Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

Thus, red also signified proximity to the royal court, wealth and power. A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a ...

Photos published to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service show the aircraft carrier flying its distinctive battle flag of twin sabers crossed over the number 76 on a red-and-white ...