Flag of Mascylla

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Mascylla
New flag of Mascylla.png
NameReichsbanner und Reichshandelsbanner
UseCivil and state flag, civil ensign
Proportion1:2
Adopted1924
DesignA horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and gold, and a depiction of the national crown with the antler of a deer in the canton
War flag Mascylla.png
Variant flag of Mascylla
NameKriegsbanner
UseEnsign, war flag
Proportion1:2
Adopted1931
DesignA horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and gold, and a depiction of the nation's deer and bear in the canton
Ensign Mascylla.png
Variant flag of Mascylla
NameDienstbanner der See- und Luftstreitkräfte der Reichswehr
UseNaval ensign, naval jack, fin flash
Proportion1:2
Adopted1924
DesignA swallowtail of the ensign without the deer and bear in the canton

The flag of Mascylla or Mascyllary flag (Hesurian: Maskillische Flagge), often referred to as the Three Bands Flag (Hesurian: Dreibandfahne), is a tricolour flag consisting of three horizontal equally-sized bands displaying the national colours of Mascylla: blue, white, and gold (Hesurian: Blau-Weiß-Gold). The flag was first adopted as the national flag of modern Mascylla after the Mascyllary Revolution, though its main design has been largely attributed to the nation's earlier flag of the Mascyllary Kingdom, excluding a brief interruption in 1923.

While the meaning of the main colours of the flag are not exclusively explained in the any government document, a symbolism was slowly attributed to them. Blue is the traditional color of Aldia as the dirivng force of Mascyllary unification, while they also depict the oceans and rivers. White stands for the purity of the monarchy and its political intent, the people, and the state, and gold, which depicts the colour of the crown and the main colour of the House of Ahnern, which currently rules Mascylla through its sovereign Dorothea I.

Another version which has been widely accepted is that the blue stands for the Elbgau Confederacy, which victoriously fought of Adwhin in the War of the Five Kings to unite Mascylla, hence the smaller and lower stripes of gold and white. However, historians agree upon that King Lukas I personally drafted the earliest version of the flag in the final peace negotiations in Langquaid in 1793. It has since been used as the Mascyllary flag, with a brief interruption of a reversed version of the same colours for the provisional May Republic, which has been used since 1923 until today.

Design and decoration

At the time of the adoption of the flag there were no exact colour specifications other than "the colours of blue, white, and gold", as per Article 15 of the Constitution. However, on 11 May 1993, the High Cout of the Realm introduced a corporate design for the government of Mascylla which defined the specifications of the official colors as the following; the flag's design is formally blazoned as: "Tierced in fess azure, argent and or." As with the design, colours of the flag are only codified and required if produced or used in official capacity by the Mascyllary government. Consequently, other colours can be used for mass-produced versions and reproductions of the flag, and private practice tends to use more saturated colours.

Additionally, the flag may also be decorated with adequate and non-defacing additions, in most cases with golden fringe or trimming. The ceremonial display of the Mascyllary flag includes the use of these enhanced flag versions, particularly in parades, posts and places of honour indoors, and colour guards; all service branches of the Mascyllary Reichswehr use fringed national flags for parades or colour guards, while such additions to a reproduced privately used flag are forbidden.

Colour scheme Blue White Gold
RAL 5026
Denim blue
9010
White
1004
Golden yellow
HKS 2.3G 2.9/1.8 1, 1, 1 1.5Y 2.9/1.1
CMYK 50.0.2.73 0.0.0.0 0.0.90.14
Pantone 1432 White 5442*
Web color #131E3A #FFFFFF #E29D12
Decimal RGB 16,21,298 0,0,0 11,182,63

History, display and use

National flags

Flag Date Use Description
New flag of Mascylla.png 1924 on The Mascyllary Flag, national flag and civil ensign of Mascylla A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and gold
MascyllaFlag.png 1924 on Ceremonial flag of Mascyllary authorities, only permitted for use by authorities and institutions and by the public during national holidays and events A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and gold, and a depiction of the national crown with the antler of a deer in the canton
War flag Mascylla.png 1928 on Ensign and war flag (Kriegsbanner) of Mascylla, only permitted for use by the national authorities Two horizontal fields of blue and white and gold, splitting the second field, with a stylized coat of arms of Mascylla in the canton

Ensigns

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
Ensign Mascylla.png 12 July 1797 Naval ensign, naval jack and fin flash Swallowtail of the ensign without the deer and bear in the canton
Pennant Mascylla.png 4 October 1802 Pennant Horizontal pennant of blue and yellow
Ceremonial flag Mascyllary Army.png 11 April 1925 Flag of the Mascyllary Army Plain blue flag defaced with the Army's crest
Air Force Ensign Mascylla.png 26 March 1955 Flag of the Mascyllary Air Force Tricolour of Mascylla in vertical shape on a light blue field, with the Air Force roundel in the light blue

