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Saturday 30 April 2016

Latvia National Flag And The Flag Company Inc

By Leo Derocich


The earliest people in Latvia were stone age hunters and gatherers who arrived there after the last ice age about 9000 BC. However, the ancestors of today's Latvians were Baltic tribes who migrated to the area about 2,000 BC. In the 12th century AD, some of the last pagans in Europe lived in Latvia. The Pope decided to convert them to Christianity - by force! In 1201, he sent German crusaders commanded by Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden of Bremen. The crusaders sailed into what is now the Gulf of Riga. They landed at a fishing village on the site of Riga and built a fortified settlement there. So Riga became the capital of Latvia.

The Latvians are descended from those tribes who settled in the territory of modern Latvia, such as the Letts (or Latgals), the Selonians, the Semigallians and the Cours. The Latgals, Semigallians, and Cours gave their names to Latvian regions: Latgale, Zemgale, and Kurzeme.

Latvia was one of the most economically well-off and industrialized parts of the Soviet Union. The Baltic nations saw an opportunity to free themselves from Soviet domination and Latvia declared its independence on Aug. 21, 1991. Most other nations quickly recognized their independence.

The current Latvian flag was adopted on February 27, 1990. This Latvian flag was originally used by the independent state of Latvia from 1918 to 1940 when the USSR again took over the country and banned use of the flag. Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union on August 21, 1991.

The banner of Latvia comprises of a maroon base with a white even stripe going through the center of it. The Latvian banner is accounted for to go back to a military unit in 1279, which would make it one of the most established national banners on the planet.

Dr. Karlis Ulmanis, the last President of Latvia before the Soviet intrusion in 1940 portrayed the importance of the Latvian banner as this: "White stands for right and truth, the honor of free residents and reliability. The maroon/red helps us to remember the blood that has been shed in the later past. It has been shed at all times in the remote past and we are prepared to offer it again for opportunity and freedom, for our country and nation." The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Latvian Flag for the future.




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Thursday 28 April 2016

Kuwait Flag And Its History

By Bill Clown


Kuwait is believed to have been part of an early civilization in the 3rd millennium B.C. and to have traded with Mesopotamian cities. At the beginning of the 18th century, the 'Anizah tribe of central Arabia founded Kuwait City, which became an autonomous sheikhdom by 1756.

Kuwait obtained British protection in 1897 when the sheik feared that the Turks would expand their hold over the area. In 1961, Britain ended the protectorate, giving Kuwait independence, but agreed to give military aid on request.

The Kuwait banner was received on September 7, 1961, after Kuwait got independence from Britain on June 19, 1961. The banner was supplanted after Kuwait was attacked by Iraq in August 1990, and was restored when Kuwait was freed in February 1991. The outline of the Kuwait banner is accepted to be founded on the Arab Revolt Flag of 1916, which was used as an image of Arab patriotism amid freedom battles against Ottoman (Turkish) rule.

The banner of Kuwait comprises of three even stripes - the top stripe is green; the center one white; and the base stripe is red. On the left-hand side of the Kuwait banner, there is a dark trapezoid.

The flag was replaced when Iraq invaded in August of 1900 and restored when Kuwait was liberated in February 1991 with help from American troops. The flag of Kuwait now in use has a black trapezoid at the hoist and three horizontal equal stripes of green representing fertile fields. The white is for honor and purity, red blood of defeated enemies and black represents the defeat of enemies.

Another set of meanings is that white signifies honor, red is for gallantry, bravery, strength, and valor, green represents fertile fields, hope, joy, love and in many cultures green has a sacred meaning, and black is for the defeat of enemies or determination. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kuwait Flag for the future.




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History Of Kyrgyzstan Flag

By Lorence Douglas


Kyrgyzstan is a country located in the mountainous region of Central Asia and considered to be one of the six Turkic nations that are independent. The word "Kyrgyz" originated from the Turk word meaning "forty". Another proper meaning of the word 'Kyrgyz" is unconquerable.

Kyrgyz tribes started to arrive from southern Siberia sometime around the 10th century, although they soon fell victim to Genghis Khan’s Mongol horde that was plundering and devastating vast tracts of Central Asia at this time. The Kyrgyz later became subjects of the Chinese and the Uzbek Kokand Khanate until Russian Tsarists colonised the region in the early 19th century.

On October 14, 1924, the Autonomous Republic of Kyrgyz Kara was established, part of the Soviet Union. On August 31, 1991, the Kyrgyz Supreme Soviet's Declaration of Independence was adopted by the State, formally declaring independence and changing the country's name to the Kyrgyz Republic.

The National flag of Kyrgyzstan was approved by Jogorku Kengesh on the 3rd of March, 1992 and represents a red cloth in the centre of which around the solar disk with forty uniformly diverging rays of golden colour are placed. Inside the solar disk, there is a red Tunduk of Kyrgyz yurt. The banner’s width is three-fifths of its length. The diameter of the radiant disk is three-fifths of the width of the flag. The ratio of the sun’s diameter to radiant disks is 3 to 5.The Tunduk’s diameter is half the diameter of the radiant disk.

The red color of the banner symbolizes valour and courage. This color was also on the banner of Manas, the hero of the famous Kyrgyz epic. In addition, the word "Kyrgyz" corresponds to the word "red", as a red color was traditionally venerated and considered a national color from times immemorial. The sun, bathing in its rays is a symbol of light, an eternity of existence, peace and wealth. Image of the sun resembles a roofing of Kirghiz nomads` typical yurt. This is a symbol of warmth and hospitality, the unity of time and space, the source of life and solidarity. 40 rays signify forty Kyrgyz tribes.

