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Flag of the Norwegian Army. Red field with the emblem of the Army in the center. 1905 – present. Flag of the Chief of the Army. Known as Inspector General until 2017. 1982 – present. Rank Flag of Generals. War flag with 4 golden stars in canton. General Officers flag had 3 stars from 1905 to 1982.
13 July 1821. The flag of Norway is deep red with a dark blue cross outlined in white. The red, white and blue colors are inspired by the flags of France, United Kingdom and the United States. The colors represent liberty and independence. [1] The flag was created in 1821 by Fredrik Meltzer, who was a member of Norway's parliament, [1] but it ...
Flag of Norway: the mother of all flags. Norway’s flag is by no means the oldest in the world, though having been designed in 1821 by MP Fredrik Meltzer (1779-1855), it is older than most. With proportions of 8:11 it certainly isn’t the largest. It isn’t unique in design either since all of Scandinavia (except Greenland) uses the iconic ...
Flag of Norway. Flag of Norway, introduced in 1821. The Norwegian flag is distinguished by its simple yet distinctive design: a deep red field intersected by a Nordic cross in blue, edged in white. The cross, extending to the edges of the flag, is a nod to Norway’s Christian heritage and its connection to other Scandinavian nations.
Currency. The flag of Norway was adopted in the 19th century, on July 17, 1821. It is made of a red background and has a blue cross superimposed on a white cross so that the white cross outlines the blue color (the Scandinavian cross). The flag has a proportion of 11:8 for width to the length. The colors of the flag of Norway are believed to ...
King Carl Johan’s death in 1844, combined with considerable debate on the issue in Norway, prompted the new king, Oscar I, to change the union flag, and the Norwegian and Swedish flags were given equal status. At the end of the 19 th century, the flag became part of the conflict between Norway and Sweden. This culminated in the Flag Act of ...
In 1821, during the time Norway was united with Sweden, the blue cross of Sweden was added. The flag that resulted — an off-center blue cross within an off-center white cross on a red background — is still the current flag of Norway. The three colors — red, blue, and white — were chosen to honor the French tricolor, which represents ...
