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unusual facts about Flag terminology



Flag of Algeria

Algerian ships fly the national flag as their ensign, except for ships of the Algerian National Navy, which use the national flag charged with two red crossed anchors in the canton as the naval ensign.

Flag of Detroit

The upper fly (right) quarter represents Britain, which controlled the fort from 1760 to 1796; it has three gold lions on a red field, imitating the Royal Arms of England.

Flag of Tasmania

The flag had a white cross on a blue field, in the canton was the Union Flag, and in the fly was five five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross.

The Un-Americans

As a result of this, the emblem of the stable was not the Canadian flag, but an American flag flown upside down.


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