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Sweden Flag - Kingdom of
SKU: SWE35P
The exact age of the Swedish Flag is not known, but the oldest recorded pictures of a blue cloth with a yellow cross date from the 16th century. As decreed in a royal warrant of 1569, the yellow cross was always to be borne on Swedish battle standards and banners, as the Swedish Coat of Arms was blue divided quarterly by a cross of gold. The design of the Swedish flag is likely copied from the Danish flag, and its blue and yellow colours likely come from the Kingdom's Coat of Arms. Not until the 1620s, during the reign of Gustav II Adolf. do we find any reliable evidence of the blue flag with a yellow cross being carried by Swedish vessels. The oldest known flag warrant, from 1663, indicates a triple-tailed flag was to be flown on vessels; except by merchant ships, whose flag was to be square-cut. Swedish law sets out a series of dates where the flag is to be proudly hoisted. These include: - New Years Day
- King Carl XVI Gustaf 's Name Day
- Crown Princess Victoria's Name Day
- Easter Sunday
- King Carl XVI Gustaf's Birthday
- Labour Day
- Whit Sunday
- Sweden's National Day and Swedish Flag Day
- Midsummer's Day
- Crown Princess Victoria's Birthday
- Queen Silvia's Name Day
- General Parliamentary Election Day
- UN Day
- King Gustavus Adolphus the Great Day
- Nobel Day
- Queen Silvia's Birthday
- Christmas Day
Flags Measures 36 in x 60 in and are 100% polyester with grommets for easy flying.
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