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The '''flag of [[Omerica]]''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''drapeau de l’Omérique'') is a {{wp|banner of arms}}, with a design corresponding exactly to that of the shield in the [[Coat of arms of Omerica|coat of arms]]. The flag and arms are officially defined by the ''National Symbols Act'' (French: ''Loi sur les symboles nationaux''), which specifies the {{wp|blazon}} of the arms as “Azure, a cross gules fimbriated argent between four {{wp|fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis}} Or”.
The '''flag of [[Omerica]]''' ({{lang-fr|drapeau d’Omerique}}) is a {{w|banner of arms}}, with a design corresponding exactly to that of the shield in the [[Coat of arms of Omerica|coat of arms]]. The flag and arms are officially defined by the ''National Symbols Act'' ({{lang-fr|Loi sur les symboles nationaux|link=no}}), which specifies the {{w|blazon}} of the arms as “Azure, a cross gules fimbriated argent between four {{w|fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis}} Or”.


==History==
==History==
The exact derivation of the Omerican flag is disputed, though the most commonly cited hypothesis has the flag descend from a combination of the {{w|Saint George's Cross|Cross of Saint George}} with the banner of [[Romanique]], with traces its origins back to the {{w|fr:Croix de saint Michel|Cross of Saint Michel}} and the {{w|Armorial of the Capetian dynasty|banner of ''Gallia Moderne''}}. Alternatively, the Avonian revolutionary flag, which itself is of disputed origin, is cited as one of the two component banners instead of the Cross of Saint George, though it has been argued that the flag was relatively unknown outside of Avon and therefore was not one of the components of the Omerican federal flag.
{{Tree chart/start |Derivation of the flag of Omerica}}
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|avn=[[File:Flag of Falconbarrow.svg|60px]]<br/>Avonian Revolutionary Flag
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==Design==
==Design==
===Specification===
===Specification===
The Omerican flag is usually half as tall as it is wide, though flags with a 3:5 ratio can occasionally be see when displayed alongside the flags of the [[Republics of Omerica|republics]], which are all in said ratio. For aesthetic reasons, flags that have the Omerican flag in the canton (particularly the ensigns and war flags) should always be 1:2 to preserve the square fly area, with the canton being half of both the length and width to the upper hoist (left) quarter.
The Omerican flag is usually half as tall as it is wide, though flags with a 2:3 or 3:5 ratio can also occasionally be seen. For aesthetic reasons, flags that have the Omerican flag in the canton (particularly the ensigns and war flags) should always be 1:2 to preserve the square fly area, with the canton being half of both the length and width to the upper hoist (left) quarter.


The thickness of the central red cross and white {{wp|fimbriation}} are specified as being {{frac|1|5}} and {{frac|1|15}} of the length of the flag’s short edge respectively, regardless of the flag’s ratio or orientation. The fleurs-de-lis are centred in each blue quadrant and have a width and height equal to {{frac|1|6}} and {{frac|5|24}} of the flag’s height respectively.
The thickness of the central red cross and white {{w|fimbriation}} are specified as being {{frac|1|5}} and {{frac|1|15}} of the length of the flag’s short edge respectively, regardless of the flag’s ratio or orientation. The fleurs-de-lis are centred in each blue quadrant and have a width and height equal to {{frac|1|6}} and {{frac|5|24}} of the flag’s height respectively.


