may fly the alternative civil ensign, a red flag with the national flag in the canton. All Emirates use the federal flag interchangeably as the flag of the emirate. Each of the seven emirates within the United Arab Emirates originally had a common red plain flag as each emirate's banner, the red banner represents the descension and allegiance to the prophet Muhammad. In 1820, six out of the

title: Flag of the Austral Islands

text: of the Austral Islands"). The remaining 2/3 is horizontally divided into five bands with the colors yellow, red, white, green and blue. Flag of the Austral Islands The Flag of the Austral Islands is the flag of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean administered by France. The flag has a ratio of 2:3 and is divided into three vertical stripes: red, white and red, with the proportions 1:3:1. In the white central stripe is a blue emblem surrounded by five stars representing the five high islands that constitute the Austral Islands: Rurutu, Tubuai, Rimatara, Rivavae and

title: Flag of the United Arab Emirates

text: show a large red rectangle on a white background. The flag of Umm Al Quwain consists of a red background, a white bar at the hoist similar the flags of Ajman and Dubai, and a large white star and crescent in the center as a symbol of Islam and representing allegiance to the Islamic world. Flag of the United Arab Emirates The flag of the United Arab Emirates () contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was adopted on December 2, 1971. Merchant ships may fly the alternative civil ensign, a red flag with the national flag

title: Striking the colors

text: Gaff into the Water." Striking the colors Striking the colors—meaning lowering the flag (the "colors") that signifies a ship's or garrison's allegiance—is a universally recognized indication of surrender, particularly for ships at sea. For a ship, surrender is dated from the time the ensign is struck. "Colours. A national flag (or a battle ensign). The colours . . . are hauled down as a token of submission." International law absolutely requires a ship of war to fly its ensign at the commencement of any hostile acts, i.e., before firing on the enemy. During battle there is no purpose in striking

title: Striking the colors

text: Striking the colors Striking the colors—meaning lowering the flag (the "colors") that signifies a ship's or garrison's allegiance—is a universally recognized indication of surrender, particularly for ships at sea. For a ship, surrender is dated from the time the ensign is struck. "Colours. A national flag (or a battle ensign). The colours . . . are hauled down as a token of submission." International law absolutely requires a ship of war to fly its ensign at the commencement of any hostile acts, i.e., before firing on the enemy. During battle there is no purpose in striking the colours other than

title: Flag of the United States

text: to evoke flag colors. The practice of using more saturated colors than the official cloth is not new. As Taylor, Knoche, and Granville wrote in 1950: "The color of the official wool bunting [of the blue field] is a very dark blue, but printed reproductions of the flag, as well as merchandise supposed to match the flag, present the color as a deep blue much brighter than the official wool." Sometimes, Pantone Matching System (PMS) approximations to the flag colors are used. One set was given on the website of the U.S. embassy in London as early as 1998; the

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the colors restored to the original light blue and red of the Cuban flag in 1985, but this was immediately rescinded after the 1986 People Power Revolution that removed him from power. For the 1998 independence centennial celebrations, the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (RA 8491) was passed, designating royal blue as the official variant. The flag's colors are specified by Republic Act 8491 in terms of their cable number in the system developed by the Color Association of the United States. The official colors and their approximations in other color spaces are listed

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: finial. The law does not list any specific color processes, such as Pantone, to manufacturing or drawing the flag. Other publications, such as the "Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives", have given approximations for Pantone colors. The dark blue color is Pantone 301c and the dark red is Pantone 186c. "Album des pavillons" also gave the approximate CMYK colors for the flag; dark blue is 100-45-0-10 and dark red is 0-90-75-5. The colors approximation in other color spaces are listed below: In the early years of the Republic, under the KMT's political tutelage, the flag shared the same

title: Striking the colors

text: of a merchant ship: A merchant ship may strike its colours as a ruse de guerre in an attempt to escape capture, since it does not engage the enemy in combat. In distinction to striking one's colours, hoisting a white flag, in itself, is not an indication of surrender. Rather, hoisting a white flag indicates a request for a truce in order to communicate with the enemy. Under the Geneva Conventions, persons carrying or waving a white flag are still not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire. Nailing the colors to the mast is a

title: Flag of the United States

text: to the public have a different width-to-height ratio; common sizes are or (flag ratio 1.5), or (1.6), or or (1.667). Even flags flown over the U.S. Capitol for sale to the public through Representatives or Senators are provided in these sizes. Flags that are made to the prescribed 1.9 ratio are often referred to as "G-spec" (for "government specification") flags. The exact red, white, and blue colors to be used in the flag are specified with reference to the CAUS Standard Color Reference of America, 10th edition. Specifically, the colors are "White", "Old Glory Red", and "Old Glory Blue". The

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: stripes and colors derived from the American flag. The particular shade of blue of the original flag has been a source of controversy. Based on anecdotal evidence and the few surviving flags from the era, historians argue that the colors of the original flag was influenced by the flags of Cuba and Puerto Rico. During the session of the Malolos Congress, Aguinaldo presented the symbolism of the official flag to the members, delegates and representatives of the assembly as follows: The original flag that was first hoisted on May 28, 1898 and unfurled during the Declaration of independence on June

title: Flag of the Netherlands

text: a tricolor flag. The horizontal fesses are bands of equal size in the colors from top to bottom, red (officially described as a "bright vermilion"), white (silver), and blue ("cobalt blue"). The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3. The first stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was William I of Orange, who joined with Dutch nationalists and led the struggle for independence from Spain. Partly out of respect for him, the first flag adopted by the Dutch was a horizontal tricolor of orange, white, and blue. It became known as the "Prinsenvlag" ("Prince's flag") and was based on the livery of William

title: Flag of Maryland

text: the Maryland State Flag" which, among other things, specifies the colors of the flag: 1.04. The red and yellow colors in the Maryland flag should conform to the following Pantone Matching System colors: Maryland is the only state in the union that has a specific guideline not only on how to display the flag but on what the flagpole should look like as well. In 1945, the Maryland General Assembly made a gold cross bottony the official ornament for the top of any flagpole carrying the state flag. Some time before October 10, 2007, Government House (the governor's mansion) in

