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Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily meant as political protest. The practice has its origin in a military distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property"; it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas. Upside-down flying of the flag was ruled constitutional in Spence v. Washington, a 1974 Supreme Court ruling.
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What does a upside down jolly rogers flag mean?
upside down pirate flag was flown to mean No quarter," we're going to kill all aboard".
What did an upside-down flag on a ship mean?
i think it meant that there was a sick ness on board i think.
What does it mean when you hang the state flag upside down?
Traditionally, flying the national flag inverted vertically is a sign of distress, most often that of operating under duress. Letting fly the sheet of a flag hoist, that is to fly by the top corner (canton) only, is the traditional signal of the approach of an enemy fleet.
What did it mean if the flag stopped flying over Fort McHenry?
It would have meant that the British had overrun Ft. McHenry because they would take the flag down.
How much is a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar worth if the image is upside down?
It depends what you mean when you say "the image is upside down":-- If you mean that the front (or obverse) of the coin is upside down relative to the back (or reverse) of the coin when rotated around a vertical axis, this is called coin orientation (as versus medal orientation, in which both the obverse and reverse are oriented the same way) and is how the coin is (and indeed, how all US coins are) supposed to be minted.-- If you mean that the portrait on the obverse is upside down relative to the wording and date on the obverse, then you are describing an error that should not be possible given how the coin dies are produced.-- If you mean that there are two images of the portrait on the obverse, one upside down relative to the other, this would be a double struck error, and would have value to an error collector (especially as such error usually have the second striking more or less aligned with the first).-- If you mean that there is a shadow of an inverse (that is, mirror image) of the portrait on the reverse of the coin, this is called a brockage error and has value to a collector of coin errors.
What does a upside down jolly rogers flag mean?
upside down pirate flag was flown to mean No quarter," we're going to kill all aboard".
What does it mean if a flag is displayed upside down?
It is a sign of distress.
What does it mean if someone flies the American flag upside down?
It is not a protest, when the American flag is flown upside down it is a warning that the base has been captured.
What does it mean when the American flag is upside down on a flagpole?
it is a distress signal mening you need help
What did an upside-down flag on a ship mean?
i think it meant that there was a sick ness on board i think.
What does an Upside down A mean?
In mathematics, an upside down A means "for all".
What does it mean when a state flag is flown upside down?
It depends. In some countries it is a distress signal, in some countries it is frowned upon (Australia for instance) while the Philippines military use the national flag upside down as a war flag (and is the only country to do so). In some instances (some international events!) flags are flown upside down because of ignorance or stupidity. This has been known to happen with the Union Jack, which, while it looks symmetrical, is not, and easy to hoist incorrectly.
What does it mean when a flag is flown upside down over a military installation during war?
The US Flag Code specifies that the US Flag is never to be displayed with the union (the blue part) down, except as a signal of dire distress or immediate danger to life or property.
What does an upside down rainbow mean?
A upside down rainbow means cheese or tacos
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What does an upside down union jack mean?
What is really wrong when someone says that the flag is "upside down" is that "the flagpole is on the wrong side". The flagpole should be on the same side as the top left THICK white diagonal stripe. It doesn't matter whether the flagpole is on the left or the right of the flag, as you look at it, as long as the top white diagonal next to the flagpole is the THICK one (as opposed to the thin one).Regarding the original question, "What does an upside down union jack mean?", I always took it to mean, if flown intentionally upside down, that it was a sign of distress.Next to the flagpole, reading top to bottom, the top diagonal should be THICK white, red, THIN whiteand then the bottom diagonal should be THICK white, red, THIN white.
What does 0.0761 mean upside down?
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