National flag
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A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with
The first Italian flag brought to Florence by Francesco Saverio Altamura (1859)
A 1919 painting depicting a family embroidering the Brazilian flag
The world's sixth tallest flagpole flying a 270 kg (595 lb) Flag of North Korea. It is 160 m (525 ft) in height, over Kijŏng-dong ("Peace village") near Panmunjom, the border of North Korea and South Korea.
Distribution of colours in national flags
Union Jack
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The Union Jack or Union Flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom. While no law has been enacted making the Union Flag the national flag of the United Kingdom, it has become so through precedent
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…flag in continuous use, although standardisation of the exact colours is of a much later date. During the Age of Sail in the early 17th century, the Union Jack finds its origins, when James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish thrones (as James I). On 12 April 1606, the new flag representing this…
A portrait of a ship, with the Union Jack placed on a jackstaff at the ship's bow, 1637
Linlithgow Palace ceiling boss with conjoined flag design, c. 1617
Slezer's Edinburgh Castle c. 1693 depicting the Scottish Union flag
The Union Flag prepared by the College of Arms for the approval of George III.