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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 23 February 1908. The dimensions were formally gazette in 1934, and in 1954 the flag became recognized by, and legally defined in, the Flags Act 1953, as the "Australian National Flag".
Under the Flags Act 1953, the Australian National Flag must meet the following specifications:
  • the Union Flag occupying the upper quarter next to the staff;
  • a large seven-pointed white star (six representing the six states of Australia and one representing the territories) in the center of the lower quarter next the staff and pointing direct to the center of St. George’s Cross in the Union Flag;
  • five white stars (representing the Southern Cross) in the half of the flag further from the staff.


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