An amalgamation of of the English and Scottish flags, with the Saint Patrick's cross used to represent Northern Ireland.
Australia was a British colony, and adapted their flag from the British flag.
In the top left corner is a minny British flag
when was the british flag first used
The british have never had a flag to change
the British flag has no lines of symmetry it only has a point of symmetry (in the middle of the flag)
This is because Jamaica is a British colony.
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Australia was once part of the commonwealth or the British empire, which is reflected in the flag.
There is a small clue in the name of the Canadian colony; The province of BRITISH Columbia was named in 1848 by the BRITISH Queen Victoria, it seemed appropriate, when designing the flag, that the former BRITISH overseas colony with the name BRITISH in it should somehow incorporate elements of the BRITISH flag. So, to summarize, the flag of BRITISH Columbia has the BRITISH union flag on it as a tribute to it's origin and name.
Flag of the British Antarctic Territory was created in 1963.
Flag of the British Virgin Islands was created in 1960.
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