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: at the rallies. Rallies of the pan-Blue coalition give prominence to the colors of the ROC flag, with very large amounts of blue and smaller amounts of red. Rallies of independence-leaning parties are filled with green, with no blue or red at all. Some supporters of Taiwan independence, including former president Lee Teng-hui, have called for the abandonment of the flag, and there are a number of alternate designs for a specifically Taiwanese flag. However, the prospects for this are not high given that changing the flag requires a constitutional amendment; that the current flag has a huge amount of

title: Flag of Extremadura

text: is unknown. What is known is that by the 1980s the flag had become so popular amongst Extremadurans as the principal symbol of regional identity that those who presented the Statute of Autonomy in 1983 did not hesitate in including an article concerning this flag in this Statute. In official government publications, the colors of the flag are said to honor aspects of the region’s history during the Middle Ages: However, in 2008, in the regional press, a professor of history named Antonio Galache Cortés posited his own theory on the meaning of the flag’s colors. Galache Cortés believed that

title: Flag of the Federated Malay States

text: a naval ensign. The ensign, with the four colors of the FMS, was flown by HMS Malaya (commanded by Captain Boyle under the 5th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet) during the Battle of Jutland, where it was said to make "Malaya" resemble "an enraged P&O," due to the ensign's resemblance to the house flag of the shipping line. The colors and the four stripes represented the four states of the federation. The colors white, red, yellow and black represented the colors used in the flag of the four states; Flag of the Federated Malay States The flag of

title: Flag of the Mapuches

text: 1991, the Chilean Mapuche organization "Aukiñ Wallmapu Ngulam", also known as Council of All Lands, makes a call to make the flag of the Mapuche nation. About 500 designs were submitted, of which a one was selected for the Mapuche nation. The flag is called "Wenufoye" (in mapudungun "The Heaven's Winter's Bark"). The colors and forms of this Mapuche flag represents: Apart from the Wenufoye, there are five other flags representing the different territories: Huenteche, Huilliche, Lafquenche, Nagche and Pehuenche. The flag of Argentinian Tehuelche-Mapuche people (not confused with extinct Tehuelche people) was created in 1987 by Julio Antieco, and

title: Flag of the United States Army

text: regimental honors be engraved on silver rings placed on the staffs of regimental flags. In 1920 the War Department ordered that each regimental color would bear streamers, in the colors of the campaign medal ribbon, for each campaign in which the regiment had fought. The creation of the Army Flag provided a means to display all the Army’s campaigns (175 in 2003). The following campaign streamers are authorized for the U.S. Army colors, in order of precedence: Flag of the United States Army The flag of the United States Army displays a blue replica of the War Office Seal set

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: banned with the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines beginning in December 1941, to be hoisted again with the establishment of the Second Republic of the Philippines, a client state of Japan. In ceremonies held in October 1943, Emilio Aguinaldo hoisted the flag with the original Cuban blue and red colors restored. The flag was initially flown with the blue stripe up, until President José P. Laurel proclaimed the existence of a state of war with the Allied Powers in 1944. The Commonwealth government-in-exile in Washington, D.C. continued to use the flag with the American colors, and had flown

title: Flag of the Vice President of the United States

text: as the vice presidential seal since 1948, and the current flag dates from 1975 when it was redesigned during Gerald Ford's administration. The Vice President's flag is defined in : Attached to the order were illustrations of the seal and flag, and also a set of "specifications" for the flag, which defines more precise colors for the elements than does the blazon (written description) of the coat of arms: The design of the eagle is basically identical to that in the presidential flag. Other than a slightly shorter central tail feather, which was perhaps inadvertent, all of the differences are

title: Flag of Guinea

text: the country's vegetation. In keeping with other flags in the region, the Pan-African movement's colors of red, yellow, and green are used. The design is a tricolor. The colors of the flag from left to right are the reverse of the flag of Mali. The previous flag of Rwanda, whose design was inspired by the flag of the Kingdom of Rwanda, had a large black R to make it distinguishable from the near-identical flag of Guinea. Flag of Guinea The national flag of Guinea was adopted on November 10, 1958. The colors of the flag were adapted from those of

title: Flag of Piauí

text: on the flag (green, yellow, blue and white), don't have an official shading level. However, the manual of visual identity of the government of the Piauí state specifies the following colors: The main colors of the flag are the same as in the Flag of Brazil and are one representation of the integration of the state with Brazil. Each color has a specific meaning: Alongside the colors, other elements in the flag also represent: Flag of Piauí The flag of Piauí is one of the official symbols to the state of Piauí, in Brazil. The flag was adopted by the

title: Flag of Russia

text: and bottom - red, with a width to length ratio of 2:3." The National Flag Day is an official holiday in Russia, established in 1994. It is celebrated on 22 August, the day of the victory over putschists in 1991, but employees remain at work. There are varying interpretations as of to what the colors on the Russian flag mean. The most popular is as follows: The white color symbolizes nobility and frankness, the blue for faithfulness, honesty, impeccability and chastity, and red for courage, generosity and love. Federal constitutional law of the Russian Federation only says that the colors

