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	British Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But the large-sized CoAs on the fly of a british ensign are a fairily new phenomenon and hence there should be two ensigns: The new one, with a large badge; and the old one, with the badge inscribed on a circle with a diameter of 4/9ths of the flag's height.
		The Badge of the British Virgin Islands comprises a green shield charged with twelve golden oil lamps with red flames and a female figure, St. Ursula, patron saint of the British Virgin Islands attired in white and wearing sandals, carrying one of those lamps.
		The personal distinguishing flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the Union Jack with the Badge of the Territory on a white circular background in the center.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/vg.html (989 words)

	Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory was adopted on November 8, 1990.
		The Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Jack in the upper hoist-side corner.
		It is understood that the flag, which was ratified in 1990 may have been merely that of the Commissioner and has only semi-official status.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory (247 words)

	Flag of the British Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on November 15, 1960.
		British Virgin Islands News - Topix.net News on British Virgin Islands continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		The British Virgin Islands History Page A short survey of the history of the British Virgin Islands.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.html (347 words)

	The Australian Flag - Similar and Related Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The flags of the six states of Australia are all based on the Blue Ensign with the State badge on the fly half of the flag; there is no Commonwealth Star on these flags.
		The flag of the British Anarctic Territory is based on the Blue Ensign and bears the shield of the former arms of the Falkland Islands.
		The flags of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Hongkong, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, St Helena and the Turks and Caicos Islands are all based on the the Blue Ensign and cary the appropriate shields of their coats of arms.
	www.anbg.gov.au /oz/flag-similar.html (473 words)

	Flag of the British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The coat of arms feature Saint Ursula and the lamps of her virgin followers, which gives the islands their name.
		The Governor of the British Virgin Islands has a seperate flag, a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms.
		This design is similar to the flags of the other Governors in British overseas territories.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_British_Virgin_Islands (156 words)

	British Dependencies History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		The Leeward Islands British dependencies lie east of Puerto Rico in the region where the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles meet.
		The British Virgin Islands, immediately east of their United States counterparts, consist of more than forty islands, rocks, and islets, the most important of which are Tortola (containing the capital of Road Town), Virgin Gorda, and Anegada (see fig.
		Anguillians claimed their island was the poor cousin of the union and received little from St. Kitts and Nevis.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/british_virgin_islands/british_virgin_islands_history_index.html (1238 words)

	British Flags -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British Columbia flag was introduced on June 14, 1960 by Premier W. Bennett, and was first flown on board the BC Ferries vessel ''Queen of Sidney''.
		Flag ratio: 1:2]] The flag of the British Virgin Islands was adopted on November 15, 1960.
		Flag Ratio: 1:2]] The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory was adopted on November 8, 1990.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-flags.html (352 words)

	British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British Virgin Islands are a group of over 50 islands and Cays located in the northeast Caribbean.
		They include Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Great Camanoe, Guana Island, Peter Island, Salt Island, Beef Island, Cooper Island, Ginger Island, Norman Island, and many other small islands all clustered around Sir Francis Drake Channel.
		The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes the British Virgin Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/British_Virgin_Islands (221 words)

	Flag of Guernsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Present flag of Guernsey was adopted in 1985 and consists of the red cross of St. George with an additional gold cross within it.
		The previous flag of Guernsey was just the St George's Cross.
		Guernsey was permitted to use it in 1936 for its state flag.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Guernsey (124 words)

	Leeward Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Leeward Islands consisted of Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St.
		The flag was used until the dissolution of the Leeward Islands colony in 1956.
		It was a re-organisation of the previously loosely associated islands of Antigua, Montserrat, St Christopher, Nevis, Virgin Islands and Dominica.
	www.fotw.us /flags/gb-leewa.html (1038 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - British Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		British Isles, archipelago, north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, near continental Europe, from which it is separated by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover,...
		Virgin Islands, British, dependent territory of the United Kingdom in the eastern Caribbean Sea, comprising a group of 36 islands, 16 of them...
		British Army Graves in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
	au.encarta.msn.com /British_Isles.html (121 words)

	Bahamas flag information at CaribbeanFlags.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flag Description: The colors of the flag are intended to represent the aquamarine water around the islands and their golden sands.
		The flag is based on the British Red Ensign - Red with a capital Bahamian national flag in the canton - but iis distinguished by the white cross, like the Cross of St. George, across the red field.
		Explanation of Flag Colors: The flag is a graphic representation of the golden beaches of the Bahama Islands surrounded by aquamarine sea.
	www.caribbeanflags.com /flag_info.cfm?cid=BS (283 words)

	United Kingdom
		It should thus be noted that the jack flag had existed for over a hundred and fifty years before the jack staff came into being, and its name was related to its size rather than to the position in which it was flown.
		One of the reasons is probably that the flag is defined as having an "azure" field and in recent British heraldic tradition this has been interpreted as a mid to dark blue.
		Naval flags were changed in 1908 when the Admiralty decided that the blue in Union Flags and Ensigns should be the same shade of blue as that selected by King Edward VII for the Royal Standard.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb.html (2569 words)

	flag of British Virgin Islands - Historical Flags flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The shield was a component of the arms of the Leeward Islands.
		In 1960 a motto was added to the shield, to make the arms of the Virgin Islands.
		Between 1956, when the federation of the Leeward Islands was dissolved, and 1960 when the arms of the Virgin Islands were granted, some flags may have been produced with the shield but no motto.
	www.flagsflagsflags.net /flags/vg_his.php (84 words)

