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The histories, meanings, and descriptions of the flags of the Countries of the World and the etiquette of using them.

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What do the colours of the Bulgarian flag signify?

The white strip is said to stand for peace, love and freedom; the green the agricultural wealth of the county and the red the struggle for independence and the courage of Bulgaria's wealth. World Book's Encyclopedia of Flags, p 24

What does the flag with a gold harp and green background stand for?

this is the flag of the province of Leinster.

if there is a crown above the harp it is the flag of the Kingdom of Ireland before 1801.

Which state does the thirtieth star represent?

A thirty-star flag of the United States existed between July 4, 1848 and July 3, 1851, after the adoption of Wisconsin into the union on May 29, 1848.

By tradition, a new flag is made official on the following July 4 after the adoption of a new state.

Has Belize flag changed throughout the years if so why and how?

Since we got our Independence from Great Britain on September 21, 1981 the Belizean Flag has stayed the same. I believe that it may change in the future since we are a young and growing nation.

What do the five points on the Bahrain national flag represent?

When the Bahrain flag was first introduced in 1820, it was designed as plain red. To distinguish it from other flags, a white vertical strip was added to the flag.

In 1932, the white stripe was altered to a serrated edge, which originally consisted of 28 white points, then between 1972 and 2002 consisted of eight points.

Since the adoption of a new flag in 2002, there have been five points on the flag, which represent the Five Pillars of Islam.

What do the 5 points on the flag of bahrain represent?

There are five triangles on the flag of Bahrain that form a serrated line. Each of these triangles represents one of the five pillars of Islam.

What is the meaning of the British flag?

the union jack is made up from the flags of England, Scotland and wales.

How many stars are on the flag in 2013?

50, it's stayed the same amount of stars since Hawaii was added

What year was the current flag of Tennessee adopted?

The Tennessee State Legislature officially adopted the flag on April 17, 1905.

What is unusual about the flag patch on many us army uniforms?

Many people falsely believe the flag is worn backwards. When a soldier deploys to a combat zone, they wear the flag on the right sleeve. The stars always point towards the battle - i.e., the front.

How many stars were on the US flag when George Washington was alive?

Since George Washington lived during the times of the American Revolution, there were only 13 stars on the US flag because there were 13 colonies in America.

How are the 50 stars on the us flag arrange?

By how many states there are. If you want to know how many states there are, then count the stars on the flag.

The stars on the flag are arranged by five rows of six stars. Between each of those rows are four rows of five stars.

How many stars on the us flag in 1941?

Between July 4, 1912 and July 3, 1959, there were 48 stars on the United States flag, after the adoption of Arizona and New Mexico into the union in the year from July 4, 1911-12.

What does Michigan's flag look like?

The Flag of the State of Michigan depicts the state's coat-of-arms on a dark blue field, as set forth by Michigan state law. (The Governor has a variant of the flag with a white instead of blue field

How many stars were on the American flag when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president?

48. FDR was president for 4 terms, and during his presidency, no new states were put in the US. The most recent at the time was New Mexico(1917), and Alaska and Hawaii were inducted in 1959.

What does a flag with red and white vertical stripes and white field with blue stars mean so the flag looks like it is an opposite U. S. flag?

It is called the American Civil Flag, consisting of a 35 blue stars on a white background, with seven red and six white vertical stripes.

It has a disputed historical background, and is possibly a confusion/conflation with the US Revenue Ensign, which has now become the Customs Ensign.

What happens if the American flag touches foreign soil?

If the Flag touches foreign soil it is a sin to who ever drop it. The person that drop it will be executed others say if it drops you blow up and burn to death other then that The flag gets dirty and u have to burn it or just wash it in the washing machine at a store

When did someone change the confederate flag to the US flag like the 'stars and bars'?

When the Confederate States was formed, a committee was formed and a design was chosen which featured seven stars in a blue union with three bars--two of red between a white one. This was known as the Stars and Bars. In the heat and dust of battle, the Stars and Bars looked too much like the Union's Stars and Stripes and the Confederate Congress adopted a new flag with a union featuring the square battle flag of the Army of northern Virginia and a white field. This white field looked too much like a flag of surrender so a new flag was designed which added a red bar to the white field.

What is the US flag's name?

It is the flag of the United States of America. It has also been called Old Glory, and (from the Francis Scott Key poem, turned into the song) the Star-Spangled Banner).

Why is the ball on top of the flag pole brass?

The reason for it is simply because, when the American flag was first made to be put onto a flag the most commonly used metal was brass. Since the first metal ended up being brass no one really decided to change it. But not all of the top of poles are brass anymore they might be made out of iron or be painted in brass color. But other than that there is no significance to the brass pole