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  2. Union Jack - Wikipedia

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    An upside-down flag must be turned over to be flown correctly; rotating it 180 degrees will still result in an upside-down flag. The first drawn pattern for the flag was in a parallel proclamation on 1 January 1801, concerning civil naval ensigns, which drawing shows the red ensign (also to be used as a red jack by privateers).

  3. Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The flag proportions on land and the war flag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. [1] The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. [2] The Union Flag also features in the canton of the flags of the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Merchant Navy. These flags are known as ensigns.

  4. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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    British republican flag proposal used within the Chartism movement. A British republican flag, which originated in 1816, in use until at least 1935. [103] British republican flag proposal within the Chartism movement. The Republican tricolour proposed by Hugh Williams in 1838 and described in LJ "Spartacus" Linton's 1851 poem"Our Tricolour". [104]

  5. List of flags with reverses that differ from the obverse

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    This article contains a list of flags for which the reverse (back ) is different from the obverse (front ).It includes current as well as historic flags of both nations and national subdivisions such as provinces, states, territories, cities and other administrations (including a few that are not recognized by the United Nations or whose sovereignty is in dispute).

  6. Viewers Spot an Error During the Paris Olympics Opening Show

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    #OOOPS UPSIDE DOWN FLAG 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 The #Olympic flag appeared to have been raised upside down in an embarrassing moment at the very start of Paris 2024#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony # ...

  7. Olympics viewers catch a mistake during the opening ceremony ...

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    In the U.S., the upside-down American flag originally served as a nonpolitical signal by sailors indicating their ship was in distress. More recently, it has become a controversial symbol of ...

  8. Glossary of vexillology - Wikipedia

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    Flying the flag upside-down, [note 2] or tying it into a wheft. [1] Half-mast. Main article: Half-mast. A style of flag display where the flag is flown at least the width of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the pole. Typically used as a display of mourning or rememberence. Hoist The act or function of raising a flag, as on a ...

  9. Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest ...

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    The upside-down flag, once a signal of distress for sailors, has come to represent the “Stop the Steal” movement, which falsely claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump for ...