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Its crimson red is the symbol of bravery and it also represents the color of the rhododendron, Nepal's national flower, while the blue border is the color of peace. Until 1962, the symbol's emblems, both the sun and the crescent moon, had human faces, but they were removed to modernize the symbol.
The national flag of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको झण्डा) is the world's only national flag without four corners (non-quadrilateral). [5] The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. [2] It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose. It is the national color of Nepal.
File:Flag_of_Nepal.svg licensed with PD-self 2010-06-13T13:31:12Z Massic80 630x770 (2233 Bytes) English [[:en:Flag of Nepal|description]] says it must be [[:en:crimson|crimson red]] (#DC143C), while this was a #CE1126 red. I just updated the two references to the color in the source file.
National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols.Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well known through popular use.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
Flag Date Use Description Ref(s). 19th century Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [1] 1856—c. 1930 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon edited with faces. [2] c. 1930—1962 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [3] 1962—present National flag of Nepal
This is a list of flags by color. ... Polyamory pride flag (2022 Red Howell version) Flag of Portugal; ... Flag of Nepal;