The forty rays of the sun signify the forty tribes who united against the Uyghers in 840 AD and succeeded in ending the Uigher Empire. The leader who united the forty tribes into a single state is Manas, a legendary hero in the Kyrgyz history who was believed to use the color red on his banner and which was later adopted as the national flag and the national color of Kyrgyzstan. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kyrgyzstan Flag for the future.




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The Flag Company Inc And South Korean Flag

By Wendy White


Slightly larger than Indiana, South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula. It is mountainous in the east; in the west and south are many harbors on the mainland and offshore islands.

After two thousand years as an independent kingdom (or kingdoms), but with strong ties to China, Korea was annexed by the Japanese in 1910. Japan controlled Korea as a colony until 1945, when they surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of World War II. As the Japanese pulled out, Soviet troops occupied northern Korea and U.S. troops entered the southern peninsula.

In 1948, the division of the Korean Peninsula into a communist North Korea and a capitalist South Korea was formalized. The 38th parallel of latitude served as the dividing line. Korea became a pawn in the developing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Korean the national flag is called 'Taegukki' ('Great Polarity'), taking its name from the central emblem on the flag, which is called a 'taegeuk circle'. The current South Korean flag was adopted on January 25, 1950. The Republic of Korea was formed in August 1948.

The flag of Republic of Korea or South Korea is also known as Taegeukgi. The ensign has three segments - a white field; a blue and red taegeuk in the middle; and four black three-letter figures, one in every angle of the ensign.The common layout of the ensign also originates from the conventional application of the tricolor emblem (yellow, blue, and red) by the people of Korea, from the initial phases of the chronicles of Korea. The white field stands for "purity of the people." The Taegeuk symbolizes the source of all objects in the universe. Collectively, they stand for an uninterrupted progress in eternity.

The Korean flag, outlawed under 36 years of Japanese rule, was revived by U.S. occupation authorities under General MacArthurin 1948. On January 25, 1950, the black bars were shifted to their present positions. The distances between the two parts of the broken bars were specified on February 21, 1984, and color specifications were first issued in October 1997. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of South Korean Flag for the future.




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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Kentucky Flag History

By Garry Long


Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Frontiersman Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky's most prominent explorers and many immigrants followed the trail he blazed through the Cumberland Gap, known as the Wilderness Road.

Although it sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War, the population was deeply divided, and many Kentucky residents fought for the North. Known primarily as an agricultural area into the 20th century, Kentucky is also a major U.S. coal producer and site of the U.S.military bases Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. It is also known as the home of the legendary Kentucky Derby horse race and bluegrass music, pioneered by Kentucky native Bill Monroe.

The Kentucky state flag has an unusually long and complicated history that mirrors the history of the state. The modern flag of Kentucky has very little in common with most of the flags that came before it, but it does bear a structural resemblance to the flag of Virginia, which represented Kentucky during part of the state's early history.

The KY state flag consists of a dark blue field with the state seal of Kentucky in the center. The phrase "Commonwealth of Kentucky" is placed around the top half of the seal, while two sprigs of goldenrod, which is the state flower of Kentucky, wrap around the bottom half of the seal.

The flag consists of the Commonwealth's seal on a navy blue field, surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky" above and sprigs of goldenrod, the state flower, below. The seal depicts a pioneer and a statesman embracing. Popular belief claims that the buckskin-clad man on the left is Daniel Boone, who was largely responsible for the exploration of Kentucky, and the man in the suit on the right is Henry Clay, Kentucky's most famous statesman.

The Kentucky seal has been represented in the centre of the state flag since the flag's adoption on March 26, 1918. The dark blue background is typical of half of all American state flags. Framing the seal is a wreath of goldenrod (the state flower) and the name "Commonwealth of Kentucky." Like Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, Kentucky has designated itself a commonwealth, although legally it has the same status as the other states. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kentucky Flag for the future.




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History Of Kenya Flag

By Sali Bolling


Around 2000 BC, Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in the part of East Africa that is now Kenya. By the 1st Century AD, the Kenyan coast was frequented by Arab traders, who due to Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, established Arab and Persian colonies there. The Nilotic and Bantu people also moved into the region during the first millennium AD. and settled inland.

The roots of the colonial history of Kenya go back to the Berlin Conference in 1885 when East Africa was first divided into territories of influence by the European powers. The British Government founded the East African Protectorate in 1895 and soon after, opened the fertile highlands to white settlers.

Kenya was eventually placed under the British government, who in 1895 announced to the country’s status as an " East African protectorate," becoming a colony in 1920 After this date, Kenya's national liberation movement for independence flourished, and on June 1, 1962, a self-government was established, with independence declared on December 12. On December 12, 1964, the Republic of Kenya was established, remaining part of the Commonwealth.

The flag of Kenya originates from the Kenya African National Union. The colors symbolize the black majority, red for the blood that was shed during the struggle for independence, and the color green for the nation’s land. The color white fimbriation was added after a while. It signifies peace. The colors black, red and white traditionally is a Maasai shield and two spears symbolize the protection of all the things that is catastrophic.

The flag of Kenya consists of three horizontal stripes - the top stripe is black; the middle one is red, and the bottom stripe is green. The red stripe in the middle is bordered on the top and bottom by a thin white stripe. There is an emblem in the center of the flag that consists of a Masai warrior's shield and spears.

Kenya’s national flag uses Pan-African colors black, green and red. For the people of Kenya, the colors and symbols in their flag hold a deeper meaning. Black is meant to represent the indigenous people of the country. Like most citizens of the world who had to struggle to be free, red symbolizes the blood that had been shed to attain independence. The country of Kenya is blessed with abundant natural resources and fertile lands to sustain agricultural pursuits, which in the Kenyan flag are represented by the color green. White is the universal color for peace. To protect the hard-fought independence of the country and show the world of the readiness of the Kenyan people to defend their freedom, the spears and the warrior shield of the Maasai were added as symbolic representations. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kenya Flag for the future.




