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Topic: Triband (flag)

	Flag of Peru - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The naval jack (bandera de proa) is not based on the triband; it is a square flag, consisting of a white square with the coat of arms (Escudo de Armas) on a red field.
		During the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Spanish flag was used in the colonial era.
		This consisted og a horizontal triband, with a white band between two red ones, and a golden sun at the center, similar to the flag of Argentina.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Flag_of_Peru (1052 words)

	Flag
		A flag is a piece of cloth hung from a pole for signalling (as in semaphore) or to identify the bearer, in this sense also called a standard.
		A national flag is one of the important official symbols of a nation or country.
		The Union Flag (often incorrectly referred to as the "Union Jack"), the flag of the United Kingdom.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fl/Flag.html (325 words)

	Shree Raj Travels & Tours::. Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Flags were used by the Crusaders fighting Islamic forces in the Holy Land in the 12th and 13th centuries, and it was in these circumstances of a 'holy war' that many of the flags which are familiar today had their origins.
		The most obvious theme in the flags of older Christian countries is the motif of the Cross: this may be plain, as in the English flag, a saltire (generally recognised as the symbol of a martyr), as in the Scottish flag, or an off-centred cross, such as those used in the Scandinavian countries.
		Among the best-known non-national flags are those of international organisations such as the United Nations, with its symbolic olive wreath surrounding the world, the Olympic flag, with the five interlinked circles representing the five continents, and the flags of the Geneva Convention, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.
	www.raj-travels.com /flags/flag.asp (2240 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A great many specialized flags are used to signal between ships or from ship to harbour in ship transport.
		An example is an entirely yellow flag, which means that the ship's crew is quarantined for an infectious disease.
		In auto racing flags are used to communicate with drivers.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/fl/Flag (350 words)

	Vukovar (Vukovar-Srijem, Croatia)
		One that deserves to be considered it the flag of Vukovar - the city in east of Croatia that bacame the symbol of Croatian stouggle against aggression.
		Of course, the flag is not used in Vukovar itself at the moment, the city being under protection of the UN, but the results of these elections should change this as one of the main prerogatives of the reintegration of Eastern Slavonia and Baranya in Croatia.
		The flag that could be seen in Vukovar these days is the UN flag, and as it was reported in TV news, the Serb tricolours are hoisted on several buildings of the local Serb government.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/hr-vu-vu.html (558 words)

	São Tomé and Príncipe
		Flag adopted on 5 November 1975, coat of arms adopted 1977.
		The flag of the republic, although in the pan-African colours, is derived from that of the Liberation Movement, whose flag was adopted in 1972.
		It should be noted that the national flag hoisted on July 12, 1975, in São Tomé later sometimes was erroneously substituted by a flag with equal wide stripes.
	www.fotw.us /flags/st.html (438 words)

	Aaland Islands (Finland)
		The flag of the Åland Islands (Finnish: Ahvenanmaa, Swedish: Åland) is blue with a red Scandinavian cross fimbriated yellow.
		Alternative designs were the old blue-yellow-blue triband, the flag of Finland with an extra yellow cross in the middle, and a design where a red cross was added to the Swedish pattern.
		This flag was first hoisted on the town hall in the provincial capital Mariehamn 3 April 1954.
	www.fotw.net /flags/ax.html (824 words)

	Kecskemet (Hungary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Above the main entrance there was hoisted the flag of the city - RWR vertical triband with coats of arms in the middle: Gules, on a cinquetuple mount Vert a goat rampant proper.
		The flag must have been introduced after 1990 and downfall of communism (or at least reintroduced), since the communist era coats of arms is also visible on several places in the main square.
		The same flag (but with the coat of arms) is the current flag of the city.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/hu-kecsk.html (344 words)

	Triband (flag) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many non-vexillologists use the term tricolour to describe these flags, but technically a tricolour is simply a type of triband.
		An example is the flag of the Republic of the Congo.
		The National Flag of France The French tricolore and its influence on other triband rebublican and national flags.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Triband_(flag) (368 words)

	Rotary International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The flag is made of a white field with the official wheel emblem in the middle.
		The official flag is permanently displayed in the seat of Rotary and during congresses and official events sponsored by Rotary International.
		Rotary Club of Tirana (Albania): according to the writing on the flag, Tirana is part of a district that includes the Italian provinces of Abruzzes, Marche, Molise and Umbria, and Albania.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/int-rot.html (703 words)