title: Flag of Andorra

text: the middle stripe "Virtus Unita Fortior" means "Virtue United is Stronger". The design is similar to the flags of Romania, Moldova, and Chad. All of these are vertical tricolours of blue, yellow, and red, but unlike that of Andorra, their flags have all stripes of equal width. The official colors of the Andorran flag are set out in the "Graphic regulations for reproducing the shield and flag" from the Oficina de Marques del Principat d'Andorra. The colors of the shield are: The colors of the flag are: Flag of Andorra The national flag of the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: "Bandera

title: Flag of the Arab Federation

text: tricolor of three equal horizontal stripes (black, white, and green from top to bottom) overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. These are the Pan-Arab colors. The flag is almost identical to that of the Baath Party, and extremely similar to the flags of Jordan, and Western Sahara, all of which draw their inspiration from the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule (1916–1918). Prior to being the flag of Palestine, it was the flag of the short lived Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan. The flag of the Arab Revolt had the same graphic form, but the colours were

title: Flag of the Mapuches

text: ratified in 1991 by the 1st Assembly of Aboriginal Leaders and Communities in Trevelin. The Chubut Province declares this symbol as "official emblem of the aboriginal communities of the province" (Act 4,072). Their colors and symbolism are: Flag of the Mapuches Mapuche flag is each of the flags used as an emblem and symbol of the Mapuche Nation and the Mapuche communities and organizations in Chile and Argentina. There are several different flags representing the Mapuche communities and territories. The first records on the use of flags of Araucanian people date back to the Spanish chronicles during the War of

title: Flag of the Socialist Republic of Romania

text: R., while in the middle of the other face is affixed the emblem worn on the uniforms of officers belonging to the Armed Forces of the R. P. R. The coat of arms of the R. P. R., the emblem and the inscriptions are identical to those of the military colors”. The annex specified the dimensions of the ensign and the decorative elements, which were identical to those of the military colors. In the center of the flag, a ray had an angle of 10˚. Also specified was the shade of blue to be used on the flag: “iron blue”.

title: All the Colors of the Dark

text: promises that if Jane participates in a Black Mass, all her fears will disappear. Jane tries the Mass, but it seems to bring her nightmares to life. "All the Colors of the Dark" was released in Italy on 28 February 1972 where it was distributed by Interfilm. The film grossed a total of 294,470,000 Italian lire domestically. The film was released in Spain on 27 August 1973 in Spain where it was released as "Todos los colores de la oscuridad". AllMovie called the film "tiresome". All the Colors of the Dark All the Colors of the Dark () is a

title: Flag of the United States

text: 1960. It is the longest-used version of the U.S. flag and has been in use for over years. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the Continental Congress would not legally adopt flags with "stars, white in a blue field" for another year. The flag contemporaneously known as "the Continental Colors" has historically been referred to as the first national flag. The Continental Navy raised the Colors as the ensign of the fledgling nation in the American War for Independence—likely with the expedient of transforming their previous British red ensigns by adding white stripes—and would use

title: Flag of San Francisco

text: the Philippines in 1898. Below the phoenix is a banner which reads in Spanish, "Oro en Paz—Fierro en Guerra" (English: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War"). Because of this, the official city colors are gold and black; these two colors decorate the dome of San Francisco City Hall. The yellow border, now reproduced as a part of the flag, was originally intended to be a gold fringe, but mistakenly became incorporated into the design. When used indoors, as is the custom, a gold fringe is added to what was originally intended to be the fringe. Flag of San Francisco The

title: Flag of the President of the United States

text: always a president serving in office. The current flag is defined in : Attached to the order were illustrations of the seal and flag, and also a set of "specifications" for the flag, which defines more precise colors for the elements than does the blazon of the coat of arms: During the committee discussions which eventually led to the Flag Act of 1818, an additional flag was proposed which was to indicate the President's presence at places he visited. The design divided the flag into four quarters (like the British royal standard): the upper left was the white stars on

title: Flag of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

text: Flag of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic The flag of the Kirghiz SSR was adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kirghiz SSR decreed by its Decree on December 22, 1952. The 1978 constitution of the Kirghiz SSR states that the ratio of the flag is 1:2 with the blue/white/blue stripes in the middle taking of the flag height and the white stripes of flag height. The red, blue and white colors were derived from the Pan-Slavic colors. According to the constitution in detail in article 168: The flag differences from the flag of the Soviet Union

title: Flag of South Korea

text: four corners of the flag. The colors of the Taegukgi are specified in the "Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea." () There were no exact specifications regarding the colors until 1997, when the South Korean government decided to provide standard specifications for the flag. In October 1997, a Presidential ordinance on the standard specification of the South Korean flag was promulgated, and that specification was acceded by the "National Flag Law" in July 2007. The colors are defined in legislation by the Munsell and CIE color systems: Flag of South Korea The

title: Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia

text: flag, adopted in 1978, is in the colors of the UN flag. The light blue also represents the Pacific Ocean. In an echo of U.S. heraldic practice, the stars represent the entities that make up the state, in this case, the four federated states, arranged like the points of the compass, although the states locations are actually distributed from west to east Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was adopted on 30 November 1978. The blue field represents the Pacific Ocean, while the four stars represent the states in the

title: Flag of Poland

text: city of Maastricht used a similar design between 1938 and 1994 but reinstitated its old flag to avoid confusion. There are currently two independent states – Indonesia and Monaco – whose national flags are horizontal bicolors of red and white, reversing the Polish flag. The Monaco and Indonesia flags differ in proportions and shades of the colors (see Flag of Indonesia and Flag of Monaco). Flag of Poland The flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. The two colors are defined in the Polish constitution as the

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: thickness of its two minor rays. The golden sun is not exactly in the center of the triangle but shifted slightly to the right. This flag is waved when having ceremonies. The shade of blue used in the flag has varied over time, beginning with the original color "lazuli Rosco". The exact nature of this shade is uncertain, but a likely candidate is the blue of the Cuban flag, which a theory says influenced the flag's design. Specifications for the flag's colors with shades matching those used in the American flag were adopted by the National Historical Institute in 1955.