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Monday 25 April 2016

Jamaica Flag History

By Lukas McKinley


Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, south of Cuba and west of Haiti. Jamaica was inhabited by Arawak Indians when Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Iago. It remained under Spanish rule until 1655, when it became a British possession.

On May 5, 1494, Christopher Columbus, the European explorer, who sailed west to get to the East Indies and came upon the region now called the West Indies, landed in Jamaica. This occurred on his second voyage to the West Indies. Columbus had heard about Jamaica, then called Xaymaca, from the Cubans who described it as “the land of blessed gold”. Columbus was soon to find out that there was no gold in Jamaica.

On August 6, 1962, Jamaica was granted its independence from England. Jamaica now has its own constitution which sets out the laws by which the people are governed. The constitution provides for the freedom, equality and justice for all who dwell in the country.

The Jamaican flag was adopted on August 6, 1962, after gaining independence from the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica had previously gained independence from Britain and joined the Federation in 1958. The flag of Jamaica has two diagonal yellow lines forming a cross on the flag, which section it off in four parts. The top and bottom sections are equal-sized green triangles, and the left and right sections are equal-sized black triangles.

After gaining independence from the British West Indies in 1962, Jamaica launched a national competition to find the design for their new national flag. Of many designs submitted, the gold saltire, or X, beat out various striped flags in the same color scheme.

“The sun shineth, the land is green and the people are strong and creative” is the symbolism of the colors of the flag. Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; Gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Jamaican Flag for the future.




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Sunday 24 April 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Ireland National Flag

By Cloe Dahling


Historians estimate that Ireland was first settled by humans at a relatively late stage in European terms - about 10,000 years ago. Around 4000 BC it is estimated that the first farmers arrived in Ireland. Farming marked the arrival of the new Stone Age. Around 300BC, Iron Age warriors known as the Celts came to Ireland from mainland Europe. The Celts had a huge influence on Ireland. Many famous Irish myths stem from stories about Celtic warriors. The current first official language of the Republic of Ireland, Irish (or Gaeilge) stems from Celtic language.

The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on April 18, 1949, and withdrew from the Commonwealth. From the 1960s onward two antagonistic currents dominated Irish politics. One sought to bind the wounds of the rebellion and civil war. The other was the effort of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and more moderate groups to bring Northern Ireland into the republic.

After finally getting its Independence in 1922, the newly independent state of Ireland composed of the southern 26 of Ireland's 32 counties in the following 26 years would had three different names each which reflect the stages by which the goals of the defeated anti-treaty side were actually attained during the generation after the civil war, with the republic of Ireland its present name being decided in 1948.

The three colors were joined together as a symbol of unity starting around 1830, though not widely accepted until 1848. It was not until Easter Rising in 1916 that the tricolor flag was considered the national flag, and with the passage of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937, the tricolor became the official national flag of Ireland.

Since Northern Ireland was apportioned from Ireland in 1921, the banner has been seen by northerners as an image of the division as opposed to solidarity and the general population of Northern Ireland normally fly an alternate banner. The Ireland banner comprises of three similarly estimated vertical stripes of green, white, and orange. The banner's green stripe goes on the crane side, the white in the middle, and the orange on the outside.

The shades of Ireland's banner convey recorded importance. The green is an impression of the Society of United Irishmen, a republican association amid the 1790s. The orange is a representation of supporters of the House of Orange, who settled in Northern Ireland in the seventeenth century. The white between the green and orange is an image of peace between the two sides, reflecting Irish independence and the union of the general population of Ireland. The green on the Irish banner remains for the local individuals of Ireland, the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick.The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Ireland Flag for the future.




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History Of Jordan Flag

By Lena Heading


Jordan is located northwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The country is officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.It is home to the ancient Semitic people such as the Canaanites, Edomites, Assyrians, Judeans, Moabites and Persians and Babylonians, which makes seven ethnic groups which some feel are represented by the seven points of the flag’s star.Prior to 1916, Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire and their flag was similar to the flag of Turkey.

After 1,500 BC Jordan was divided into highly organised kingdoms. The most important were Moab, Edom, and Amon. Then after 500 BC Arabs called the Nabateans migrated to Jordan. They developed a rich kingdom based on the trade routes through the area. Their capital was at Petra. Rome became the new power in the Middle East. At first, the Nabateans kept their independence. However in 106 AD they were absorbed into the Roman Empire.

In 1923, Britain recognized Jordan's independence, subject to the mandate. In 1946, grateful for Jordan's loyalty in World War II, Britain abolished the mandate.

The Jordan flag was adopted on April 16, 1928. Jordan received independence from British administration by the League of Nations on May 25, 1946. Jordan was mandated to Britain in 1922. The same Jordan flag as today was used from 1921 to 1928, without the star on it. A star was introduced in 1928.

The flag of Jordan features three horizontal stripes of black, white, and green from top to bottom. On the hoist side is a red triangle, pointing inward, and centered on the red triangle is a white seven-pointed star.

Each of the focuses on the star speaks of the one of the mainstays of Islam, the seven verses of the primary surah of the Qur'an, called the Fatihah. The shades of the stripes speak of the verifiable traditions of the district of Jordan. The dark speaks of the Arab Abbasid tradition, the white shows Umayyad line, and the green is for the Fatimid line. The red triangle is for the Hashemite Emirate, the antecedent to the current Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Jordan Flag for the future.