===Colours===
===Colours===
The colours of the flag were not standardised at its adoption and thus varied from one to the next. A {{wp|corporate design}} was laid down by ordinance in 1988 and modified in 2015 to accommodate electronic display.
The colours of the flag were not standardised at its adoption and thus varied from one to the next. A {{w|corporate design}} was laid down by ordinance in 1988 and modified in 2015 to accommodate electronic display.
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!width="8%" |Scheme
!width="8%" |Scheme{{efn|name=colours|All HEX, CMYK and RGB specifications for the Pantone colours are taken from the official Pantone website on the webpages of the corresponding colours. Although the colour schemes are official, they are not completely congruent. This is due to different specifications for different types of media (for example, screen and print).}}
!width="13%" style="background:#003087; color:white;" |Royal blue<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/287-C|title=PANTONE 287 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#003087; color:white;" |Royal blue<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/287-C|title=PANTONE 287 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#9e2a2f; color:white;" |Red<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/704-C|title=PANTONE 704 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#9e2a2f; color:white;" |Red<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/704-C|title=PANTONE 704 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
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!width="13%" style="background:#ffd100; color:black;" |Yellow<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/109-C|title=PANTONE 109 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#ffd100; color:black;" |Yellow<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/109-C|title=PANTONE 109 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
!{{wp|Pantone}}
!{{w|Pantone}}
|287 C
|287 C
|704 C
|704 C
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|109 C
|109 C
|-
|-
!{{wp|CMYK color model|CMYK}}
!{{w|CMYK color model|CMYK}}
|100.75.2.18
|100.75.2.18
|8.97.76.31
|8.97.76.31
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|0.9.100.0
|0.9.100.0
|-
|-
!{{wp|RGB color model|RGB}}
!{{w|RGB color model|RGB}}
|(0,48,135)
|(0,48,135)
|(158,42,47)
|(158,42,47)
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|(255,209,0)
|(255,209,0)
|-
|-
!{{wp|Web colors|HEX}}
!{{w|Web colors|HEX}}
|#003087
|#003087
|#9E2A2F
|#9E2A2F
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|#FFD100
|#FFD100
|}
|}
All HEX, CMYK and RGB specifications for the Pantone colours are taken from the official Pantone website on the webpages of the corresponding colours. Although the colour schemes are official, they are not completely congruent. This is due to different specifications for different types of media (for example, screen and print).
 
Furthermore, the [[Federal Ministry of External Affairs]], after consultation with the [[Federal Ministry of Defence]], defined six additional colours for use on Omerican flags and ensigns in January 2019, largely as a response to the growing use of {{w|Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|“rainbow ensigns”}} at Omerican embassies during June.
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!width="8%" |Scheme{{efn|name=colours}}
!width="13%" style="background:#212322; color:white;" |Black<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/419-C|title=PANTONE 419 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#0095c8; color:black;" |Sky blue<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/639-C|title=PANTONE 639 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#00843d; color:white;" |Green<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/348-C|title=PANTONE 348 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#ea7600; color:black;" |Orange<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/716-C|title=PANTONE 716 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#ec86d0; color:black;" |Pink<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/237-C|title=PANTONE 237 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
!width="13%" style="background:#833177; color:white;" |Purple<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/512-C|title=PANTONE 512 C - find a PANTONE Color|last=PANTONE|website=www.pantone.com|access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
!{{w|Pantone}}
|419 C
|639 C
|348 C
|716 C
|237 C
|512 C
|-
!{{w|CMYK color model|CMYK}}
|86.70.69.95
|99.1.5.5
|96.2.100.12
|0.61.99.0
|6.53.0.0
|55.99.3.18
|-
!{{w|RGB color model|RGB}}
|(33,35,34)
|(0,149,200)
|(0,132,61)
|(234,118,0)
|(236,134,208)
|(131,49,119)
|-
!{{w|Web colors|HEX}}
|#212322
|#0095C8
|#00843D
|#EA7600
|#EC86D0
|#833177
|}


==Use==
==Use==
===Protocol===
===Protocol===
Custom states that the national flag should be displayed in a dignified and honourable manner and should be lowered at night unless properly illuminated. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground or water, be used as a drapery or hold anything before unfurling. No other flag may fly higher than the national flag by law; the flag should occupy the place of honour under Omerican law and should be the first flag raised and last lowered. Displaying a frayed or dirty flag is considered insulting; flags that are unfit for continued use are traditionally burnt in private as a mark of honour.
Custom states that the national flag should be displayed in a dignified and honourable manner and should be lowered at night unless properly illuminated. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground or water, be used as a drapery or hold anything before unfurling. No other flag may fly higher than the national flag by law; the flag should occupy the place of honour under Omerican law and should be the first flag raised and last lowered. Displaying a frayed or dirty flag is considered insulting; flags that are unfit for continued use are traditionally burnt in private as a mark of honour.


