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American and German flags — Newsreel footage of Nazi and American flags, only flown together in an alternate timeline

United States flag, c. 2037

Post-atomic courtroom banner — The banner in Q's post-atomic horror courtroom

Flags and banners are decorative pieces containing symbols that is used to represent a government, group or individual. Typically these pieces are used to represent patriotism or ownership.

During the early history of Earth, each nation-state was identified by unique colors and symbols that was used for representation. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")

Examples of national flags:

France: Blue, white, and red
Germany: Black, red and gold
Italy: Green, white and red
United States of America: Red, white and blue

Several flags were present in Trelane's lair. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")

Trelane's flags — Flags owned by Trelane

The Nazi flag was a red field with their symbol, the swastika. In an alternate timeline, Adolf Hitler's forces marched onto the North American continent; newsreel footage from that situation depicts the 1944 USA stars and stripes flag being flown under one of Hitler's Nazi flags. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

The design of the United States flag remained mostly unchanged over the nation's four hundred years, with the exception of the number of stars which appeared on it. Each star represented the number of states that were united under the flag. Between 2033 and 2079 AD, the US flag had 52 stars. (TNG: "The Royale")

A work of art – specifically a painting of a matador – inspired the flag for the first Martian colonies in 2103. (DS9: "In the Cards")

In the alternate reality, it was still traditional to fly state flags. At James T. Kirk's hearing, the California flag was displayed. (Star Trek)

Similarly, the Iowa cop's hovercruiser has the Seal of Iowa. [1]

Flags might be flown half staff, as was the case at Starfleet Headquarters the day after the attack on the Kelvin Memorial Archive and the Daystrom Conference Room. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

During the Occupation of Bajor, a Cardassian gul, named Pirak, executed fifteen farmers from the Hathon region for refusing to display the Cardassian banner on the outside of their homes. (DS9: "The Darkness and the Light")

The flag of the Federation had a blue background with the seal of the Federation in the middle, with "UNITED FEDERATION of PLANETS" under it. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets") It was often customary to lower a flag to half-mast after a death, as was the case at Starfleet Academy in 2368, when Cadet Joshua Albert was killed performing the prohibited Kolvoord Starburst maneuver with Nova Squadron. (TNG: "The First Duty")

The Yangs of Omega IV had, in quite an astonishing example of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development, developed a society based on the same principle as the United States of America, having even produced virtually similar texts such as the Pledge of Allegiance and the United States Constitution as well as national symbols, including a flag that was practically identical to the Flag of America. Centuries after a devastating war had caused the Yangs to assume the form of a society of hunters and gatherers, the Flag of America became a holy symbol in their culture. (TOS: "The Omega Glory")

The Promenade on Deep Space 9 was often adorned with flags. Some were simply for decoration while some were stylized versions of various government flags and insignia. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited") Terok Nor, Deep Space 9 mirror counterpart, also had its Promenade draped in flags for the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. (DS9: "Crossover")