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: will be 18. The diameter of the white sun without the sun rays is of the width of the canton, so it is 9. The blue ring that is on top of this sun and part of the rays is diameter of the white sun, so the size will be 0.6. The angle of the rays, 30 degrees, and the total number of rays have not changed. The colors of the national flag are dark red, white and dark blue. The KMT party flag just uses white and dark blue and both flags are to be topped with a golden

title: Flag of the Austral Islands

text: symbolizes the archipelago. The red stripes are a reminder that the archipelago is part of French Polynesia, and blue symbolizes the sea. The colors are prescribed as red Pantone 185c and blue Pantone 286c. On 4 December 1985 the Territorial Government decreed that the flags of the archipelagos and islands of French Polynesia may be flown next to the French Polynesian Territorial and French National flags. The former flag of the Austral Islands has a white vertical stripe placed along the hoist, covering 1/3 of the flag length and containing the writing ARCHIPEL / DES / ILES / AUSTRALES ("Archipelago

title: Flag of Belarus

text: national flag, such as the details of the colors and the ornament pattern. The red ornament design on the national flag was, until 2012, the width of the flag, and with the white margin. As of 2012, the red pattern has occupied the whole of the white margin (which stayed at ). The colors of the national flag are regulated in "STB 911–2008: National Flag of the Republic of Belarus" and are listed in the CIE Standard illuminant D65. A decorative pattern, designed in 1917 by Matrona Markevich, is displayed on the hoist of the flag (as it was previously,

title: Flag of the United States

text: its landing approach, the "streaming" convention was not followed and these flags were oriented with the stripes running horizontally, perpendicular to the direction of flight. On some U.S. military uniforms, flag patches are worn on the right shoulder, following the vehicle convention with the union toward the front. This rule dates back to the Army's early history, when both mounted cavalry and infantry units would designate a standard bearer, who carried the Colors into battle. As he charged, his forward motion caused the flag to stream back. Since the Stars and Stripes are mounted with the canton closest to the

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: mainland China. In addition, the flag is derived from the seal of the KMT, and the color of the field of the flag is associated with the KMT party colors. Some Chinese see the flag as an expression of Chinese nationalism and pride combined with simultaneous disapproval for the current communist regime. Additionally, the flag may symbolize identification with, and admiration for the political thoughts of Sun Yat-sen, and his Three Principles of the People. One irony is that given the association of the flag with Chinese nationalism in opposition to Taiwan independence, the ROC flag has found an unexpected

title: Casing of the Colors

text: read and the colors are presented to the unit commander. The unit commander and the sergeant major then proceed to lower and rotate the colors while furling them into a protective sheath thereby casing the colors. The cased colors are presented to the unit's color bearer who then carries them from the field officially ending the unit command. Cased colors for US Army units are then sent to the United States Army Center of Military History in Washington, DC. Casing of the Colors The Casing of the Colors is a traditional ceremony held by United States Army commands, brigades and

title: Flag of the Hopi Nation

text: was printed in the tribal newspaper and comments about the flag were encouraged. The flag represents the Hopi way of life and is called the "Naatoyla" in Hopi. The colors of the Hopi flag represent corn and the Hopi way of life. The "Tuuwaqatsi" or earth symbol is the main symbol of the Hopi people. Says Donald Healy in his book "Native American Flags": Flag of the Hopi Nation The flag of the Hopi Nation is used by the Native American Hopi people of Arizona in the United States who live on the Hopi Reservation. The flag is a vertical

title: Flag of Azerbaijan

text: of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2006. The colors of the national flag are green, red, sky blue, and white. Exact specifications for its colors were issued in the 2004 decree "On the Rules of the National Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The colors, later updated in 2013, specified in Pantone, are as follows: The sky blue symbolizes Turkic Multinationalism, the red is for the progress to establish a modern state and the development of democracy, and green shows the nation's relation to the Muslim world. In the middle of the flag, and appearing on both front and back,

title: Flag of China

text: of the Law On the National Flag, people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are directed to authorize companies to make any copy of the national flag. Besides five official sizes for flying on flagpoles, there are another four smaller sizes for other purposes, such as decoration on cars or display in meeting rooms. The colors of the national flag are regulated in the document "GB 12983-2004: Standard Color Sample of the National Flag," also released by the Standardization Administration of China. The colors are in the CIE Standard illuminant D65 and the CIE

title: Flag of Arizona

text: rays are complete. In the center of the flag, the copper star is one unit high, while the rest of the flag is covered by blue section measuring one unit high and three units wide. The colors of red and blue are the same shade used on the flag of the United States. The specific colors of copper and gold have not been set down in law. The suggested flag size is four by six feet, with the star being two feet tall. The state of Arizona's website, museum, and official materials cite the following origins of the Arizona flag:

title: Flag of the United States

text: website of the U.S. embassy in Stockholm claimed in 2001 that those had been suggested by Pantone, and that the U.S. Government Printing Office preferred a different set. A third red was suggested by a California Military Department document in 2002. In 2001, the Texas legislature specified that the colors of the Texas flag should be "(1) the same colors used in the United States flag; and (2) defined as numbers 193 (red) and 281 (dark blue) of the Pantone Matching System." When Alaska and Hawaii were being considered for statehood in the 1950s, more than 1,500 designs were submitted

title: Flag of Armenia

text: triangular shape and the zigzag cutting through the flag. The pattern is also similar to the designs used on rugs. The ratio of the flag's breadth to its length is 1:2, same as the Armenian Tricolor. In addition to the flag of Artsakh, the Armenian flag colors influenced the design of the Pan-Armenian Games flag. In the center of the light blue flag are six interlocking rings, derived from the Olympic rings. The sixth, orange-colored ring, interlocks with the blue and red rings, which symbolize Armenia. Above the rings is a flame in the colors of the Armenian flag. Flag