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Japan Flag History

By Stephan Nigel


Once upon a time, two deities, the male Izanagi, and the female Izanami, came down from Takamagahara (The Plains of High Heaven) to a watery world in order to create land. Droplets from Izanagi’s ‘spear’ solidified into the land now known as Japan. Izanami and Izanagi then populated the new land with gods. One of these was Japan’s supreme deity, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu (Light of Heaven), whose great-great grandson Jimmu, was to become the first emperor of Japan, reputedly in 660 BC.

Through the 700s, Japan was much influenced by China, and the Yamato clan set up an imperial court similar to that of China. In the ensuing centuries, the authority of the imperial court was undermined as powerful gentry families vied for control.

At the core of unification was Shintoism, a religion indigenous to Japan and marked by its worship of nature, ancestors, and ancient national heroes. At one time, Shintoism also conferred divine status to the Emperor. Two of Japan's most revered shrines said to have been built in the age of the gods, are the Ise Grand Shrines at Ise and Izumo Taisha Shrine near Matsue.

The flag of Japan is formally called Nisshoki meaning sun-mark flag but it is generally known as Hinomaru meaning “sun disc”. It has a plain white rectangular filled with a red circle in the center. The red circle represents the sun. This flag is known as the sun-disc flag and was known as the default national flag even before a law regarding a national flag was established.

The Japanese national banner was assigned by their constitution on August 13, 1999. The brief history of the banner has its cause in two orders of the Daij?-kan in the early Meiji Era. The Daij?-kan is an administration association who declared two announcements expressing that the sun plate banner is to be used as a banner for dealerships and the banner used by the naval force.

Japan has been associated with the symbol of the sun since at least the seventh century, and although the exact origin of the flag is not known, most scholars believe it is related to the country's nickname. Other theories include a representation of the sun goddess Amaterasu, from which Japan's Imperial family is said to have descended. A sun flag was used by shogun in the thirteenth century when the Japanese fought the invasion of the Mongolians.




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Saturday 23 April 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Kazakhstani Flag

By Mishon Dunkan


Kazakhstan is a country with a rich historical and cultural past. Its geographical and geopolitical situation has played a significant role in promoting the development of Kazakhstan. Being located in the center of Eurasia, Kazakhstan has long been at the intersection of ancient world civilization and at the crossroads of major transport arteries. Thus, it has been a site for a negotiation of social and economic, cultural and ideological relations between East and West, North and South, between Europe and Asia. At different stages in history, Kazakhstan has been home to many nations with distinctive cultural histories which have, in turn, been absorbed into modern Kazakhstan.

In 1991, then Kazakh Communist Party leader Nursultan Nazarbayev declared independence for Kazakhstan. He had stayed faithful to Moscow the longest and supported Mikhail Gorbachev's efforts to keep the Union intact. The years since 1991 have seen many changes in Kazakhstan and its people. Democracy is attempting to take root in a land that hasn't known democracy at any time in its three-thousand-year history. Nomadism, tribal warfare, Mongol dynasties, foreign domination, and Soviet communism have been all the Kazakh land has known.

The flag of Kazakhstan was designed by Shaken Niyazbekov, a Kazakhstani artist, who submitted the flag design at the end of Soviet Socialist Kazakhstan. The new design was selected and officially adopted on June 4, 1992. The flag of Kazakhstan is sky blue with a golden sun over a flying eagle. Along the hoist side, is the national decorative pattern, the horns of the ram, called "koshkar-muiz".

The light blue shading additionally symbolizes the social and ethnic solidarity of Kazakhstani individuals. The pattern speaks of the workmanship and social customs of the old khanate and the Kazakh individuals. The light blue foundation remains for the different Turkic people groups that make up the present-day populace of the nation, including the Kazakhs, Tatars, Mongols, Uyghurs, and others.

Centered on the sky blue flag is a golden sun, its thirty-two rays beaming, representing life, abundance, and prosperity. Below the sun, a golden steppe eagle stretches its wings, following the curve of the sun. An indigenous bird of the region, the eagle represents independence and forward movement, symbolizing early Kazakhstan and its future potential.

For the modern nation of Kazakhstan, the eagle is a symbol of independence, freedom and flight to future. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kazakhstan flag for the future.




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History Of Kansas Flag

By Nill Great


Kansas has had a dramatic history, even before it became the 34th state. Historians have reported that Native Americans were living in Kansas as early as 12,000 B.C. They were followed for centuries by many different tribes making the history of Kansas entwined with the first Americans.

The region that is now Kansas had been inhabited by Indians for thousands of years before the first white man appeared. In 1540, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado marched north from Mexico in search of the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola. In New Mexico, he was told of the land of Quivira, and in 1541, he turned east and north in search of this fabled place of wealth. Coronado found no gold in Quivira but he called the country, which is now a part of Kansas, “the best I have ever seen for producing all the products of Spain.” This was 80 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

The state flag adopted on March 23, 1927, usually represented the state on official occasions. It showed the state seal without the inscriptions on its outer rim; above was the crest of Kansas as used by its National Guard a naturalistic sunflower over a heraldic wreath of yellow and blue. Complaints were raised that this flag was so close in design to those of many other states that it could not readily be identified.

Thus, in 1961, the state's name was added below the seal in large golden letters. Modifications have also been made in the seal design. In 1985, it was decided that the homesteader's cabin in the seal should no longer have smoke pouring from its chimney and that the herd of bison should comprise exactly five animals. The seal, dating from 1861, is very complex to manufacture if made in accordance with regulations.

The picture of the Kansas Flag is amazing as the meaning of the state's values is expressed by it. The twisted State Crest stands for the Louisiana Purchase, which resulted in the formation of Kansas. The depiction of the state flower or the sunflower, suggests the ability of Kansas to attend and solve its problems dauntlessly. The importance of the State Seal of the flag's center does not go unnoticed as it breathes out the tale of Kansas.

