State flags of the Confederacy

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National flag
Proportions: 2:3. For use on land by the people and the institutions. To be used abroad to represent the Free Confederacy of Lendian Republics on land. To be used by foreign vessels to represent the Free Confederacy. Adopted at 7 February 298.

Symbolism: The 4-coloured saltire symbolizes the union of the republics, the colours are derived from their most common national colours. The four arms join in the central 8-pointed lendian star remembering that was Lendia that united all the territories of the Confederacy. The blue field symbolizes the sea, since the Free Confederacy is mostly a maritime country, being it's shores in contact with 3 different seas. Blue is, therefore, the national colour of the FCLR.


Naval ensign
Proportions: 2:3. For use on sea by the navy and coast guard. Adopted at 15 February 298.

Symbolism: The lendian star in the honour point of a field of blue reflects the fact that where Lendian most of the ships that united the country. The five coloured bars in the lower half mean that today's FCLR is multiethnical and in it's navy is represented every Free Republic of the Confederacy. No significance is attributed to the order of these stripes, other than aestethical.


Ensign of the Council of Confederate Citizens
Proportions: 1:2. For use on vehicles carrying members of the CCC in official situations. Adopted at 23 March 298.

Symbolism: In a field of the national colour (blue) is placed the emblem of the CCC. The only symbolism in this flag lies in the emblem and is of unity of all the 11 founding Free Republics represented by the union of their emblems (note: the Lok Islands are not represented because they joined at a later date and it was decided that the emblem of the CCC should bear for ever the emblems of the 11 founding Republics, to avoid having to change it every time the composition of the FCLR changed).

     
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