	British Flag - Flag Of British Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you would like to use this flag of British Virgin Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of British Virgin Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for British Virgin Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_british_virgin_islands.shtml (229 words)

	Virgin Islands Flag
		A yellow breast, the official bird of the islands, perched on the branch of a yellow cedar, the official tree, appears on the seal.
		Virgin Islands is the name of two groups of small islands east of Puerto Rico.
		This group is called The Virgin Islands of the United States.
	www.grpflags.com /state_flags/z_virgin_islands.htm (146 words)

	State Flag of British Virgin Islands
		This illustration of the British Virgin Islands Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
		Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
		Our flag illustrations are used by major book publishers, magazines, government agencies, international organizations, professional sports associations, international companies and professional designers around the world.
	www.flagart.com /flags/british-virgin-islands-s.htm (455 words)

	Virgin Islands (United States) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		National Geographic Magazine, September 1934 attributes the flag as being that of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, adopted by executive order of the President.
		The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted by Executive Order on May 17,1921.
		The letters V I and the three arrows are in azure blue and the blue of the shield is the blue of the arms and flag of the United States.
	www.flagspot.net /flags/vi.html (739 words)

	British Virgin Islands map and information page by World Atlas
		Tourism is a major business in the islands, as it generates an estimated 45% of the national income.
		The BVI economic structure is similar to that of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and both use the U.S. Dollar as their local currency.
		Steeped in the history of the British Navy, the islands are ringed by shipwrecks; the most famous of these - The RMS Rhone - is now a national marine park, and a favorite scuba diving point.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/vg.htm (348 words)

	British Virgin Islands flag and description
		The current flag of the British Virgin Islands was officially adopted in 1956.
		She was symbolically martyred along with 11,000 virgins, and all are represented by the twelve lamps.
		Certain flag statistical data is gathered from the CIA World Factbook, as well as numerous public domain reference materials.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/cribbean/ukvirgin.htm (187 words)

	Actual Small Countries
		These islands, also claimed by Argentina (which calls them Islas Malvinas) was the site of a war in 1982 where Argentina attempted to invade and reclaim the two islands.
		One of the most remote territories in the world, these islands are populated mostly by decendents of the 1789 mutineers of the HMS Bounty and their Tahitian and Tubuan wives.
		The flag is a reversal of the color pattern of the flag of Switzerland, the country where the ICRC is based.
	www.angelfire.com /nv/micronations/real.html (3790 words)

	British Virgin Islands
		Group of 36 islands east of Puerto Rico, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, a dependency of Great Britain.
		The principal islands of the 16 that are inhabited are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Peter Islands, and Salt Island.
		From 1871 to 1956 the islands were part of the Federation of the Leeward Islands.
	studentorgs.utexas.edu /csaut/bvirgin.html (235 words)

	British Virgin Islands World Flags - British Virgin Islands Flag
		First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were annexed in 1672 by the English.
		The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
		The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, generating an estimated 45% of the national income.
	www.flagsofworld.com /worldflags/british_virgin_islands.shtml (336 words)

	British Virgin Islands Flag
		The shape and flag ratio of the British Virgin Islands flag is described as 1:2 (length twice the height)
		British Virgin Islands Flag etiquette is very strict and is is essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
		A Flag of British Virgin Islands, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
	www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk /british-virgin-islands-flag.htm (1485 words)

	Map & Graph: Countries by Government: Flag description
		blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
		blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a fl cross
		white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
	www.nationmaster.com /graph-T/gov_fla_des (6014 words)

	British Virgin Islands, BVI, Underwater Photography, Scuba Diving, Stock Images, Screensavers, Screen Savers, Eco-Photo ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Above is the flag of the British Virgin Islands, the shield shows a young lady and twelve lit lamps, representing the twelve wise virgins of the biblical story.
		The islands of the BVI are rich in local culture and are picturesque in many ways.
		Many of the Islands are simply small pieces of rocks jutting out from the surrounding waters, and several are uninhabited.
	www.ecophotoexplorers.com /bvi.asp (530 words)

	British Virgin Islands Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
		Home > Flags of the World > Flags of the World: Other than UN Members > British Virgin Islands Flag > British Virgin Islands Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
		This 2' X 3' flag of the British Virgin Islands is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
		Each flag is made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets.
	www.njflags.com /brviisflny2x.html (174 words)

	British virgin - Flag of British Virgin Islands \| British Virgin Islander Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms
		An exclusive resort for less than 60 guests at a time on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
		Travel Portal offers the national flag, including four images and a description along with a link to the detailed flags section for this country.
	www.vnyu.com /?q=british-virgin (197 words)

	British Flags, England, Scotland, Wales
		These flags are the made to the highest standards in the USA.
		These flags look great both outdoors and indoors, and are 100% US made.
		We stock the British flag in 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester.
	www.united-states-flag.com /world-british.html (311 words)

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