The state seal which is the most detailed part of the Kansas flag tells the historical story of Kansas itself. The thirty-four stars represent Kansas as the 34th state. Above the stars is the motto ‘Ad Astra per Aspera’ which is Latin for ‘to the stars through difficulties’. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kansas for the future.




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Israel Flag History Today

By Donald Garret


The birthplace of the Jewish people is the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael). There, a significant part of the nation's long history was enacted, of which the first thousand years are recorded in the Bible; there, its cultural, religious, and national identity was formed; and there, its physical presence has been maintained through the centuries, even after the majority was forced into exile. During the many years of dispersion, the Jewish people never severed nor forgot its bond with the Land. With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish independence, lost 2,000 years earlier, was renewed.

The history of Israel as detailed in the Bible encompasses around 1800 years. It proclaims a dynamic account of God's miracles, judgments, promises, and blessings. Israel begins as a unilateral promise to one man, Abraham. For more than 400 years, Abraham and his descendants rely on that promise, even during a significant period of slavery in Egypt.

Soon after the Exodus, Moses transmitted to the people of this newly emerging nation, the Torah, and the Ten Commandments (Exodus Chapter 20). After 40 years in the Sinai desert, Moses led them to the Land of Israel, that is cited in The Bible as the land promised by G-d to the descendants of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The people of modern day Israel share the same language and culture shaped by the Jewish heritage and religion passed through generations starting with the founding father Abraham (ca. 1800 BCE). Thus, Jews have had a continuous presence in the land of Israel for the past 3,300 years.

The history of the flag of Israel has its genesis in the Zionist movement. The Zionist movement's goal was to seek the re-establishment of a home in Eretz -- Israel for the Jews. God promised this land to them. At that time, their land was part of the British Mandate on Palestine-Eretz Israel. On November 29, 1947, the British Mandate was officially portioned by the United Nations into Arab and Jewish states. This gave them irrevocable rights to establish their nation. The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel took place on the 14th May 1948 at the Tel Aviv Museum.

On the 28th of October 1948, the Flag of Israel was accepted. Quickly, it comprised of a white foundation with two dim sky blue stripes over the entire length of the banner. Amidst the white foundation was the star of David - an image since quite a while ago connected with Jewish individuals however not of remarkably Jewish beginning. Along these lines, the Zionist banner was appropriately received as the banner of the State of Israel.

From most records, the Magen David was initially picked on the banner of the Jewish group of Prague in the medieval times for beautiful purposes. It was fundamentally only a star with no intending to it. There is an exclusive usage for the Israeli national banner's flagpole. The banner shaft is painted blue, around 33% of the route up the post, and white at the top segment.




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Italy Flag History

By Sara Parson


In many ways, the history of Italy is the history of the modern world. So many pivotal moments in our collective past have taken place in Italy that it can be considered Europe’s historical keystone. In this section, learn about the great and not so great moments in Italian history, from the grandeur of Rome to the Renaissance, the Risorgimento to the battlefields of World War II.

Italy remained a center of power until the Sixteenth Century, when trade routes shifted away from the Mediterranean and the Protestant Reformation resulted in the Catholic Church, which was based in Rome, losing influence over much of Northern Europe. Today, Italy is now one of the most prosperous and democratic nations in Europe.

The tricolor of Italy banner is accepted to have been founded on the French banner. Napoleon's troops conveyed the banner to Italy in 1797, and on January 7, 1797, the XIV parliament of the Cispadana Republic authoritatively embraced the banner.

Despite the fact that the Italian Republic, constituted in 1802, embraced another banner, the tricolor made due as the official banner of the Kingdom of Sardinia and later in 1861 as the banner of the Kingdom of Italy, binding together the country. On these banners, in any case, the Savoy crown and shield were set at the focal point of the tricolor. Toward the end of World War II, the Italian Republic formally received the plain tricolor banner on June 19, 1946.

The flag of Italy features three equal and vertical bands, making it a tricolor flag. The hoist side has a green band; white forms the center band; and the outer stripe is red. The red and white parts of the flag were borrowed from the official colors of the Milanese flag, and the green was added to represent the Civic Guards of Milan.

At the point when hung vertically, the banner is to be turned 90 degrees. The green is said to speak of the trust and euphoria, the white symbolizes peace and trustworthiness, and the red stands for quality and valor. Another translation of theItalian banner's hues is that the red demonstrates the rough battle to wind up a bound together and independent country, the green symbolizes the scenes of Italy while the white speaks of the snow-topped Alps. Today, Italy is now one of the most prosperous and democratic nations in Europe. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Italian Flag for the future.




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Iceland Flag History Today

By Adam Bright


The North Atlantic islands seem to have been of only passing concern to the centers of power in Europe, so very little historic documentation exists about their settlement. One early 9th century Latin text describes North Atlantic islands that may be the Faeroes and perhaps Iceland. Thankfully, two Icelandic documents detail the early settlement of Iceland. One, the Book of the Icelanders, was written between A.D. 1122 and 1133 while the Book of Settlements might have been written in the 12th century but is only attested to from the 13th century.

In 1262-1264, Iceland came under Norwegian rule and passed to ultimate Danish control through the unification of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (the Kalmar Union) in 1397. During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, British, then American, troops occupied Iceland and used it for a strategic air base. While officially neutral, Iceland cooperated with the Allies throughout the conflict. On June 17, 1944, after a popular referendum, the Althing proclaimed Iceland an independent republic.

