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Iceland
Lýðveldið Ísland • Republic of Iceland/
Usage
national flag
»main« national flag
FIS
Use on land: civil flag; Use at sea: civil ensign
Name or nickname
Merkið
approved
19-JUN-1915
usage regulated
30-NOV-1918
colors standardized
17-JUN-1944
Continent
Europe
Region
Northern Europe
Country
Iceland
Shape
rectangular
18:25
Colors
(only colors)
Division
cross position:
shifted to hoist
cross division:
fimbrated
area partition:
no additional division
division lines:
straight
Charges
charges:
none
partitions:
only cross
Devices
scandinavian cross
dodecagon
fimbration, outline
main flag field
canton field
cross field
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