File:Flag of the British Empire Exhibition.svg

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English: An unofficial flag used throughout the interwar period combining the symbols of various nations from across the British Empire. The Cross of Saint George representing the English divides the flag into four quadrants, and the Union Flag is placed in the canton. Canada, Australia, and South Africa have their coats of arms placed in the three other quadrants of the flag. New Zealand is represented by the four stars forming a Southern Cross, and the British Raj is provided with the Star of India in the centre of the flag. The exact specifications for constructing this flag are unclear due to it fading into obscurity over the years, and it can come in different variants featuring different coats of arms based on the year a specimen is from. It is also unknown when exactly the flag first came into use, but it could not have been until after 1910 when South Africa was granted a coat of arms. The flag is closely associated with Empire Day and the British Empire Exhibition. It was also used at certain sites dedicated to the First World War and flown throughout the Second World War as a symbol of imperial unity.
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A flag for the Empire

Own work based on: British Empire Exhibition Flag.png
 
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This UK artistic or literary work, of which the author is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, is in the public domain because it is one of the following:
  • A photograph, which has never previously been made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) and which was taken more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954); or
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current04:33, 17 October 2023Thumbnail for version as of 04:33, 17 October 2023512 × 307 (357 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Enlarged the Star of India
03:09, 15 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:09, 15 March 2021512 × 307 (309 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Fixed the Star of India
03:04, 15 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:04, 15 March 2021512 × 307 (310 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Fixed the Australian coat of arms
01:13, 15 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 01:13, 15 March 2021512 × 307 (316 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Fixed the lion in the English royal banner on the coat of arms of Canada
07:21, 11 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 07:21, 11 March 2021512 × 307 (591 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Redid the shapes on the South African lion
07:08, 11 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 07:08, 11 March 2021512 × 307 (597 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Separated some of the shapes forming the lion on the South African coat of arms
04:08, 10 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 04:08, 10 March 2021512 × 307 (600 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Attempting to make a fix to the lion on the South African coat of arms
01:45, 10 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 01:45, 10 March 2021512 × 307 (601 KB)UAmtoj (talk | contribs)Corrected the appearances and positions of the emblems on the flag
13:53, 5 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 13:53, 5 March 20211,000 × 600 (453 KB)Mrmw (talk | contribs)fix colour
13:08, 5 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 13:08, 5 March 20211,000 × 600 (454 KB)Mrmw (talk | contribs)

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