The banner of Iceland was embraced in 1915, however, it was met with objection from the King of Iceland who declined to acknowledge the blue-white-red mix as the national banner. On June 19, 1915, a regal degree permitted the use of the banner ashore and by November 30, 1918, the Icelandic ruler affirmed of the banner as the national ensign.

Composed by Matthias Thordarson, the banner of Iceland's outlines of the cross was obtained from the banner of Denmark, known as the Dannebrog. The cross is an image of Christianity and is additionally found in the banners of other Scandinavian countries.

The banner of Iceland is blue with a red cross illustrated in white. The banner's cross is opposite, and keeps running through and through and left to right. The convergence of the cross is slight to one side of the focal point of the rectangular national banner.

Each of the colors of the flag of Iceland represents a major feature of the nation's geography. The blue represents the Atlantic Ocean that surrounds the country, the red depicts the fires of the nation's volcanoes, and white shows the snow that covers much of Iceland.

At the point when Iceland turned into a republic in June 1944, the banner was fixed by law as the official banner of the Republic of Iceland. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of Iceland Flag history right at home.




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Friday 22 April 2016

Iraq Flag History And The Flag Company Inc

By Patric Lurk


Iraq, a triangle of mountains, desert, and fertile river valley, is bounded on the east by Iran, on the north by Turkey, on the west by Syria and Jordan, and on the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It is twice the size of Idaho. The country has arid desert land west of the Euphrates, a broad central valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris, and mountains in the northeast.

An advanced civilization existed in this area by 4000 B.C. Sometime after 2000 B.C. , the land became the center of the ancient Babylonian and Assyrian empires. Mesopotamia was conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia in 538 B.C.and by Alexander in 331 B.C. After an Arab conquest in 637-640, Baghdad became the capital of the ruling caliphate. The country was pillaged by the Mongols in 1258, and during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries was the object of Turkish and Persian competition.

Iraq has one of the most colorful histories in the world and thus a rich and layered culture. Ancient Mesopotamian influences shaped most other civilizations at that time. The country has an art heritage, proof of which is the renowned Arab painters, poets and sculptors that call Iraq home. Iraqi artisans are well known for their work in both handicrafts and carpets and rugs. Iraqi architecture is also among the best in the Arab world, as seen in the cityscape of Baghdad.

The Iraqi banner was received on July 31, 1963, however, it was somewhat changed on Jan. 13, 1991. The takbir in Arabic script was added to the 1963 banner amid the Gulf War on January 13, 1991. Iraq's banner has had four distinct plans subsequent to the formation of Iraq in 1921. The Iraqi banner depends on the Arab Liberation Flag, presented by Egyptian armed force officers included in the 1952.

The flag of Iraq consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is black the takbir. The phrase 'God is Great' is written in green and is placed horizontally on the white stripe. There are also three green stars in the stripe.

Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); the Council of Representatives approved this flag in 2008 as a compromise temporary replacement for the Ba'athist Saddam-era flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Iraq Flag for the future.




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The Flag Company Inc And Iranian Flag

By Kate Nelson


Ancient Iran, also known as Persia, historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and culture predominated, but it more correctly refers to a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persia.

The discovery of oil in the early 20th century generated international interest in the nation, particularly Great Britain and Russia. A 1907 Anglo-Russian agreement divvied up Iran into spheres of influence though it was later annulled after the First World War.

The Independence Day of Iran is celebrated on 1, April every year to commemorate the day the country became a theocratic Islamic Republic state in the year 1979. Following the triumph of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini, the country was officially renamed the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The flag of Iran consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is green; the middle one is white, and the bottom stripe is red. On the edges of the white stripe, there are stylized writings. In the middle of the white stripe and at the flag's center is the country's coat of arms consisting of four crescents and a sword.

Flags, standards, and banners have always been important national and imperial symbols for Iranians, both in war and peace. The best-known symbol of Iran in recent centuries has been the Lion and Sun motif, which is a graphic expression of the astrological configuration of the sun in the sign of Leo, although both celestial and animal figures have long and independent histories in Iranian heraldry. Late in the nineteenth century, the Lion and Sun motif was combined with an earlier scimitar motif and superimposed on a tricolour of green, white, and red. With minor modifications, this remained the official flag until the revolution of 1979.

To the bottom of the green band and top of the red band, the takbir is written twenty-two times in the Kufic script. The takbir reads the phraseAllahu Akbar which translates into "God is greater than can be described." The number twenty-two is significant as it refers to the Islamic Revolution that occurred on the twenty-second day of the eleventh month of the Iranian calendar.




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Wednesday 13 April 2016

Iowa State Flag History

By Andrew Bricks


Iowa was admitted to the union as the 29th state on Dec. 28, 1846. As a Midwestern state, Iowa forms a bridge between the forests of the east and the grasslands of the high prairie plains to the west. Its gently rolling landscape rises slowly as it extends westward from the Mississippi River, which forms its entire eastern border.

The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border, making Iowa the only U.S. state that has two parallel rivers defining its borders. Iowa is bounded by the states of Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west.

The first Iowa Territory legislature met in Burlington before a territorial capital city was finally selected in Johnson County. In Iowa City, the government seat was established in a grand structure known today as Old Capitol. Built in the early 1840s, Old Capitol served as the last capital of Iowa Territory and the first capitol of the state. Under the 1857 Iowa constitution, the seat of state government was moved to Des Moines, a more central location.

Iowa was almost 75 years old before the state banner was adopted by the Legislature in 1921. With the memory of the Civil War still fresh in their minds, Iowans had not adopted a state banner because they felt a national banner was the only one needed.