Consistent with the honour and dignity of the flag, it should never be {{wp|Flag dipping|dipped}} to a person or thing. The flag should be hoisted and lowered to the tune of the [[L’Avonnaise|national anthem]] and all persons present should face the flag and stand at attention, while those in uniform should render a salute. During a period of national mourning, the flag may be flown at {{wp|half-staff}} by raising the flag to the top of the flagpole and immediately lowering it a third of the way down, a process which is reversed when the flag is lowered from the pole; if flying the flag at half staff is not possible or practicable, a black ribbon may be attached to the top of the pole above the flag. At state or military funerals, the flag may be draped over the coffin with the fleurs-de-lis pointing toward the right shoulder of the deceased; the flag is removed before the coffin lowered into the grave or cremated and folded up and presented to the {{wp|next of kin}} as a token of respect.
Consistent with the honour and dignity of the flag, it should never be {{w|Flag dipping|dipped}} to a person or thing. The flag should be hoisted and lowered to the tune of the [[L’Avonnaise|national anthem]] and all persons present should face the flag and stand at attention, while those in uniform should render a salute. During a period of national mourning, the flag may be flown at {{w|half-staff}} by raising the flag to the top of the flagpole and immediately lowering it a third of the way down, a process which is reversed when the flag is lowered from the pole; if flying the flag at half staff is not possible or practicable, a black ribbon may be attached to the top of the pole above the flag. At state or military funerals, the flag may be draped over the coffin with the fleurs-de-lis pointing toward the right shoulder of the deceased; the flag is removed before the coffin lowered into the grave or cremated and folded up and presented to the {{w|next of kin}} as a token of respect.


==Related flags==
==Related flags==
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==Similar flags==
==Similar flags==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="160px">
<gallery widths="180px" heights="160px">
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|{{wp|Flag of the United Kingdom}}
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|{{w|Flag of the United Kingdom}}
File:Flag of Quebec.svg|{{wp|Flag of Quebec}}
File:Flag of Quebec.svg|{{w|Flag of Quebec}}
File:Flag of Clermont-Ferrand.svg|Flag of {{wp|Clermont-Ferrand}}
File:Flag of Clermont-Ferrand.svg|Flag of {{w|Clermont-Ferrand}}
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[List of Omerican flags]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==Citations==
==Citations==
{{reflist}}
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{{Omerica topics}}
{{Omerica topics}}
[[Category:Omerica]]
[[Category:Omerica]]
[[Category:National flags|Omerica]]
[[Category:National flags|Omerica]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 18 September 2020

Omerica
Flag of Omerica.svg
NameSublime Union
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion1:2
DesignA blue field charged with a symmetric white-edged red cross between four gold fleurs-de-lis
File:Civil ensign of Omerica.svg
Variant flag of Omerica
UseCivil ensign
Proportion1:2
File:Naval ensign of Omerica.svg
Variant flag of Omerica
UseState ensign
Proportion1:2
File:War flag of Omerica.svg
Variant flag of Omerica
UseWar flag and naval ensign
Proportion1:2

The flag of Omerica (French: drapeau d’Omerique) is a banner of arms, with a design corresponding exactly to that of the shield in the coat of arms. The flag and arms are officially defined by the National Symbols Act (French: Loi sur les symboles nationaux), which specifies the blazon of the arms as “Azure, a cross gules fimbriated argent between four fleurs-de-lis Or”.

History

The exact derivation of the Omerican flag is disputed, though the most commonly cited hypothesis has the flag descend from a combination of the Cross of Saint George with the banner of Romanique, with traces its origins back to the Cross of Saint Michel and the banner of Gallia Moderne. Alternatively, the Avonian revolutionary flag, which itself is of disputed origin, is cited as one of the two component banners instead of the Cross of Saint George, though it has been argued that the flag was relatively unknown outside of Avon and therefore was not one of the components of the Omerican federal flag.