External link

Anthropology 114A: Cultural Logos, Symbols and Symbolism at ST-Minutiae.com

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-{{deletion}}--[[User:Gvsualan|Alan del Beccio]] 16:16, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
+[[File:American and German flags.jpg|thumb|Newsreel footage of [[Nazi]] and [[USA|American]] flags, only flown together in an [[alternate timeline]]]]
+[[File:CharybdisDebris.jpg|thumb|United States flag, c. 2037]]
+[[File:Yang flagbearer.jpg|thumb|The flag of the [[Yang]]]]
+[[File:Post-atomic courtroom banner.jpg|thumb|The banner in [[Q]]'s [[post-atomic horror]] [[courtroom]]]]
+'''Flags and banners''' are decorative pieces containing symbols that is used to represent a [[government]], group or individual. Typically these pieces are used to represent patriotism or ownership.
+During the early history of [[Earth]], each nation-state was identified by unique colors and symbols that was used for representation. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
-'''Flags and banners''' are decorative pieces containing symbols that is used to represent a government, group or individual. Typically these pieces are used to represent patriotism or ownership.
+'''Examples of national flags''':
-During the early history of [[Earth]], each nation-state was identified by unique colors and symbols that was used for representation. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Last Outpost]]")
-'''Examples''':
 * [[France]]: Blue, white, and red
 * [[Germany]]: Black, red and gold
 * [[Italy]]: Green, white and red
-* [[United States]]: Red, white and blue
+* [[United States of America]]: Red, white and blue
+Several flags were present in [[Trelane]]'s lair. ({{TOS|The Squire of Gothos}}) [[File:Trelane's flags.jpg|thumb|Flags owned by Trelane]]
+The [[Nazi]] flag was a red field with their symbol, the [[swastika]]. In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Adolf Hitler]]'s forces marched onto the [[North America]]n continent; newsreel footage from that situation depicts the [[1944]] [[United States of America|USA]] stars and stripes flag being flown under one of Hitler's Nazi flags. ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}})
+The design of the United States flag remained mostly unchanged over the nation's four hundred years, with the exception of the number of stars which appeared on it. Each star represented the number of states that were united under the flag. Between [[2033]] and [[2079]] AD, the US flag had 52 stars. ({{TNG|The Royale}})
+A work of art &ndash; specifically a painting of a matador &ndash; inspired the flag for the first [[Martian colonies]] in [[2103]]. ({{DS9|In the Cards}})
+''In the [[alternate reality]], it was still traditional to fly state flags. At {{alt|James T. Kirk}}'s [[hearing]], the [[California]] flag was displayed.'' ({{film|11}})
+{{Bginfo|Similarly, the Iowa cop's [[hovercruiser]] has the Seal of [[Iowa]]. ''[http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/flying-cycle-friday/sony-dsc-283/]}}
+''Flags might be flown half staff, as was the case at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] the day after the attack on the [[Kelvin Memorial Archive]] and the [[Daystrom Conference Room]]. ({{film|12}})''
+During the [[Occupation of Bajor]], a [[Cardassian]] [[gul]], named [[Pirak]], [[execution|executed]] fifteen farmers from the [[Hathon]] region for refusing to display the Cardassian banner on the outside of their homes. ({{DS9|The Darkness and the Light}})
+The [[flag of the Federation]] had a blue background with the seal of the Federation in the middle, with "UNITED FEDERATION of PLANETS" under it. ({{DS9|Tears of the Prophets}}) It was often customary to lower a flag to half-mast after a death, as was the case at [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[2368]], when [[Cadet]] [[Joshua Albert]] was killed performing the prohibited [[Kolvoord Starburst]] maneuver with [[Nova Squadron]]. ({{TNG|The First Duty}})
+The [[Yang]]s of [[Omega IV]] had, in quite an astonishing example of [[Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development]], developed a society based on the same principle as the United States of America, having even produced virtually similar texts such as the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] and the [[United States Constitution]] as well as national symbols, including a flag that was practically identical to the Flag of America. Centuries after a devastating war had caused the Yangs to assume the form of a society of hunters and gatherers, the Flag of America became a holy symbol in their culture. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}})
+The [[Promenade]] on [[Deep Space 9]] was often adorned with flags. Some were simply for decoration while some were stylized versions of various government flags and insignia. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}}) {{mu|Terok Nor}}, Deep Space 9 [[Mirror universe|mirror]] counterpart, also had its Promenade draped in flags for the [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]]. ({{DS9|Crossover}})
-[[Image:CharybdisDebris.jpg|thumb|United States flag, c. 2037]]
-The design of the United States flag remained mostly unchanged over the nations four hundred years, with the exception of the number of stars which appeared on it. Each star represented the number of states that were united under the flag. By [[2037]], the U.S. flag had 52 stars. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Royale]]")
+<gallery>
-A work of art -- specifically a painting of a matador -- inspired the flag for the first [[Martian colonies]] in [[2103]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[In the Cards]]")
+File:Promenade Bajoran flag.svg|[[Bajoran Provisional Government]] Promenade flag
+File:Promenade Federation flag.svg|[[Federation]] Promenade flag
+File:Promenade Klingon flag.svg|[[Klingon Empire]] Promenade flag
+File:Promenade Klingon-Cardassian Alliance flag.jpg|[[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]] Promenade flag
+</gallery>
+== External link ==
-During the [[Occupation of Bajor]], a [[Cardassian]] [[gul]], named [[Pirak]], executed fifteen farmers from the [[Hathon]] region for refusing to display the Cardassian banner on the outside of their homes. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Darkness and the Light]]")
+* [http://www.st-minutiae.com/academy/anthropology114A/index.xhtml Anthropology 114A: Cultural Logos, Symbols and Symbolism] at [http://www.st-minutiae.com ST-Minutiae.com]
+[[fr:Drapeau]]
-The flag of the [[Federation]] has a blue background with the seal of the Federation in the middle, with "UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS" under it. ([[DS9]]: "[[Tears of the Prophets]]")
+[[Category:Culture]]