Flags of the World V

 

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Valencia
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Vanuatu Adopted – 18th February 1980
Description
Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centred in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, as well as unity, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Eritrea
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Vatican City Adopted – 7th June 1929
Description
A vertical bicolour of gold and white, charged with the coat of arms centred on the white portion
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Venezuela Adopted – 12th March 2006
Description
Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centred in the blue band; the flag retains the three equal horizontal bands and three main colours of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow is interpreted as standing for the riches of the land, blue for the courage of its people, and red for the bloodshed in attaining independence; the seven stars on the original flag represented the seven provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence; in 2006, then President Hugo CHAVEZ ordered an eighth star added to the star arc - a decision that sparked much controversy - to conform with the flag proclaimed by Simon Bolivar in 1827 and to represent the historic province of Guayana
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Vermont Adopted – 1st June 1923
Description
The Vermont state coat of arms defacing a field of azure.
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Victoria Adopted – 6th March 1870
Description
State badge of a Southern Cross surmounted by St. Edward’s Crown, on a defaced British Blue Ensign
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Vienna
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Vietnam Adopted – 30th November 1955 (in the North) 2nd July 1976 (current version)
Description
Red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the centre; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism
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Virgin Islands
Description
White field with a modified US coat of arms in the centre between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands
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Virginia Adopted – 28th March 1912 1st February 1950 (standardised)
Description
Obverse of the Seal of Virginia on an azure field
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Vojvodina Adopted – 27th February 2004
Description
The horizontal tricolour of red, blue and white colour, with a traditional coat of arms, with three yellow five-pointed stars
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Vorarlberg
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