Iceland

national flag

Iceland
18:25
  • eng Merkið nickname

Flag Dates

  • approved June 19, 1915
  • usage regulated November 30, 1918
  • colors standardized June 17, 1944

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Northern Europe

Names

  • eng Iceland official name
  • isl Ísland official name

Shape

18:25
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • cross
  • cross position shifted to hoist
  • cross division fimbrated
  • area partition no additional division
  • division lines straight

Colors

  • R+
    dark red
  • W
    white
  • B+
    dark blue

Elements

  • main field (canton)
  • cross (field) (scandinavian cross, dodecagon)

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