File:Nordiske-flag.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Nordic cross flag
Sign in to saveAlso known as Scandinavian cross flag
flags for the Nordic countries using crosses, usually Scandinavian cross
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- artistic theme
- Subclass of
- flag
- Based on
- Christian cross
- Image
- Nordiske-flag.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Nordic Cross flags
- Commons gallery
- Nordic Cross flags
- characteristic of
- flag
- topic's main category
- Category:Nordic cross flags
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~14 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Nordic flags, from left to right: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. A selection of various Nordic Cross flags used in Northern EuropeLarger flags, from left to right: Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland;Smaller flags, from left to right: Barra, South Uist, Yorkshire West Riding (historical), Orkney, Shetland, Scania, Åland, Pärnu, Setomaa (ethnic), Vepsians (ethnic).
A Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nordic cross flag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.