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: within Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. The use of the flag in Taiwan reflects the controversy behind its symbolism. Although supporters of Taiwan independence, such as former President Chen Shui-bian, will display and salute the flag on formal official state occasions, it is never seen at political rallies of the Democratic Progressive Party. This is not only because of its association with mainland China but also because the flag contains design elements of the KMT party flag. By contrast, the ROC flag is always extremely prominent at political rallies of the pan-Blue coalition. This difference extends to the colors seen

title: Flag of Tampa, Florida

text: first European exploration of the Tampa Bay area in 1528 to the later influx of Spanish and Cuban immigrants. Many Italians came to Tampa at the same time, inspiring a field of green from the colors of the Italian flag. The "H" symbolizes Hillsborough County. The official seal of the city of Tampa, superimposed on a blue "T", symbolizes the incorporation of Tampa in 1855. Flag of Tampa, Florida The official flag of Tampa is a flag that symbolizes the eras, growth, and characteristics of Tampa. Designed by F. Grant Whitney, it was adopted on July 1, 1930. The flag

title: Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union

text: creation document and the Statute on the Symbols of Eurasian Economic Union, the official symbols of the bloc are the Union flag and the emblem of the Union; the flag has an image of the official emblem of the Union in the center of a rectangular panel of white color and in the middle has two colors: blue and gold form a dynamic figure in symmetrical reflection in whose center is the image of the map of Eurasia in a circle. The white color of the flag and the image of the map of the Member States reflect the peaceful

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: the flag. Among the provisions of the order was the definition of the triangle at the hoist as an equilateral triangle, the definition of the aspect ratio at 1:2, the precise angles of the stars, the geometric and aesthetic design of the sun, and the formal elimination of the mythical face on the sun. The exact shades of colors, however, were not precisely defined. These specifications have remained unchanged and in effect to the present. In 1941, Flag Day was officially moved to June 12, commemorating the date that Philippine independence was proclaimed in 1898. The flag was once again

title: Flag of the Netherlands

text: flags in these colors is found in the ordonnances of the Admiralty of Zeeland, dated 1587, i.e. shortly after William's death. The orange-white-blue flag continued to be flown as well and in later times would serve as the basis for the former South African flag. It is also the basis for the flags of New York City and Albany, New York. The 400th anniversary of the introduction of the Prince's Flag was commemorated in the Netherlands by the issue of a postage stamp in 1972. After about 1630, the orange band was often replaced by a red one, as indicated

title: Flag of the Cherokee Nation

text: Cherokee Peace Flag, which consists of a white field, with seven red stars, with seven points, arranged in the form of the Big Dipper asterism. The Cherokee "War Flag" was the same as the "Peace Flag", but with the colors inverted. In the 1860s, Cherokee Confederate troops (part of the Indian cavalry), carried battle flags adapted from the first Confederate Flag; most notably the Cherokee Braves Flag of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles. One was captured at the "Battle of Locust Grove". It displayed the original Stars and Bars, with the addition of five red stars in the center of

title: Flag of the Czech Republic

text: of Czechoslovakia by either successor state was inserted into the legislation concerning the dissolution of the federation. The Czech Republic violated this clause, passing legislation overruling the previous agreement and keeping the use of the flag. The blazon of this flag is "per pall fesswise Argent, Azure, and Gules". The flag is formed from an isosceles triangle that extends halfway along the rectangle (a common mistake is to draw it shorter) and two bands: one white and one red. The most similar foreign flag is the flag of the Philippines but the latter has dimensions 1:2, the three colors permuted,

title: Flag of the United States

text: this flag until 1777, when it would form the basis for the subsequent "de jure" designs. The name "Grand Union" was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag. The flag closely resembles the British East India Company flag of the era, and Sir Charles Fawcett argued in 1937 that the company flag inspired the design. Both flags could have been easily constructed by adding white stripes to a British Red Ensign, one of the three maritime flags used throughout the British Empire at the time. However, an East India Company

title: Flag of the United States

text: the flags are merely the "usual" patterns, often associated with the United States Navy. Canton designs, prior to the proclamation of the 48-star flag, had no official arrangement of the stars. Furthermore, the exact "colors" of the flag were not standardized until 1934. In the November 2012 U.S. election, Puerto Rico voted to become a U.S. state. However, the legitimacy of the result of this election was disputed. On June 11, 2017, another referendum was held, this time with the result that 97% of voters in Puerto Rico voted for statehood, but it had a turnout of only 23%. Similarly

title: Flag of Saarland

text: right was red. The colors are derived from the colors of the French flag. When the Saar protectorate rejoined the Federal Republic of Germany, in 1957 it adopted its current flag. This is based on the flag of Germany, defaced by the Coat of arms of Saarland. The four quarters of the shield of the state coat of arms represent the historic areas of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Archbishopric and Electorate of Trier, Duchy of Lorraine, and Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Flag of Saarland The flag of Saarland is based on the flag of Germany and is a black, red, and gold (yellow) horizontal tricolor. In