Naval rank flags

Flag Date Use Description
Naval rank flag of High Admiral Mascylla.png Flag of the High Admiral Mascyllary naval jack with four stars in a square
Naval rank flag of Admiral Mascylla.png Flag of an Admiral Mascyllary naval jack with three stars in a triangle
Naval rank flag of Counter Admiral Mascylla.png Flag of a Counter Admiral Mascyllary naval jack with two vertical stars
Naval rank flag of Flotilla Admiral Mascylla.png Flag of a Flotilla Admiral Mascyllary naval jack with one star
Naval rank flag of Commodore Mascylla.png Flag of a Commodore Mascyllary naval jack as a triangular banner with one star

Standards

Flag Date Use Description
Prime ministerial standard Mascylla.png Standard of the Prime Minister of Mascylla 4 November 1966 A white field encased by a yellow and blue border, defaced with the greater coat of arms of the Government of Mascylla
Mascyllary Police flag.png Flag of the Imperial Police 17 July 1998 A white flag with a blue field on the left third of the flag, with the Imperial Police crest on the white field

Subnational flags

States and Free Cities

Flag Date Use Description
FlagAdwhin.png 1793 on Flag of Adwhin Horizontal tricolour of red, green and white (from top to bottom)
FlagAldia.png 1793 on Flag of Aldia Two horizontal fields of blue and yellow
FlagElpsland.png  1917 on Flag of Elpsland Two horizontal fields of white and red, the coat of arms of Elpsland in the center
FlagEustria.png 1967 on  Flag of Eustria Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and blue (from top to bottom), the coat of arms of Eustria in the center
POL Grudziądz flag.svg 1871 on Flag of Falia Horizontal tricolour of yellow, red and white
Flag of Hesse.svg 1793 on Flag of Flussmund Two horizontal stripes of red and white
POL powiat bielski (województwo śląskie) flag.svg 1900 on Flag of Folnery Two vertical fields of blue and white, defaced with a double-headed eagle crowned and divided in white and yellow
FlagGotia.png 1805 on Flag of Gotia Horizontal tricolour of yellow, white and blue, defaced with the coat of arms of Gotia
Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg 1793 on Flag of Halstein Horizontal tricolour of blue, white and yellow (from top to bottom)
FlagHolnia.png 1843 on Flag of Holnia Two horizontal fields of white and blue, with the coat of arms of Holnia in the first third
Avadinflag.png 1959 on Flag of Ihlarn Vertical tricolour of green, white and black
FlagJusland.png 1793 on Flag of Jusland Horizontal tricolour of blue, white and black (from top to bottom)
Flag of the Serbian Empire, triband, Hilandar.png 1804 on Flag of Kreshia Horizontal tricolour of red, white and red
FlagKronlande.png 1798 on Flag of the Kronlande Two horizontal fields of green and yellow
Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hannover.svg 1793 on Flag of Langquaid Two horizontal fields of yellow and white
Hambacher fest.svg 1866 on Flag of Laurenz Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and black
Flag of Krakow.svg 1900 on Flag of Nelgery Two horizontal fields of white and blue
FlagPereuth.png 1793 on Flag of Pereuth Vertical tricolour of blue, red and white (from left to right), the emblem of Pereuth juxtaposed between the blue and red field
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden (1871–1891).svg 1827 on Flag of Shwesia Two horizontal fields of red and yellow
FlagSigismund.png 1924 on  Flag of Sigismund Two horizontal fields of yellow and blue, the coat of arms of Sigismund in the left half (central) of the flag
FlagTerunder-Welsbach.png 1801 on Flag of Terunder-Welsbach Horizontal tricolour of green, white and red (from top to bottom), the white stripe is divided into an upper white and a lower yellow field
File:Flag of Tudonia.png 1950 on Flag of Tudonia Horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue (from top to bottom)

Historical flags

Elbgau Confederacy (1757–1793)

Flag Date Use Description
Elbgau Confederacy flag.png 1757–1793 National and merchant flag (National- und Handelsbanner) A tricolour of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, white and blue (from top to bottom) with the Elbgau Confederacy seal in the canton on a white square
MascyllaFlagII.png 1757–1793 War flag (Kriegsbanner) A tricolour of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, white and blue (from top to bottom)
Elbgau Confederacy marine jack.png 1757–1793 Marine jack (Kriegsschiffsgösch) The Elbgau Confederacy seal on a yellow field

Mascyllary Kingdom (1793–1923)

Flag Date Use Description
MascyllaFlagII.png 1793–1923 National and merchant flag (National- und Handelsbanner) A tricolour of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, white and blue (from top to bottom)
Mascyllary Kingdom colonial flag.png 1804–1923 Colonial flag (Kolonialbanner) A tricolour of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, white and blue (from top to bottom) with the coat of arms enfaced on the left half of the flag