While the black, green and yellow colors are an ode to Nelson Mandela’s political party, the African National Congress, the red, white and blue are reminiscent of the flags of the European ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

The colors became a symbol or unity and freedom. Over the years, Germany's official flag has evolved numerous times. The black-white-red flag was created under the North German Confederation ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

Thus, red also signified proximity to the royal court, wealth and power. A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a ...