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With a few exceptions, the Stars and Stripes is the Oldest national standard and ensign in the world. That Of Denmark, a red swallow-tailed flag with a white cross, the colors Of Savoy, which was adopted in the year 1219, is the Oldest European national standard and ensign.
The second in order Of age among the nations Of Europe is the flag Of Switzerland, a red field with a white Greek cross, which was adopted during the seventeenth century. The flag Of the Red Cross Association Of Geneva interchanges the colors Of the Swiss flag.
Peter the Great established the Order of St. Andrew in 1698, and the symbol Of the patron saint of the Russians, an X-like cross Of blue, has been placed upon a great variety Of Official flags.
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With a few exceptions, the Stars and Stripes is the Oldest national standard and ensign in the world. That Of Denmark, a red swallow-tailed flag with a white cross, the colors Of Savoy, which was adopted in the year 1219, is the Oldest European national standard and ensign.
The second in order Of age among the nations Of Europe is the flag Of Switzerland, a red field with a white Greek cross, which was adopted during the seventeenth century. The flag Of the Red Cross Association Of Geneva interchanges the colors Of the Swiss flag.
Peter the Great established the Order of St. Andrew in 1698, and the symbol Of the patron saint of the Russians, an X-like cross Of blue, has been placed upon a great variety Of Official flags.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1331246601
- ISBN 13 9781331246602
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages463
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