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    flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) is the national flag of...
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  • list of flags that are used exclusively in Scotland. Other flags used in Scotland, as well as the rest of the United Kingdom can be found at list of British...
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    the Flag Institute in 2013 after historical investigations. The origins of the earlier flag of Great Britain date from 1606. King James VI of Scotland had...
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    proclamation of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. The new flag of the United Kingdom was officially created by an Order in Council of 1801, with...
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    blue of the field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland. The flag consists of the red cross of Saint...
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    The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon:...
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    Scotland's national flag, the Saltire, in that its official use is restricted by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland to only a few Great Officers of...
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    The flag of Shetland is a white or silver Nordic cross on a blue background. The flag uses the colours of the flag of Scotland, but in the form of the...
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    within Scotland. A separate private body called the Flag Institute, an educational charity financed by its own membership, also maintains a registry of United...
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    the flag of England, the dexter supporter now bears the flag of Scotland, and the coat of arms changed to reflect that used at the time. A form of these...
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    The Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland is one of the Great Officers in the Royal Household of Scotland. The bearer participates in royal, state, or...
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  • Flag terminology is the nomenclature, or system of terms, used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other...
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    authority of Scotland, due to similarity with other national flags; as well as the flag of the Kalmar Union. The former flag of Orkney Flag of Shetland...
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    The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars...
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    The flag of Nova Scotia consists of a blue saltire on a white field defaced with the royal arms of Scotland. Adopted in 1929 after a royal warrant was...
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    of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba [ˈpʰrʲiəv ˈvinɪʃtʲɛr nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]), formally the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish...
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  • (state) Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe Flag of Saskatchewan Flag of the Church of Scotland Flag of Principality of Sealand Flag of the Secwépemc Flag of South...
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    and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire on a blue background, known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined, forming the flag of Great Britain...
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    masters of the island of Tenerife chose a design similar to the Scottish flag belonging to the Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland and proposed a similar flag for...
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    The Kingdom of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest...
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    The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) was a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It was based at HM Naval Base Clyde...
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    Saltire (category Flags of saints)
    came to be used in a number of flags, in the 16th century for Scotland and Burgundy, in the 18th century also as the ensign of the Russian Navy, and for...
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    Flag of Madrid, Spain Flag of Milan, Italy Flag of Minsk, Belarus Flag of Moscow, Russia Flag of Munich, Germany Flag of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Flag...
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    royal standards of the past". The British Union Jack was drawn up to represent the union of England and Scotland. The American flag or Stars and Stripes...
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    The signal flags for M, T, V and X are respectively similar to the flags of Scotland, France, the Saint Patrick's saltire and the flag of Finland. Notes...
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    Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə]) is a country that occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain and forms part of the United Kingdom...
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  • official flag design. List of British flags List of Northern Irish flags List of Scottish flags List of Welsh flags List of Cornish flags Raven banner ^reg Registered...
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    versions of the flag exist, one for use within Scotland and the other for use elsewhere. Although almost universally called a standard, such flags when used...
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    The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with...
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    him. This flag closely resembled the flag of Scotland – an interesting coincidence considering that, according to legend, the Gaelic peoples of Britain...
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