title: Flag of Poland

text: Flag of Poland The flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. The two colors are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colors. A variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe is legally reserved for official use abroad and at sea. A similar flag with the addition of a swallow-tail is used as the naval ensign of Poland. White and red were officially adopted as national colours in 1831. They are of heraldic origin and derive

title: Flag of Jordan

text: red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the Arab people. Its seven-pointed star refers to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha. The seven points represent faith in one God, humanity, humility, national spirit, virtue, social justice, and aspiration. Flag of Jordan The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 18 April 1928, is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors stand are the Pan-Arab Colors, representing the Abbasid (black band), Umayyad (white

title: Flag of Jordan

text: Flag of Jordan The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 18 April 1928, is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors stand are the Pan-Arab Colors, representing the Abbasid (black band), Umayyad (white band), and Fatimid (green band) caliphates. The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt. In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the

text: Army's presidential color. Afterwards, this led to discussions on the situation which (among others) included Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Aide to the Secretary of the Navy Byron McCandless. According to McCandless, when asked for suggestions on a design for a single presidential flag, he suggested adding four white stars in the corners of the Navy flag, which would differentiate the flag enough from the infantry colors to make it acceptable for use by the Army. Wilson liked the idea, but wanted the president's eagle (from the presidential seal, which faced to its left) on

title: Flag of the Republic of China

text: and create the ROC. Together, the three colors of the flag correspond to the Three Principles of the People: Blue represents nationalism and liberty; White represents democracy and equality; and Red represents the people's livelihood and fraternity. President Chiang Kai-shek proclaimed on the National Day in 1929, "As long as a national flag with Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flies on the land of China, it symbolises the independence and liberty of the descendants of the Huang Emperor". The blue-and-white canton of the ROC flag is often used as the party flag of the KMT. The

title: Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

text: population, 56.33 percent, supported the adoption of a new flag. Nonetheless the Assembly voted for the new flag by an overwhelming majority, with 110 of the 115 delegates voting in favour, one voting against and four abstaining. The flag ratio is 1:2 (height/width), with two colors: The modern Macedonian state was proclaimed on 2 August 1944 by the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM), the state's supreme legislative and executive body until 1946. The state was originally known as Democratic Federal Macedonia and was renamed the People's Republic of Macedonia in 1945. The flag was adopted along

title: Flag of Madagascar

text: Flag of Madagascar The flag of Madagascar was adopted on 14 October 1958, two years before the independence of that nation, as Madagascar prepared for a referendum on its status in the French Community. The colors of the flag represent Madagascar's history, yearning for independence, and traditional classes. Red and white were the colors of the Merina kingdom, which succumbed to France in 1896. They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona III. They may indicate the ethnic origins of the Malagasy people in Southeast Asia, and are shared by the flag of Indonesia. Green

title: Flag of Russia

text: of the flag are "white", "blue" and "red". It does not specify the exact colors of the flag. In practice, however, federal authorities tend to use the following colors: A variant of the flag was authorized for private use by Tsar Nicholas II before World War I, adding the large state eagle on a yellow field (imperial standard) in a canton in the top left-hand corner. It was never made the official state flag. When the Bolsheviks took power in 1917, the tricolor design was discarded, and a definitive new flag of the SFSR (one of the constituent republics of

title: Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

text: Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Its flag consists of a rainbow on a white background, with seven narrow horizontal colored stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, sky blue, blue and purple. The number of colors is meant to symbolize the seven-branched Jewish Menorah. The flag's aspect ratio is 2:3. The seven colored stripes are centered vertically and regularly spaced; they have a height each equal to of the total flag's height, and are separated by a thin spacing equal to of the total flag's height. The

title: Flag of the Khmer Republic

text: Republican Party (KRP), though on a smaller scale if compared to the South Vietnamese flag. Khmer scholar Keng Vannsak commented that, according to Cambodian superstition, the choice of three stars was inauspicious. The Cambodian Liberty Party (CLP), the Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party (HDMP), the Khmer Front Party, the Khmer Improvement Party, the Khmer Loves Khmer Party and the Society of Justice Party also use the flag. The flag of the Khmer Republic kept the white three-towered Angkor Wat silhouette, as well as the blue and red colors of the royal flag that had preceded it, but in a different

title: Pan-Arab colors

text: Al-Din Al-Hilli: "White are our acts, black our battles, green our fields, and red our swords". Pan-Arab colors were first combined in 1916 in the flag of the Arab Revolt. Many current flags are based on Arab Revolt colors, such as the flags of Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and the United Arab Emirates, and formerly in the flag of the brief six month union of the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan. From the 1950s onwards, a sub-set of the Pan-Arab colors, the Arab Liberation colors, came to prominence. These consist of a tricolor of red,

title: Flag of the Navajo Nation

text: On a pale buff, tan, or copper field (sources differ), four sacred mountains of four different colors (black, white, turquoise, and yellow from the Navajo creation myth) surround the center element of the flag, a map of the Navajo Nation with a white disk in the center that features the Navajo tribal seal. The overall flag recalls sand painting, an art form used by the Navajos. A rainbow symbolizing Navajo sovereignty appears over the main design. In 1995 the Navajo flag became the first Native American tribal flag in space when Bernard Harris carried it aboard the space shuttle "Discovery".

