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What does the Commonwealth star of the Australian flag symbolise?
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The Commonwealth Star of the Australian flag has seven points, one for each State and one for the Territories.
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What does the single star represent on the Australian flag?
The commonwealth star
What does the commonwealth star mean - the one on the auatralian flag?
The Commonwealth Star on the Australian flag represents the Australian States and Territories. It has 7 points representing each state and territory.
What name is given to the large star on the Australian flag?
The star is known as the Commonwealth Star, or the Federation star.
What is the name of the biggest star on the Australian flag?
The Australian flag features the constellation known as the Southern Cross.
Why was a seventh point added to Australian star of commonwealth on the national flag?
Because there are 7 countries in the commonwelth
What is the star at the left hand side corner of the Australian flag known as?
The seven-pointed star in the lower left quarter of the Australian flag is known as the Commonwealth Star, or the Federation Star. Six of the star's points represent the six original states of the Commonwealth of Australia, while the seventh point represents the territories and/or any future states.
What does the biggest star on the Australian flag mean?
The big star is called the Commonwealth Star. It has seven points, one for each state and one for the territories.
What does the largest star on the Australian flag represent?
The largest star on the Australian flag is known as the Commonwealth Star, or Federation Star. Its seven points represent the six states and numerous territories (mainland and off-shore) of Australia. The star represents the states coming together in Federation.
Are there six stars on the Australian flag?
There are five stars of the Southern Cross. The larger sixth seven-pointed star is known as the Commonwealth Star.
What does the british flag on the Australian flag mean?
They are very different. The flag of the United Kingdom, which is referred to as the British flag, appears in the top left corner of the Australian flag. The rest of the Australian flag is blue and has some stars on it, including some representing the Southern Cross, which is a constellation, and the Commonwealth Star.
Is Papua New Guinea represented by a star on the Australian flag?
No. None of the stars on the Australian glag symbolise Papua New Guinea, because PNG is not a territory of Australia any more - nor was it a territory when the flag was originally designed.
Is Sirius the federation star on the Australian flag?
No. Sirius does not feature on the Australian flag. The large star known as the Commonwealth Star or Federation Star is so named because its seven points represent the six states and numerous territories (mainland and off-shore) of Australia. The star represents the states coming together in Federation.
