Flag of Zanarkand

Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands

Name	Zanarkand
Use	National flag and state ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	11 February X829 in use from 3 September X827 X834 (current seven-pointed Commonwealth Star version)
Design	A Blue Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star) in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half.

The flag of Zanarkand is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Lucis Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.

The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in X829 from entries in a competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September X829, the date proclaimed as Zanarkand National Flag Day. A slightly different design was approved by King Regis Lucis Caelum CVI in X829. The seven-pointed commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 23 February X834. The dimensions were formally gazetted in X860, and in X880 the flag became recognised by, and legally defined in, the Flags Act X879, as the "Zanarkian National Flag".

See also

• Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands
• Coat of arms of Zanarkand