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Flag of Azores
The flag of the Portuguese Territory of Azores consists of golden hawk under a semi-circle of 9 five-point stars on two unevenly sized regions, one dark blue and one white, separated vertically. Also, in the flag’s canton, the top left corner, exists the Portuguese...
Flag of Kumamoto
The flag of the Japanese Prefecture of Kumamoto consists of white stylized Katakana character of Ku on a red field. Also, the white region surrounding a red circle represents the island of Kyushu, on which the prefecture resides. The red circle is an indication of...
Flag of Connecticut
The flag of the US State of Connecticut consists of a white baroque shield above a white banner on a blue field. The shield contains three grapevines, each with four leaves and three bundles of grapes, and is decorated with clusters of oak leaves and acorns. The...
Flag of Gelderland
The flag of the Dutch Province of Gelderland consists of a horizontal triband of blue, yellow, and black. These three colors were chosen based on colors of the region’s coat of arms. This flag was adopted on April 15th, 1953.
Flag of Kirov
The flag of the Russian Oblast of Kirov consists of three horizontal bands of white, green, and blue. The white band takes up 3/4th of the height of the flag with the Coat of Arms of the oblast in its center. White represents purity and snow, green represents hope and...
Flag of Niigata
The flag of the Japanese Prefecture consists of golden stylized characters of Nii, in Kanji, and Gata, in Katakana. These symbols together represent hope and friendship. This flag was adopted on August 23rd, 1963.
Flag of Derbyshire
The flag of the English County of Derbyshire consists of a green cross, with a thin white fibration and a yellow Tudor rose in the center, on a light blue background. Light blue represents rivers and reservoirs and green represents countryside of the county. The use...
Flag of Carabobo
The flag of the Venezuelan state of Carabobo consists of a thick blue horizontal band below a thin green stripe and an sunrise, offset to the right, on a red background. In the center of the sunrise is an outline of the Arch of Carabobo, a prominent monument of the...
Flag of Tierra del Fuego
The flag of the Argentinian Province of Tierra del Fuego consists of a white albatross with wings spread diagonally across the flag separating two regions, one of orange and one of blue with white stars in the shape of the Southern Cross. The orange region represents...
Flag of Tyumen
The flag of the Russian Oblast of Tyumen consists of a horizontal triband of white, blue, and green with a red isosceles triangle on the left and three yellow crowns on the middle blue band. This flag was adopted on October 24th, 2008.
Flag of Groningen
The flag of the Dutch Province of Groningen consists of four rectangles, two red and two blue, separated by a thick white cross with a thinner green cross within it. The province of Groningen contains two historical regions of the city of Groningen and the surrounding...
Flag of Barbados
The flag of Barbados consists of a vertical triband of blue separated by gold, with a black trident head in the center. Blue represents the ocean and gold represents the sand. The black trident head, call the Broken Trident, is purposely missing its staff. This...
Flag of Fukui
The flag of the Japanese Prefecture of Fukui consists of a white stylized Katakana character in a round shape on a dark blue field. The emblem represents harmony and cooperation. This flag was adopted on March 28th, 1952.
Flag of Upper Austria
The flag of the Austrian State of Upper Austria consists of the state’s coat of arms on two horizontal bands of white and red. The coat of arms consists of a shield and a crown. On the left side of the shield there is a golden eagle on a black background, while on the...
Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul
The flag of the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul consists of a green triangle in the top left corner, a blue rhombus on the right, separated by a white band, and a golden five-point star in the bottom left corner. White represents hope, green represents...