	The FAME: Slovenia - Communities, part 1 (Ajd-Bra) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The flag in use is white with gray pattern based on the emblem and with the emblem in the lower half.
		The flag is vertically divided triband of blue-white-blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
		The flag is bicolour of white and blue with the coat of arms in the middle, in two variations for vertical and horizontal hoisting.
	jagor.srce.hr /fame/descr/si-obc01.html (1093 words)

	Aaland Islands (Finland)
		The dimensions of the flag of the Åland Islands are 16:3:4:3:26 horizontally and 12:3:4:3:12 vertically.
		the flag of Finland with an extra yellow cross in the middle, and a design were a red cross was added to the Swedish pattern.
		The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted in 1560, present blazon adopted on 18 April 1951.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ax.html (851 words)

	Flag Glossary - EnchantedLearning.com
		A battle flag is a flag that is carried by the armed forces on land.
		The ratio of a flag is its proportions, the height divided by the width.
		A state flag is a flag that is used by a government to represent that nation.
	www.cooldinos.com /geography/flags/glossary.shtml (1284 words)

	Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The type of eagle on the flag drawn by Željko Heimer is that used by the Western Austrian flag factory; the flag drawn by Peter Diem is that used by the Eastern Austrian flag factory.
		The state flag is a triband with the coat of arms in the middle.
		The red white red flag with the coat of arms is used as the Government flag and by the army.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/at.html (857 words)

	Argentina
		Article 2 of these instruments ablishes portions of earlier decrees (25 April 1884, 19 June 1943, and 24 April 1944) that restriced the use of the sun-bearing flag to the military and government agencies and derogated the legal status of the plain flag.
		The ratio between the legth of the rays and the face of the sun is 2 : 2.5 : 2.
		Flag bearers are usually selected through a careful screening process, and even in schools there is strong competition to achieve the honour.
	flagspot.net /flags/ar.html (1450 words)

	Common Flag Terminology - World Flags 101
		Differencing: Referring to the design of one flag as a variation of another flag - either by changing a color, or adding or removing a charge, etc. For example, the flag of Italy was 'differenced' from that of France by changing the blue stripe to green.
		Flags are usually hoisted on the left side, except in the case of some Arab flags.
		Triband: A flag with three stripes - arranged either horizontally or vertically.
	www.worldflags101.com /flag-terminology.aspx (643 words)

	Tupamaros National Liberation Movement, Uruguay
		The flag of Tupamaros, according to W. Smith [smi80], is the historical Artigas flag defaced with a red star enclosed in a white disc.
		The Tupamaros flag is an Artigas' flag (horizontal triband blue-white-blue with a red diagonal) with a yellow star in the middle.
		Recently the use of this variant of Artigas flag by the Tupamaros leave to a trial, where some people try to forbid the use of this flag to the MLN, because Artigas's flag is a National Symbol of Uruguay and the people that started the trial saw this use as a profanation of the symbol.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/uy}tupa.html (956 words)

	russia
		Russian national flags normally used in Russia range from the lightest to the darkest shade (like from argentine blue to british blue), even if in russian light blue is considered a separate color.
		We could say that white, blue and red flags were in used in Russia from about 1667, mainly in the quartered form with a blue cross, while from 1697, after the visit of Peter the Great to Netherlands, the triband design became the preferred one.
		The symbols [flag and coat of arms] are given prominent mention in the words for the revived anthem — the re-established Soviet tune, with new words by the same poet who composed the original nearly 60 years ago.
	www.msu.edu /~euroclub/russia.html (1150 words)

	Tricolour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (defaced)
		The unofficial flag of Mars, advocated by the Mars Society and flown (insofar as it is possible) in space.
		The National Flag of France The French tricolore and its influence on other tricolour national and republican flags.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tricolour (587 words)

