Flag of Cuirpthe

Cuirpthe

Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1900
Design	A red field with a white and gold cross shifted to the hoist side. The cross is charged with interlocking golden triskelions.
File:CuirptheCivil.png Variant flag of Cuirpthe
Use	Civil flag and ensign
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1922
Design	A red field with a white and gold cross shifted to the hoist side.

The flag of Cuirpthe (Cuirpthean: tba) consists of a crimson field with a white and gold asymmetrical horizontal cross, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the fly, with the cross extending to the edge of the flag. Where the cross intersects is a charge displaying two interlocking gold triskeles at the center of a gold circle. The flag was first adopted as the national flag of modern Cuirpthe in 1900, following the conclusion of the Great War.

Prior to the Great War, Cuirpthe had maintained a horizontal tricolor flag since the Kingdom of Cuirpthe's foundation in 1784. Red, white and gold were the colors of the 1712 revolution, one of several uprisings by the Cuirpthean people against the Commonwealth of Cuirpthe-Newrey during the Mydro-Commonwealth Wars. In 1722, a red, white and gold tricolor with the coat of arms of Midrasian Cuirpthe was adopted as the flag. In 1784, the coat of arms was removed to symbolize Cuirpthe's freedom from Midrasia.

The double triskelion symbol first appeared in 1832, on the naval jack and ensign of the Royal Navy. The symbol was derived from ancient pagan tradition, and had been a popular symbol of Cuirpthean nationalism during the Commonwealth and Midrasian periods. The symbol would be incorporated into the national flag following the collapse of the throne. The tricolor continued to be used as a symbol of the radical right, and in some cases, the radical left, who repurposed the design (with the addition of communist symbolism) for the flag of the Cuirpthean People's State.

The current national flag is officially protected under the current Cuirpthean constitution from all acts of defamation and vandalism. Consequences of these acts, as defined by §90 of the Pioncód, are fines and prison sentences of up to 5 years.

Description

The national flag of Cuirpthe is a Lhedwinic Cross, with the intersection offset to the left hoist side. The field is a deep crimson, and the cross is white, with a smaller golden cross within. The flags proportions (width:length) are 1:1.66.

Its design was devised by Lennard Lorenz, a servant to the duke of Ballinluska. According to historical documents, the red stands for glory, and the blood of heroes who died in battle. The white stood for beauty and purity of the land. The gold stands for prosperity and the future, and each individual triskele represents the strength of the people, while them interlocking represents unity.