The Daughters of theAmerican Revolution or D.A.R of Iowa set up a flag committee and arranged for a banner designing competition in 1917. The best designer was Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt who produced the aptest banner. This became the Iowa Regimental Flag, which was later adopted as the state flag on March 29, 1921, by the General Assembly of Iowa.

The Iowa Flag is made out of three vertical stripes of blue, white and red, orchestrated from left to right. The focal white stripe bears the picture of a bald eagle, with a blue lace dangling from its beak. The strip peruses "Our Liberties We Prize, And Our Rights We Will Maintain", the state motto of Iowa. The state name is scratched in intense red letters, beneath the saying. The imagery of Iowa Flag lies in the banner's exceptionally design. The hues and the picture genuinely portray the standards of the state.




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The Flag Company Inc And Indonesian Flag

By Mary White


The first people in Indonesia arrived about 40,000 years ago when sea level was lower and it was joined to Asia by a land bridge. Then at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 BC a new wave of people came. At first, they hunted animals, collected shellfish and gathered plants for food. By about 2,500 BC they learned to grow crops such as taro, bananas, millet and rice. The early farmers also made pottery but all their tools were made of stone.

The 17,000 islands that make up Indonesia were home to a diversity of cultures and indigenous beliefs when the islands came under the influence of Hindu priests and traders in the first and second centuries A.D. Muslim invasions began in the 13th century, and most of the archipelago had converted to Islam by the 15th century. Portuguese traders arrived early in the next century but were ousted by the Dutch around 1595. The Dutch United East India Company established posts on the island of Java, in an effort to control the spice trade.

The banner of Indonesia was embraced on August 17, 1945, when Indonesia got independence from the Netherlands. The banner was initially raised for the Independence Day festivities on that day and has continued through Indonesian history. The hues red and white have been used as a part of Indonesia since in any event the thirteenth century, going back to the Majapahit Empire. The hues are normally used by nations all around the district due to this history.

The banner of Indonesia is a bicolor banner of red and white, partitioned evenly with red on top and white beneath. The banner has been named Sang Saka Merah-Putih, which means the Sacred Red and White. The red and white of the Indonesian banner speak of the boldness and virtues. An extra typical importance for the hues is that red speaks to physical life and white symbolizes profound life, which joined people.

The Indonesian banner takes after the banner of Monaco, and additionally the banners of Poland and Singapore. A few forms of the Indonesian banner history say that the banner was gotten from the Dutch banner, which had flown in Indonesia when the island country was under the principle of the Netherlands.

With a fairly simple flag design, the Indonesian flag closely resembles the flag of Monaco, as well as the flags of Poland and Singapore. Some versions of the Indonesian flag history say that the flag was derived from the Dutch flag, which had flown in Indonesia when the island nation was under the rule of the Netherlands. To signify their new-found independence, Indonesians took the Dutch flags and removed the blue, creating the red and white flag used today.




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Indian Flag And Its History

By Ben Clark


The Indus valley civilization saw its genesis in the holy land now known as India around 2500 BC. The people inhabiting the Indus River valley were thought to be Dravidians, whose descendants later migrated to the south of India. The deterioration of this civilization that developed a culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade can be attributed to ecological changes.

The second millennium BC was witness to the migration of the bucolic Aryan tribes from the North West frontier into the subcontinent. These tribes gradually merged with their antecedent cultures to give birth to a new milieu.

The national banner of free India was initially received by the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947. The Indian National Flag symbolizes national pride and is a standout amongst the most respectable national images.

The National Flag of India epitomizes its civilization and culture, heritage and freedom. The Indian national flag is a tricolor. It consists of three bears Saffron at the top, white in the middle dark and green at the bottom. Saffron is the symbol sacrifice and selfishness. The white colour in the middle stands for piety, purity, truth and simplicity. It reminds us that we Indian must he pure, and truthful at heart and simple in manners. Green stands for youth and energy. The Ashoka Chakra at the centre symbolizes the cult of Ashinsa and the never ending activities in the country for its progress.

The Indian, everyone, honor their national banner and rally around it. It is typically flown on all Government structures, High Courts, Secretariats, and Collectorates and so on. On days of national significance, Independence, or Republic Day, the banner is seen rippling on each house-tops.

Each independent nation has its even national banner. It is an invaluable ownership of the express. The state anticipates that all nationals will keep the respect of its banner. The national banner of India reflects all around the trusts and motivations cherished in our constitution. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of Indian Flag history right at home.




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History Of Indiana Flag

By Ernest Blunt


The first European to explore Indiana was French explorer Robert de La Salle in 1679. Many French settlers came down from Canada to trade for furs with the local Native American tribes. The first trading post was established in 1702. In 1715, the French built Fort Miami which would later become Fort Wayne. Later, British colonists arrived in the area and began to vie for control of the fur trade.

Indiana sits, as its motto claims, at “the crossroads of America.” It borders Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south, and Illinois to the west, making it an integral part of the American Midwest. Except for Hawaii, Indiana is the smallest state west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Early Indiana settlers had a great concern to preserve religious freedom, and many denominations have been cultivated here and contribute much to the makeup of Indiana life. Today, over 7000 churches can be identified serving about half of the current population.

The state banner was adopted by the 1917 Indiana General Assembly as part of the celebration of the state's 1916 centennial, after a competition sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The prize-winning design was submitted by Paul Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana, a respected Hoosier artist.

The winner of the competition was promised to be rewarded with a cash prize of $100. Initially, it was known as the state banner but later the General Assembly of 1955, altered its name as the flag. The only addition that the Assembly made was the introduction of the name “Indiana”.

Indiana's natural heritage has benefited from private and public attention over the years. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Indiana Flag for the future.