	Spain flag
		The flag of Spain - The Spanish flag is a red and yellow horizontal triband.
		The flag of Spain is a red and yellow horizontal triband (the yellow stripe is in the middle, and is twice as tall as each red band).
		The height of this flag is two-thirds the width.
	www.spain-map.info /spain-flag.htm (185 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions - Part 1
		Using a hand-held flag, the flagstaff is brought down to an almost horizontal level, with the flag almost trailing the ground, then raised smartly back to its original position.
		Using a flag on a mast or pole, the flag is lowered a few widths and again raised smartly back to its original position.
		Unidentified flag or ensign (a deliberate pun on UFO).
	areciboweb.50megs.com /fotw/flags/faq.html (1939 words)

	Image:Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg - Wikimedia Commons
		According to "Argentina" at Flags of the World, this is still a legal "civil flag and ensign".
		Presidential Decree 1541 of 1985 merely extended the use of the Sun-Flag to private citizens but did not affect the status of this plain triband.
		According to [http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/ar.html#bwb "Argentina"] at ''Flags of the World'', this is still a legal "civil flag and ensign".
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Image:Flag_of_Argentina_(alternative).svg (216 words)

	Unidentified 'Northern Alliance' Flag ca.1998-ca.2001 (Afghanistan)
		According to Jaume Ollé, its flag is horizontal fl-red-green tricolour (1:1:1) with coat-of-arms near the hoist.
		The Flag Documentation Centre of the Netherlands displays a flag representing the North of the country in opposition to the Taleban movement:
		The flag became known in 1998 and seems to be used by the opposition against the Taliban.
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/af}na!.html (669 words)

	Unidentified Flags or Ensigns (2006)
		I would be almost certain that this flag is a version of the unofficial 'Benelux' flag.
		I suspect it's the flag of those African-Americans (and others) who identify with the concept that the ancient Egyptian civilizations were fl African in origin.
		I have a plate that belonged to my parents that has a flag on it and I am unable to find out which one it is. It is a yellow back ground with a fl diamond shape and a fl spot in the centre.
	www.fotw.net /FLAGS/ufe06.html (1252 words)

	Pando department, Bolivia
		A star was added to the national coat of arms in 1961 to represent the department of Pando (created in 1938).
		According to a plate I received some years ago, the current Pando department flag is the flag used by the Bolivian Amazonia Volunteers in the Chaco War (the volunteers were named Columna del Porvenir).
		The flag was originally horizontal, green over white; probably in 1989, another white stripe was added (white, green and white).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/bo-n.html (337 words)

	Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The the plain triband is the bandera nacional, confirmed as the pabellón nacional by Decree No. 1323 of 31 March 1950.
		According to the Peruvian Ministry of External Relations (at http://www.rree.gob.pe/simbolos/bandera.htm), this is the bandera nacional para izar (national flag for hoisting).
		According to [alv86] the flag without arms is used as civil flag and ensign, whereas the flag with arms is used as state and war flag/ensign.
	www.flaggen.com /flags/pe.html (180 words)

	Historical Flags (Cook Islands, New Zealand)
		Horizontal triband in red-white-red; in the white stripe three 5-pointed stars in dark blue (positions at 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 of the width).
		Upon the white stripe are three five-pointed stars." The flag sounds authentic to me, as isn't the red-white-red flag of French Polynesia supposed to be based on an indigenous flag tradition?
		I have found a reference to the flag of the South Pacific Trading Company (a New Zealand based company formed in the 1870s) which is the same as Josh [Fruhlinger?]'s GIF [?], with the addition of "S P" on the top red band and "T Co" on the lower one.
	www.flaggen.com /flags/ck_his.html (254 words)

	Argentina's Flag Answers - EnchantedLearning.com
		Argentina's flag is a light blue and white triband with a yellow "Sun of May" in the center.
		The flag is twice as wide as it is tall.
		The blue and white colors were chosen by Manuel Belgrano, the leader of the Argentinian revolution against Spain, and represent the blue sky parting to reveal white clouds, as is said to have happened when the Liberation demonstration began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 25, 1810.
	www.zoomdinosaurs.com /southamerica/argentina/flag/flaganswers.shtml (219 words)

	Military & Paramilitary Flags of Singapore (Page 1)
		The flag is in the proportions of 2:3.
		The flag must be flown in third position and preceded by both the national flag and the SAF Flag at army installations.
		This flag is derived from the Singapore Naval Ensign.
	www.geocities.com /inescutcheon/FlagsMilitary (12071 words)

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