“It's widely believed that the red represents valor or sacrifice, that white represents innocence or purity and the blue represents perseverance or vigilance,” Scher said. It's the red that makes Old Glory so symbolic. “That's probably the most important color in our flag.
In 1848, it was officially adopted as the national flag and enshrined in the Swiss Constitution. Throughout its history, the Swiss flag has always had one feature that distinguishes it from all other national flags: it is square not rectangular. The Vatican is the only other sovereign state to have a square flag.
The flag of Romania is a vertical tricolour. It has vertical stripes of blue (hoist end), yellow (center) and red (fly end). The Constitution of Romania states: “The flag of Romania is tricolour; the colors are arranged vertically in the following order from the flagpole: blue, yellow, red".
Flag of Iceland
| Use | Civil flag and ensign |
| Proportion | 18:25 |
| Adopted | 17 June 1944 |
| Design | A blue field with the white-edged red Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. In Blazon, "Azure, a cross gules fimbriated argent". |
| Designed by | Matthías Þórðarson |
Today the flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 Colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union.
13 stripes: The seven red and six white horizontal stripes represent the original 13 colonies. Red: Signifies hardiness and valor. White: Signifies purity and innocence. Blue: Signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
Indonesia and Monaco. The flags for these two countries are almost identical—two horizontal stripes, red over white—but Indonesia's is longer. Both flags date back hundreds of years.
Those who fly the flag have said it stands for solidarity and professional pride within a dangerous, difficult profession and a solemn tribute to fallen police officers. But it has also been flown by white supremacists, appearing next to Confederate flags at the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville.
According to custom and tradition, white signifies purity and innocence; red, hardiness and valor; and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
The thin green line is a symbol that is used to show support for federal law enforcement agents such as border patrol, park rangers, and conservation personnel.
Nepal is the only country in the modern world that does not have a rectangular national flag. It is crimson with blue borders and incorporates stylized symbols of the sun and moon. Hundreds of independent states existed on the Indian subcontinent prior to the period of British control there in the 17th–19th centuries.
The Philippine national flag has a rectangular design that consists of a white equilateral triangle, symbolizing liberty, equality and fraternity; a horizontal blue stripe for peace, truth, and justice; and a horizontal red stripe for patriotism and valor.
The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes. Two light blue which is the traditional color for baby boys, two pink for girls, with a white stripe in the center for those who are transitioning, who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersex.
It is a
tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red, national colours of Italy, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic.
Flag of Italy.
| Use | War flag |
| Proportion | 1:1 |
| Design | A defaced Italian tricolour |
Ø The national flag of Pakistan is dark green in colour with a white vertical bar, a white crescent in the centre and a five-point star.
