Flags of the World

The  flag of Azerbaijan  was adopted in November 9, 1918 and was used till 1920, when Azerbaijan was independent, and it was revived with slight variations on February 5, 1991. The flag is a horizontal tricolor featuring three equally sized horizontal strips. The strips are of color blue, red, and green. The flag also consists a white crescent and an eight-pointed star in the center appearing infront as well as in the back. This tricolor flag replaced an earlier design used by the Azerbaijan SSR until 1990. The blue color in the flag symbolizes Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, the red stands for progress  to establish a modern state and the development of democracy, and the green represents Islam. The basic description of the flag, along with the ratio, can be found in the Constitution of Azerbaijan, which was adopted November 12, 1995: State flag of the Azerbaijan Republic consists of three horizontal stripes of same w...

National Flag of Austria The national   flag of Austria  was adpoted in 1918. The flag has three equal horizontal bands of equal width. The top and the bottom bands are red colored and the middle band is white. The Austrian  triband  is based on the coat of arms of the  Babenberg dynasty , recorded in the 13th century. It may have seen use in flags from about the 15th century,  alongside the black-and-yellow colors of the  House of Habsburg  and other  insignia of the Holy Roman Empire . The Austrian flag is considered to be one of the oldest flags. According to legend, the flag was invented by Duke Leopold V of Austria as a consequence of his fighting during the Siege of Acre. After a fierce battle, his white surcoat was completely drenched in blood. When he removed his belt, the cloth beneath remained unstained, revealing the combination of red-white-red. He liked the design so much that he adopted the colors and s...

The National flag of Australia was adopted on 11 February 1903 though it was in use from 3 September 1901. On 23 February 1908, a slight change was made to the flag and current seven-pointed Commonwealth Star version was adopted. The current version of the flag is a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter, and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The right part contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars. The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Coalition. The design was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. A slightly different design was approved in 1903, the seven-pointed commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 2...