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What is the meaning of the English flag?
The flag of the UK comprises the flags of: Scotland (white St. Andrew's cross on blue), England (red St. George's cross on white), Ireland (St. Patrick's cross).
What flag has blue cross on a white background?
This is the flag of Scotland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A flag with a white Nordic cross is Shetland. A flag with a white diagonal cross is the St. Andrew cross of Scotland.
What is the name of northern irelans flag?
Commonly known as Ulster Flag actually the Ulster Banner. However as NI is part of the UK the Union Flag would be the correct flag politically. The Diagonal red cross in the Union Flag represents Ireland
What country's flag has a cross across it?
Switzerland's flag has a cross across it.
What are the three flags of the british flag?
The Union Flag (British flag) is made up of 3 crosses: -St. George's Cross (the red central cross) for England -St. Patrick's Cross (the red diagonal cross) for Ireland -St. Andrew's Cross (the white cross on the blue background) for Scotland
What does the blue on the UK flag mean?
UK means United Kingdom (aka Great Britain). UK consists of 4 nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. UK flag, known as the Union Jack, consists of 3 national flags overlaid. England's flag, red cross (vertical/horizontal) on a white background. Scotland's flag, white diagonal cross on blue background and N. Ireland's flag, red diagonal cross on white background. The three national flags are named for the patron saints of each nation. England - St. George Scotland - St. Andrew N. Ireland - St. Patrick Patron saint of Wales is St. David but the welsh flag isn't represented in the Union Jack.
Why are the diagonal stripes of the Union flag of UK offset?
On the side next to the flagpole, (the hoist side), the thick white band is above the red band on both diagonals, the white band being part of the cross of St Andrew, the Scottish flag and the red band being part of the cross of St Patrick, the Irish flag. The cross of St Andrew is above that of St Patrick at the hoist because the cross was added to the flag before St Patrick's cross, therefore the cross of St Andrew is entitled to the higher position On the side that flutters free, the fly side, this is reversed, with the Irish flag being above the Scottish flag.
When was Flag of the Southern Cross created?
Flag of the Southern Cross was created in 1887.
What country's flag has a red cross on a white background?
That is the flag of the Red Cross, not of a country. The flag of Switzerland has a red background with a white cross. The flag of Tonga has a red cross on a white field, the corner of a red flag.
Which country's flag has a white cross?
The flag of Switzerland has a red background and white cross (+). The flag of Scotland, the Saltire, has a dark blue background and a white cross (X). The flag of Denmark has a red background and white cross (+).
What is the flag of UK based on?
The UK flag is a mixture of the older flags.
What flag is blue with a yellow cross?
The flag of Sweden is a Gold cross with the vertical bar off centre (a Scandinavian Cross) on a blue background.