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Friday 8 April 2016

Italian Flag History Today

By Ned Voling


Italy, meaning the entire peninsula south of the Alps, is known as such from about the 1st century BC. Several centuries earlier, when the name first appears, it is used only of the area in the extreme south - the toe of the peninsula.

It was not until the middle of the nineteenth century that Italy as we know it today came to be. Until that time, various city-states occupied the peninsula, each operating as a separate kingdom or republic.

The modern flag of Italy wasn't made the country's official flag until 1948, but the three colors in the flag have been in use since the late 1700s representing the various city-states and kingdoms that made up the country we know as Italy today.

There are poetic meanings assigned to the colors of Italy's flag, but they were only associated with the flag after the fact - the flag wasn't given its colors with those meanings in mind. You'll read that the colors represent hope (green), faith (white), and charity (red); or that the green is for the hills, the white is for the mountains, and the red for the bloody wars for independence. Rather than poetry, however, it's the historical merging of governments that we have to thank for the meanings of the three colors of the Italy flag.

The flag of Italy features three equal and vertical bands, making it a tricolor flag. The hoist side has a green band; white forms the center band; and the outer stripe is red. The red and white parts of the flag were borrowed from the official colors of the Milanese flag, and the green was added to represent the Civic Guards of Milan.

The Italian Flag or il Tricolore is a green, white and red tricolor flag with equal panels representing the territories of the Republic of Italy. Adopted as the national flag on 1 January 1948, official colour designation under the Pantone Textile policy was established in 2003, then ratified into law in 2006. The flag of Italy is a symbol of great importance to the nation and its people. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Italian Flag for the future.




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Illinois Flag And The Flag Company Inc

By Scot Lemon


French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, in 1673, were the first Europeans of record to visit the region. In 1699 French settlers established the first permanent settlement at Cahokia, near present-day East St. Louis. Great Britain obtained the region at the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763.

By 900 AD, Middle Mississippi Indians, who succeeded the Woodland Indians, built large earthen mounds and developed complex urban areas. These cities disappeared possibly because of overpopulation, disease, and exhaustion of resources. The descendants of the Mississippians were the Illiniwek tribes of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. After years of losing land and wars to other Indian groups and European colonists, the Illiniwek were moved to a Kansas reservation.

The French controlled areas along the Mississippi River valley in the American Bottoms between Cahokia and Kaskaskia. Their occupation, from about 1675 to 1763, left few lasting marks, as did the ineffective British rule. European control was ended by the U.S. militia of George Rogers Clark in 1778, whereupon Virginia claimed Illinois as within its territory.

There had been 2 state flags for Illinois so far. The initial design of the Illinois Flag was assigned in 1915, as a result of the state banner designing campaign by Mrs. Ella Park Lawrence. Next in 1868, the ribbon was modified to give more prominence to the National Union, than State Sovereignty. The final modification of the Illinois Flag was done in 1970 when the state name was introduced.

Beneath the seal, the name of the state, Illinois, scripted in the Flag of Illinois . The seal bears the picture of a bald eagle, fastening with its paws, a shield with 13 stripes and stars each. The hawk is additionally appeared to be getting a handle on in its mouth a red lace, with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." The stone on which the bird is mounted shows the years 1868 and 1818.

Beneath the seal, the name of the state, Illinois, scripted in the Flag of Illinois . The seal bears the picture of a bald eagle, fastening with its paws, a shield with 13 stripes and stars each. The hawk is additionally appeared to be getting a handle on in its mouth a red lace, with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." The stone on which the bird is mounted shows the years 1868 and 1818. The Flag Company Inc represented considerable authority in banner plans offered a unique version of decals and banners to retain the historical backdrop of Illinois Flag for future generations.




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The Flag Company Inc And Idaho Flag

By Robert Pirsig


Bordered by the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north and the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Utah, and Nevada to the south, and Oregon and Washington to the west, Idaho is twice as large as the six New England states combined. With an abundance of scenic mountains, lakes, rivers and outdoor attractions, the state draws more than 20 million tourists each year.

Between 1900 and 1920, a large number of Basque immigrants came to Idaho from the Pyrenees to work as sheepherders. Today, Boise, Idaho's capital, has the largest Basque community in the United States. Idaho was the first state in the nation to elect a Jewish governor. Moses Alexander was elected in 1914 and re-elected in 1916.

The Idaho Flag was received on fifteenth March in 1927 surprisingly, however, its starting points can be followed back to 1907. The present Idaho Flag was from first March 1957. The Legislature of Idaho made certain alterations on the Idaho State seal. Idaho turned into the 43rd state of the US on third July 1890. The planner of the state seal was Emma Edwards-Green, the main American lady to outline the official seal of a US state.

The Idaho flag also depicts its motto, "Esto Perpetua" or Let it be Perpetual, on the emblem. Just below the seal appear the words, "State of Idaho", written on a red ribbon. The right description of Idaho Flag is determined by the Idaho Flag Laws. The strange proportions of the Idaho Flag, suggests that its width is slightly greater than its length. The original design of the Idaho Flag has been derived from the battle flag used by the First Idaho Infantry, during the Spanish-American War in 1899.

The state seal on the Idaho Flag remains for the main principle and commercial enterprises of the state. The vegetables, foods grown from the ground pile of wheat speak of the farming in Idaho. The digger is symbolic of the state's mineral assets and mining industry. The lady remains for equity and freedom. The elk is a representation of the considerable number of types of fauna found in the state while the pine tree means the commonwealth and timber industry of Idaho.

The present Idaho hail magnificently speaks of the different critical measures of the state. The Flag Company Inc spent significant time in banner plans offered an extraordinary release of decals and banners to remember the historical backdrop of Idaho Flag for future generations.




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