Flag of Iceland
The flag of Iceland has a white-fimbriated red Nordic cross on a blue field. The flag was designed by Matthías Þórðarson ( Matthias Thordarson) in 1906.[1] The white was supposed to represent snow and ice, while the red represented the fire and lava of Icelandic volcanoes. The blue could have represented either the blue of the mountains, the Atlantic Ocean, or both.[1][2][3] The flag colors have no official meaning now, however. The flag gained full recognition from Denmark on December 1st 1918,[4] and became the sole official flag in 1944, after Iceland gained independence.
Flag Of Iceland Media
Vexillological symbol The flag of the president of Iceland. It has an aspect ratio of 9:16.
Vexillological symbol The flag of the Icelandic Customs Service. It has an aspect ratio of 9:16.
Old Icelandic flag (which was never an official flag) in the National Museum of Iceland, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
IFIS for "earlier proposal not officially adopted"
IFIS for "earlier proposal not officially adopted"
Icelandic flags in Viðey
The Icelandic flag in Þingvellir National Park
Icelandic state flag at the Embassy in Helsinki.
The civil flag as it appeared between 1918 and 1944, when the blue colour was classified as "ultramarine blue". It has an aspect ratio of 18:25.
Hvítbláinn ("the white-blue"), an unofficial flag of Iceland used by the Icelandic independence movement until 1915, when the current flag of Iceland was officially adopted. Based on Image:Flag of Iceland.svg (in the public domain).
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". www.government.is. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ "The Story of the Icelandic Flag". Guide to Iceland. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ Reykjavik, Campervan (2022-08-15). "The Iceland Flag: What's to Know About the National Symbol". Campervan Reykjavik. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ "Flag of Iceland | Meaning, Colors & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
