When American comedian Jerry Seinfeld visited Australia he joked, “I love your flag… Britain at night," probably just as many people squirmed in their seats as they laughed -- there aren't too many true blue Aussies who like being taken as British.
But it's not just Jerry, many people around the world are surprised when they see the Union Jack on an Australian Flag. To them, the Australian Flag is just another version of the British Flag meaning Australia still belongs to Britain.
A quick note about the "Blue". The Australian Flag uses the exact same blue as the British Blue Ensign and Union Jack. However for digital representation, the Australian Government has varied the values to produce a slightly brighter more vibrant blue, as can be seen below. While it has not been possible to pin down exactly why this variation has been made, a suggestion could be the difference in light between the UK and Australia, with the Australian light being much brighter, so that digital images represent the colour of the flying flag more accurately. Read More About the Colours
These are the flags found outside, not within the British Isles. Variation refers to a different field or background, such as red or white.
The answer is 11.
**The asterisks alongside each name indicates how many official variations of flags each country has.
Australia has 4 official flags:
Fiji has the most variation with an 5 official flags:
There are dozens of variations of the British Blue Ensign flown outside the British Isles, there could be more. There are dozens more within the British Isles. The British Blue Ensign is a common flag, and variations of it abound.
This is a gallery of flags based on British ensigns. Let me know in the comments below just how many there are. I gave up at Too Many! It really is time for Australia to have a "one-of-a-kind" flag, not just a derivative.
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American comedian Jerry Seinfeld joked, “I love your flag… Britain at night,” during his visit to Australia in 2000. For many dinkum Australians, it was not a joke. Many people around the world think the Australian Flag is a version of the British Flag. There were 4 essential criteria in designing this flag No…
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