Flag of England.svg
Cross of Saint George		Pavillon de la France (17è siècle).svg
Cross of Saint Michel		Pavillon royal de la France.svg
Banner of France Moderne
File:Flag of Falconbarrow.svg
Avonian Revolutionary Flag		File:Flag of Franco-Omericans.svg
Flag of French Omerica
Flag of Omerica.svg
Flag of Omerica

Design

Specification

The Omerican flag is usually half as tall as it is wide, though flags with a 2:3 or 3:5 ratio can also occasionally be seen. For aesthetic reasons, flags that have the Omerican flag in the canton (particularly the ensigns and war flags) should always be 1:2 to preserve the square fly area, with the canton being half of both the length and width to the upper hoist (left) quarter.

The thickness of the central red cross and white fimbriation are specified as being ​1⁄5 and ​1⁄15 of the length of the flag’s short edge respectively, regardless of the flag’s ratio or orientation. The fleurs-de-lis are centred in each blue quadrant and have a width and height equal to ​1⁄6 and ​5⁄24 of the flag’s height respectively.

Colours

The colours of the flag were not standardised at its adoption and thus varied from one to the next. A corporate design was laid down by ordinance in 1988 and modified in 2015 to accommodate electronic display.

Scheme[a] Royal blue[1] Red[2] White Yellow[3]
Pantone 287 C 704 C Safe 109 C
CMYK 100.75.2.18 8.97.76.31 0.0.0.0 0.9.100.0
RGB (0,48,135) (158,42,47) (255,255,255) (255,209,0)
HEX #003087 #9E2A2F #FFFFFF #FFD100

Furthermore, the Federal Ministry of External Affairs, after consultation with the Federal Ministry of Defence, defined six additional colours for use on Omerican flags and ensigns in January 2019, largely as a response to the growing use of “rainbow ensigns” at Omerican embassies during June.

Scheme[a] Black[4] Sky blue[5] Green[6] Orange[7] Pink[8] Purple[9]
Pantone 419 C 639 C 348 C 716 C 237 C 512 C
CMYK 86.70.69.95 99.1.5.5 96.2.100.12 0.61.99.0 6.53.0.0 55.99.3.18
RGB (33,35,34) (0,149,200) (0,132,61) (234,118,0) (236,134,208) (131,49,119)
HEX #212322 #0095C8 #00843D #EA7600 #EC86D0 #833177

Use

Protocol

Custom states that the national flag should be displayed in a dignified and honourable manner and should be lowered at night unless properly illuminated. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground or water, be used as a drapery or hold anything before unfurling. No other flag may fly higher than the national flag by law; the flag should occupy the place of honour under Omerican law and should be the first flag raised and last lowered. Displaying a frayed or dirty flag is considered insulting; flags that are unfit for continued use are traditionally burnt in private as a mark of honour.

Consistent with the honour and dignity of the flag, it should never be dipped to a person or thing. The flag should be hoisted and lowered to the tune of the national anthem and all persons present should face the flag and stand at attention, while those in uniform should render a salute. During a period of national mourning, the flag may be flown at half-staff by raising the flag to the top of the flagpole and immediately lowering it a third of the way down, a process which is reversed when the flag is lowered from the pole; if flying the flag at half staff is not possible or practicable, a black ribbon may be attached to the top of the pole above the flag. At state or military funerals, the flag may be draped over the coffin with the fleurs-de-lis pointing toward the right shoulder of the deceased; the flag is removed before the coffin lowered into the grave or cremated and folded up and presented to the next of kin as a token of respect.

Related flags

Similar flags

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All HEX, CMYK and RGB specifications for the Pantone colours are taken from the official Pantone website on the webpages of the corresponding colours. Although the colour schemes are official, they are not completely congruent. This is due to different specifications for different types of media (for example, screen and print).

Citations

  1. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 287 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 704 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 109 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 419 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 639 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 348 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 716 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 237 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 512 C - find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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