Flags of Themiclesia
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| Use |   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1800s |
The current Themiclesian flag consists of an azure banner with an eight-pointed star at its centre, eight smaller stars between its vertices, and five dots. It is officially known as the Naval Ensign (航㫃, gang-′jan), though it is also called the national flag (邦旌, prong-tsjêng; or 邦㫃, prong-′jan). The flag was adopted in the 1800s to represent the Themiclesian state, in imitation of the Tyrannian practice, and as its naval ensign had visibly represented it for many centuries.
The flag is not established as such by any national law, and there are no official rules that geometrically regulate its precise appearance; however, it is accepted as a national flag de facto, and the design shown in the infobox is most commonly seen on examples made in the modern era. As it was fundamentally a naval symbol, the flag's symbolism is also primarily naval. In the Middle Ages, Themiclesians sailors relied on both compasses and astronomy to navigate, so particular celestial bodies were imbued with cultural content, and Themiclesian astrologists considered the movement of certain stars to be portends. The large, central star was in an auspicious configuration as a portend of ecumenical peace and prosperity, and the eight stars around it are of unclear symbolism. The five dots are believed to represent Themiclesia as an alliance of five states, an ancient political league that resolved into a unitary state but remained as a distant symbol of political legitimacy and national genesis.
National flag
Historical flags
Historically, the use of flags in Themiclesia was more akin to that of a personal or group standard in modern understanding.