Flags of the world
[...]...Parts of the flag FIELD: The CANTON: The canton strictly refers to any quarter of the flag, but it commonly means the upper quarter nearest the staff basic area or background color of the flag FLY: The part of the flag furthest from the staff; the part which flies in the wind CHARGE: Any emblem placed on the field or added to the basic design of the flag STAFF: The pole from which the flag is flown HOIST: The. .. prepared for either war or peace The motto “E Pluribus Unum,” meaning “Out of many, one,” reflects the federal nature of the United States 11 North America USA: Historical flags The flags of the War of Independence and of the Civil War still have an influence on the American flags of today THE GRAND UNION FLAG The first American flag was adapted from the British Red Ensign of the time It was known as the “Grand... 1817 1821 The flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894 It combines both the Confederacy’s Southern Cross with the stripes of its first flag, the Stars and Bars, although on the flag of Mississippi the upper stripe is blue The colors of the flag recall when the region was under French control The 24 stars stand or Missouri being the 24th state to join the Union Within the seal itself are another 24 ars The flag... recalls the Battle Flag or Southern Cross The flag was adopted in 1905 The flag copies the colors of the Stars and tripes, but with only one star, which dates ack to one on the plain blue flag of the Republic of Texas It was adopted in 1839 nd retained after Texas joined the Union UTAH VERMONT 1896 1791 The beehive in the flag recalls the emblem of the Mormon state of Deseret, located in Utah and the date... on the flag of the liberation army At that time the Italian tricolor was not in use The coat of arms on the center stripe distinguishes the flag from that of Italy ARMS OF MEXICO The lake with an island, represents Tenochtitlán Ribbon in the national colors 20 THE AZTEC INHERITANCE The central emblem is the Aztec pictogram for Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City), the center of their empire It recalls the. .. the original colors were restored as vertical stripes, and with Guatemala’s own coat of arms ARMS OF GUATEMALA The date of the Declaration of Independence THE QUETZAL BIRD The new coat of arms shows the quetzal, Guatemala’s most famous bird, standing on a scroll giving the date of the Declaration of Independence The present form of the arms was adopted in 1968 When used at sea for civil purposes, the. .. Usage: National and State The flag is modeled on the flag of the United Provinces of Central America The title of the state while it was part of the United Provinces of Central America surrounds the emblem The emblem is surrounded by five flags, recalling the original five United Provinces of Central America North America El Salvador’s flag recalls the colors of the United Provinces of Central America, used... five blue stars were placed in the center to represent the five original Central American provinces The state flag has the arms of Honduras in the center in place of the stars The arms was created in 1838 and revised in 1935 The central feature is a pyramid in Maya style rising from the sea Around this is a band with the name of the state and the date of the Declaration of Independence Beneath it is a... emblem The coat of arms used today contains the name of the state, Republica de Nicaragua, whereas in 1823 the title was Provincias Unidas del Centro de America In 1908 the decision to revert to the emblems used by the United Provinces of Central America was taken and reflected Nicaragua’s aspirations for the rebirth of the political entity formed by the five nations ARMS OF NICARAGUA The rays of the sun... and Civil The colors and pattern are the same as the flag of the United Provinces of Central America Five stars recall the five original members of the United Provinces of Central America Honduras was one of the Spanish colonies which formed the United Provinces of Central America in 1823 It became independent in 1838 In 1823 Honduras joined the United Provinces of Central America and adopted their flag