title: Flag of Ecuador

text: Weimar, Germany during the winter of 1785. Fascinated with Miranda's account of his exploits in the American Revolutionary War and his travels throughout the Americas and Europe, Goethe told him that, "Your destiny is to create in your land a place where primary colours are not distorted.” He proceeded to clarify what he meant: The first time the yellow, blue and red flag was flown by Miranda was in 1806 on the ship "Leander" when trying to face the Spanish forces off of the coast of Jacmel, Haiti. The colors of the modern Ecuadorian flag evolved from those of the

title: Flag of Poland

text: a red-and-white horizontal bicolor. Its colors were taken from the duchy's coat of arms which consisted of the Prussian Black Eagle with an inescutcheon of the Polish White Eagle. With Germany's increasingly anti-Polish policy and a rising identification of white and red as Polish national colors, the red-and-white flag of Posen was replaced in 1886 with a white-black-white horizontal triband. No other part of Poland during the time of Partitions used a flag that would incorporate Polish national colors. Today, many flags used in Poland are based on the design of the national flag. This applies especially to flags defined

title: Flag of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

text: MMAA No. 12, the elements within the regional flag are officially interpreted as follows: Colors: Other elements: The ARMM regional flag is to be raised in mast to the left of the Philippine flag, at a distance of at least 2 meters apart from each other. The ARMM flag's mast is always to be one foot (0.3 meters) lower in height. It is mandatory for the flag to be displayed in all educational institutions (public and private schools, colleges and universities), public offices, government institutions and government-owned or -controlled corporations within the Autonomous Region. The flag may also be used

text: and red, arranged vertically, and having in the center of the yellow field the Coat of Arms of the Republic”. According to article 101 of the 1948 Constitution, “The flag of the Romanian People’s Republic is composed of the colors: blue, yellow and red, arranged vertically. In the middle is placed the national coat of arms”. The 1952 Constitution, at article 103, added a little detail: “The flag of the Romanian People’s Republic has the colors red, yellow and blue, arranged vertically with blue near the lance. In the middle is placed the coat of arms of the Romanian People’s

text: flag is granted by presidential decree to units and large units of all military branches from the Armed Forces Ministry, as well as to units from the Internal Affairs Ministry, at their founding”. Ensigns of navy and Coast Guard vessels consisted of the military colors of the respective units. The pennant was the device that indicated a ship was armed and commanded by a navy officer. It consisted of an “ordinary canvas, in the shape of an isosceles triangle, with the base toward the attaching mechanism and with the flag colors and coat of arms of the Romanian Socialist Republic

title: Flag of Groningen (province)

text: the flag is 2:3, the same as the Dutch flag. The white cross has the width of 1/3 of the height of the flag and the green cross 1/9 of the flag height. The colors are defined as the Pantone-colors 032U (red), 300U (blue) and 355U (green). In the year 1913 Van der Laars did a proposal to use a flag for the province of Groningen. His proposal was a flag that was based upon the flag of the Ommelanden. The blue stripe in the middle was altered to the green of the flag from the city of Groningen. He

text: smaller yellow stars. According to Section 3 of MMAA No. 12 the official dimensions of the flag are 3 feet by 5.5 feet, giving it a width:length proportion of 6:11; per Section 4 of the same law the flag may also be reproduced in smaller sizes for "ceremonial and symbolic functions and activities." The flag is described in Section 3 of MMAA No. 12 as if it were vertically displayed: the colors are listed from "left" to "right" instead of top to bottom; the kris handle and the big star are distanced 8 inches from the "top" (i.e. the hoist);

text: with a new national colours pattern for the Armed Forces and other uniformed services, wherein the emblem of the Socialist Republic was used. In the attached commentary, it was mentioned that the previous regulations were no longer valid, primarily because: The new design was a return to the Naval Forces and Air Force of the national flag design as the basis for unit colors, which were retained by the Land Forces. Article 2 of the decree provided that “the military colors are granted by the Council of State of the Romanian Socialist Republic to units and large units from all

title: Flag of Brazil

text: and Tocantins), totalling 27 stars in its current version. The Portuguese territories in the Americas, corresponding roughly to what is now Brazil, never had their own official flag, since Portuguese tradition encouraged hoisting the flag of the Kingdom of Portugal in all territories of the Portuguese Crown. The first Brazilian vexillological symbols were private maritime flags used by Portuguese merchant ships that sailed to Brazil. A flag with green and white stripes was used until 1692. The green and white colors represented the House of Braganza and the national colours of Portugal. In 1692, that flag was no longer used

title: Flag of Manchukuo

text: Flag of Manchukuo The flag of the Empire of Manchuria had a mustard yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper-left corner. The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the Beiyang government and the Empire of China. The flag is also similar to the flag used by the Fengtian clique. The flag was first established in "" on March 1, 1932. According to the "" issued by state council of Manchukuo on February 24, 1933, the colours on the flag represent the four

title: Flag of Guatemala

text: Flag of Guatemala The flag of Guatemala, often referred to as "Pabellón Nacional" (literally, "National Flag") or "Azuliblanco" ("Blue and White") features two colors: sky blue and white. The two sky blue stripes represent the fact that Guatemala is a land located between two oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean sea); and the sky over the country (see Guatemala's national anthem). The white signifies peace and purity. The blue and white colors, like those of several other countries in the region, are based on the flag of the former Federal Republic of Central America. In the center

title: Bicentennial of the flag of Argentina

text: colors, Spain's yellow and red. He proposed to the national government the use of a new cockade, blue and white. It was approved, so he created a flag of the same colours nine days later. It was first flown on 27 February 1812, next to the Paraná River. The government did not accept the flag, but Belgrano had left to the north, following previous orders. Still unaware about the rejection, Belgrano raised the flag at San Salvador de Jujuy and had it blessed by the local church on the second anniversary of the May Revolution. When he got the news

title: Betsy Ross flag

text: flag. The most logical explanation for the colors of the American flag is that it was modeled after the first unofficial American flag, the Grand Union Flag. In turn the Grand Union Flag was probably designed using the colors of Great Britain's Union Jack. The colors of the Great Seal are the same as the colors in the American flag. To attribute meaning to these colors, Charles Thomson, who helped design the Great Seal, reported to Congress that "White signifies purity and innocence. Red hardiness and valor and Blue... signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice." There is a possibility that the

