A banner, a flag, a pennant - since tribal wars they have played an important and understandable role - to declare and warn, demonstrating intent and ambition. The flag is not just an emblem, but a real ideology. Of course, over the past centuries, the primary function of the flag has lost its relevance, but among the same type and boring flags there are really interesting ones ...
We have collected the most unusual flags in recent and not too history that are worth knowing about them.
1. Mozambique
The only national flag in the world, which depicts weapons - both military and agricultural. A hoe crossed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle are state symbols of an African country, which immediately give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe state of affairs inside. The civil war there did not stop for many decades, and conflicts continue to this day.
2. Sicily
The ancient flag of Sicily was first adopted in 1282 after the events of the Sicilian Vespers in Palermo. The flag is characterized by the presence in the center of a triskelion (images of three legs emerging from the common center), the head of Medusa the Gorgon, as well as three snakes or three ears of wheat, also emerging from the center of the image.
The three legs symbolize the three extreme points of the island of Sicily. Trinacria, another name for triskelion (from the Greek word trinacrios, meaning triangle), is also the first name for the island given to it in the ancient period by the Greeks, who discovered when the island was discovered that it was triangular in shape.
The colors of the flag represent the cities of Palermo and Corleone, which formed a confederation against the House of Anjou that ruled Sicily.
3. Hawaii
Despite the fact that Hawaii was never part of the British Empire, the archipelago still has a flag with a clear colonial connotation.
This happened by pure coincidence - back in the days when Hawaii was ruled by the local monarch Kamameha. He was so fascinated by the beauty of the Union Jack that he decided to accept the variation on the theme as the official flag of his island nation.
4. Isle of Man
Another triskelion on the world map, one of the oldest flags in the world, the last change is in the second half of the XIII century, but it was officially adopted only on August 27, 1971.
5. Cambodia
Flag of Cambodia during Japanese occupation 1942-1945 The flag has a clear militaristic and political overtones.
6. Zaire
The poster-revolutionary motive was reflected on the flag of Zaire, a country in which the struggle for freedom did not stop throughout the twentieth century.
7. Nepal
The only national flag that is not a classic quadrangle.
8. Antarctica
Although Antarctica does not have statehood, it still has a flag, and it makes it clear that this is a neutral territory.
The Antarctic Flag is the unofficial flag of the continent, adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Organization in 2002. There are several options for the flag design, including those created by eminent vexillologists Graham Bertram and Whitney Smith.
The sketch, by Graham Bertrand, was based on the UN flag and depicted a white outline of the continent on a blue background. At the same time, the blue background symbolized neutrality. The flag in this design first flew over Antarctica in 2002 when Ted Kaye, editor of the North American Vexillology Association's Raven magazine, brought it to Antarctica. Then the bases of Brazil, Ukraine and Great Britain set the flag on their flagpoles.
Whitney Smith suggested a bright orange background for the flag because it is clearly visible in the snow and cannot be confused with other flags. On the left side of the panel there is an emblem consisting of several components: the letter “A” symbolizes “Antarctica”; human hands, carefully holding a segment of the southern hemisphere of the planet, where Antarctica is located.
Country information
Antarctica (Greek ἀνταρκτικός - the opposite of the Arctic) is a continent located in the very south of the Earth, the center of Antarctica roughly coincides with the southern geographic pole. Antarctica is washed by the waters of the Southern Ocean.
The area of \u200b\u200bthe continent is about 14,107,000 km² (of which ice shelves - 930,000 km², islands - 75,500 km²).
Antarctica is also called the part of the world, consisting of the mainland of Antarctica and adjacent islands.
Territory 14 107 000 km²
Population 0 (permanent) people.
Density 0 people / km²
Includes 0 states
Languages \u200b\u200bno (permanent)
Time zones: all
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Largest cities: no
Antarctica on world map
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The Antarctic Flag is the unofficial flag of the continent, adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Organization in 2002. There are several options for the flag design, including those created by eminent vexillologists Graham Bertram and Whitney Smith.
The sketch, by Graham Bertrand, was based on the UN flag and depicted the white outline of the continent on a blue background. At the same time, the blue background symbolized neutrality. The flag in this design first flew over Antarctica in 2002 when Ted Kaye, editor of the North American Vexillology Association's Raven magazine, brought it to Antarctica. Then the bases of Brazil, Ukraine and Great Britain set the flag on their flagpoles.
Whitney Smith suggested a bright orange background for the flag because it is clearly visible in the snow and cannot be confused with other flags. On the left side of the panel there is an emblem consisting of several components: the letter “A” symbolizes “Antarctica”; human hands, carefully holding a segment of the southern hemisphere of the planet, where Antarctica is located.
There is no official Antarctic flag because this region is not a state and is not governed by any government.
Antarctic Treaty Flag
In 2002, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat adopted the flag, which is used as the informal banner of the continent. In addition to him, many others have been proposed that are under consideration.
The designs suggested by Graham Bertram and Whitney Smith are the most famous.
Graham Bertram flag
The design by Graham Bertram was based on the UN flag. This design is quite simple, showing the outline of Antarctica in white against a blue background. Essentially, this flag represents the continent's independent status.
The Graham Bertram flag was first hoisted over the continent in 2002. In inventing the flag, Bertram took into account the problematic areas of the continent to which Chile, Britain, and Argentina claim their rights. This flag is probably the most famous, judging by its prevalence on the Internet.
Whitney Smith Flag
Another variation of the flag, proposed by Whitney Smith, uses orange as the background color because of its brightness and visibility. The symbol depicted on the flag consists of several components. "A" stands for Antarctica and a semicircle stands for the lower part of the Earth, indicating the location of the continent. The hands holding the lower part of the globe represent the nonviolent role of man in the history of the continent. The white color of the entire symbol represents the ice and snow of the continent. This design is used much less often than the design of Graham Bertram.
