Green flag

Green flag

A green flag has various meanings.

National flags

  • The Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was a plain green flag.[1]
  • The Flag of Saudi Arabia has a field of green, which represents Islam.[2]
  • Irish nationalism was traditionally represented with a green flag.[3] The current flag of Ireland is a tricolour with green representing the Irish Catholics, orange representing the Irish Protestants, and white in the middle to represent peace.[4]
  • The former Flag of Mauritania.[5]
  • Various green-striped American flags flew during the Revolutionary War, with green representing the 'color of hope'.

Other

  • A green flag is part of a set of racing flags and indicates the beginning or resumption of an auto race.
  • The actual flags flown in parks and gardens that have received the Green Flag Award.[6]
  • On rail transport in Great Britain and Ireland, green flags are sometimes used (less often than in the past) by railway guards as a signal to engine drivers that they can proceed.

See also

  • White flag
  • Red flag (disambiguation)
  • Action Party (Italy)

References

  1. ^ "Flag of Libya | History, Design, Colors | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Flag". Saudi Flag Day. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ "National Flag". Never Such Innocence. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ "Ireland National Flag | Made in the UK". flagmakers.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ^ "Mauritania has a new flag". Quartz. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ^ "Benefits of Green Flag Award". www.greenflagaward.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.