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Nordic cross flag
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flags for the Nordic countries using crosses, usually Scandinavian cross
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Nordic cross flag is referenced by 266 other articles, and connects out to crosses in heraldry, tincture and Russian Orthodox cross.
Vinony files it under Christian crosses, Lists and galleries of flags and Nordic countries.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- artistic theme
- Subclass of
- flag
- Based on
- Christian cross
- Image
- Nordiske-flag.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nordic Cross flags
- Commons gallery
- Nordic Cross flags
- characteristic of
- flag
- topic's main category
- Category:Nordic cross flags
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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.