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The Geometry of Flags . Revisit our stops on the great race. France. The national flag of France is known as the French Tricolour . . The flag of Spain- “La Rojigualda ”. The yellow stripe is twice the width of the red stripe. Flag of New York City.
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The Geometry of Flags Revisit our stops on the great race.
France The national flag of France is known as the French Tricolour.
The flag of Spain- “La Rojigualda” The yellow stripe is twice the width of the red stripe
Flag of New York City The orange, white and blue are the colors of the Netherlands flag.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates The flag was adopted in 1971. It contains the Pan-Arab colors, red, green, white and black, which symbolize Arabian unity.
State of Maryland The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert (black and gold) and Crossland (red and white) families.
Flag of Great Britain The “Union Jack” is a combination of the flags of England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
The English flag of St. George Introduced 1194 A.D. by Richard 1.
The National Flag of Scotland The flag of St. Andrew
The first Union Jack The National Flags of Scotland and England were united for use at sea, thus making the first Union 'Jack'.
Northern Ireland, the flag of St. Patrick In 1801 Ireland was united with Great Britain
The Union Jack The cross St Patrick was combined with the Union Flag of St George and St Andrew, to create the Union Flag
Where is Wales? England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland were now all joined together and called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.