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Flag of Algeria
Flag of  Algeria
UseNational flag and civil and state ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification The civil Ensign (also known as merchant flag or merchant ensign) is the National flag flown by civil ships (merchant ships and others to denote An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJuly 3, 1962
DesignA red star and crescent centred on a vertical bicolour of green and white. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Islamic star and crescent is a Symbol consisting of a Crescent with a star at the concave side
Variant flag of  Algeria
UseNaval ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office Naval ensign
Proportion2:3
DesignAs above, with red crossed fouled anchors in the canton.
The flag of the Algerian government in exile, 19581962

The national flag of Algeria consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's In Heraldry and Vexillology, a charge is an image occupying the field on an escutcheon (or shield The Islamic star and crescent is a Symbol consisting of a Crescent with a star at the concave side The white colour represents peace; the green, Islam; and the red, the blood of the martyrs of the Algerian war of independence (1954 to 1962). For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The Algerian War ( French: Guerre d'Algérie; 1954-1962 also known as Algerian War of Independence, led to Algeria 's independence from

The flag was adopted on July 3, 1962. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A similar version was used by the Algerian government in exile from 1958 to 1962.

The flag's design is inspired from the standard of Emir Abdel Kadir in the 19th century which consisted of two equal vertical bands, green and white, as well as being inspired from the flag of the Algerian Regency from the 16th to the 19th century, which consisted of a white crescent and star on a red background (the same as the modern flag of Turkey; the Algerian Regency was an autonomous member state of the Ottoman Empire). `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī ( 6 September, 1808 - 26 May, 1883, in Arabic عبد القادر الجزائري was an The flag of Turkey consists of a white crescent moon and a Star on a Red background The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

Algerian ships fly the national flag as their ensign, except for ships of the Algerian National Navy, which use the national flag charged with two red crossed anchors in the canton as the naval ensign. The Algerian National Navy is the naval branch of the Military of Algeria. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office

The Western blazon is per pale Vert and Argent; a crescent and star Gules. In Heraldry and heraldic Vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of most often a Coat of arms or Flag, which enables a person to

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For a list of flags see List of flags or Gallery of flags by design.
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