title: Flag of Manchukuo

text: directions and center. The "Study of Manchukuo National Flag" published by state council of Manchukuo later also gave an representative based on Wu Xing. The colours also represent the five major peoples in Manchukuo: Flag of Manchukuo The flag of the Empire of Manchuria had a mustard yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper-left corner. The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the Beiyang government and the Empire of China. The flag is also similar to the flag used by the Fengtian

text: of clouds over it, on a white background. The color specifications given by the Navy were: Another contemporary description was as follows: The Secretary of the Navy's flag is blue with a white anchor and stars on it; the flag of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy uses the same design with the colors reversed (blue stars and anchor on a white background). The same concept was used for the Vice President's flag, and has since become the standard system in the U.S. Government for differencing the flags of the first and second ranking civilian officials in any hierarchy, and

title: Flag of the Romani people

text: Roma, and the Museum of Romani Culture. The traditionally Romani Šuto Orizari Municipality, in the Republic of Macedonia, has a "a colourful flag featuring the Roma wheel – an Indian chakra, which refers to the origin of the Roma people." Eight-spoked wheels are also popular as variations, used for instance by the "Ciocănari" Romanies of Moldova. In 2002, the Italian Rom artist Luca Vitone designed an anarchist version of the flag, featuring the red "chakra" on a field of black. By 2009, other derivatives of the Romani flag were becoming widely used by self-identified Manush or "Traveller" users of Facebook,

text: the Vice President, but no such official order is known. Following the 1915 ceremony, Marshall asked to keep the flags, and they were given to him. A flag of this design, presumably either from 1915 or 1919, is housed at the Scottish Rite Masonic Cathedral in Fort Wayne, Indiana (Vice President Marshall's hometown). In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued , which defined an official flag of the Vice President for the first time. The design was the same as the President's flag of the time, as specified in from 1916, except with the colors reversed (much like the 1915

title: Pan-Slavic colors

text: the pan-Slavic flag until the final dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006. Serbia continues to use a flag with all three Pan-Slavic colors, along with Russia, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The flag of Slovenia was introduced in 1848, when a group of Slovenian intellectuals in Vienna, Austria created the tricolor flag (white-blue-red). Slovakia also has the same tricolor flag design as Slovenia and Russia. The first Slovak flag was also introduced in 1848. Pan-Slavic colors The Pan-Slavic colors — red, blue and white — were defined by the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848, based on the flag of Russia, which was introduced

title: Flag of the Sakha Republic

text: disc in the center. The diameter of the disc is 2/5 of the flag's width. Prior to 1992, the Sakha Republic existed as the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Prior to 1937, Yakut ASSR used a flag with blue canton, on which it contained the depiction of the Aurora and the name of the ASSR. After 1937, the flag of the Yakut ASSR is identical with the flag of the Russian SFSR. The disc represents the northern sun. The light blue, white, and green colors stand for the sky, snow, and taiga landscape respectively. The red symbolizes the courage and

title: Flag of the Romani people

text: singular nation." Along with other Romani symbols, the "chakra" is rejected by the Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, who used two successive designs for their own ethnic flag. Reports in 2004 noted that the Irish Travellers also considered creating their own flag, but also that they "may model [it] on the Roma standard, which bears an image of a 16-spoke wheel." In June 2018, the Travellers of Cork adopted their own banner, displaying a cartwheel and replicating the city colors of orange and white. Another line of criticism refers to the perceived irrelevancy of the WRC flag. Already in 1977, ethnographer

title: Flag of the Philippines

text: it with the red stripe up since the initial invasion of the Japanese. With the combined forces of the Filipino & American soldiers and the liberation of the Philippines in 1944 to 1945, the flag with the American colors was restored, and it was this flag that was hoisted upon the granting of Philippine independence from the United States on July 4, 1946. Prior to the 1998 independence centennial celebrations, the provincial government of Zambales lobbied that the sunburst design accommodate a ninth ray, reasoning that their province was also in a state of rebellion in 1896. The Centennial Commission

title: Flag of the Netherlands

text: of Orange. The orange dye was particularly unstable and tended to turn red after a while, so in the mid-17th century, red was made the official color. The flag has flown since then, but was confirmed by Royal Decree only in 1937, at the same time the color parameters were exactly defined. As the first revolutionary flag, it has had a seminal influence throughout the world, particularly on the Pan-Slavic colors of Russia. Until about 1800, in the case of both the orange- and the red-striped versions, the number of stripes and their order frequently varied. At the end of

title: Flag of the Pacific Community

text: palm tree. The sail and ocean symbolise linkage and interchange, while the sail itself represents a canoe and symbolises movement and change. The palm tree symbolises wealth. The colors intend to mirror the clear night skies of the Pacific (the dark blue field and the white stars). The turquoise sail, arch and lower wave symbolises youth and the island chains of the region. Flag of the Pacific Community On 6 December 1999 during a conference in Papeete the Pacific Community, formerly the South Pacific Commission, adopted the present flag. The former flag featured on blue field a white ring, being

title: Casing of the Colors

text: Casing of the Colors The Casing of the Colors is a traditional ceremony held by United States Army commands, brigades and regiments as well as United States Marine Corps units. Each of these units have unique flags referred to as "colors" which are carried by the color guards to represent the unit at military ceremonies. If a unit is deactivated, the "Casing of the Colors" ceremony is held to commemorate the unit and its history which is read aloud to the formation. Afterwards, the command's sergeant major then takes the colors from the color bearer's sling, the deactivation order is