FlagDB
205 flags: every UN member state plus notable territories and observers, with design classes, adoption years, colors and symbolism for each. From the Dannebrog to the flags adopted this decade.
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Sweden
The yellow cross on blue is linked to a legend of King Eric IX in the 12th century, combining the blue of the arms with the gold...
Japan
The Hinomaru of the crimson sun on a white field has served as the national banner since the 19th century and was fixed in law in...
Brazil
A green field bears the yellow rhombus and a blue globe with 27 stars, one for each state and the federal district, arranged as...
Canada
The red, white and red pattern with an eleven point stylized maple leaf was adopted in 1965 after a long national debate. The...
France
Born of the revolution, the blue and red of the city of Paris around the white of the old monarchy was fixed as the national flag...
Denmark
The Dannebrog is held to be the oldest national flag still in use, said to have fallen from the sky at the battle of Lindanise in...
Switzerland
The white Greek cross on red descends from the banner of Schwyz and the field sign of the Burgundian wars. Square in shape, it is...
United States
Thirteen stripes honor the founding colonies around a canton of 50 stars, one for each state, grown from the 13 of the first flag...
South Africa
The 1994 design merges colors of the liberation movement with those of the old republics, with a green Y-shaped band that...