CynOpt

Like Union Jack (UK), Tricolour(Ireland), Stars and Stripes(US) etc.
Or are these countries unusual in having pet names for their flags?

Anyone know??

Ta

JAJ

Many countries have tricolour flags (France is another one) and the term "Union Jack" is technically incorrect unless the flag is flying at the stern of a ship.

Not many countries have special names for their flags that are recongnisable internationally.

http://www.australianflag.org.au has information on the Australian National Flag.

paul30

just known as the union flag on land

bridie

I thought it was known as the Southern Cross... as I believe that's what the stars represent.

cresta57

The Southern Cross is this one:

CynOpt

<PEDANT MODE ON> but we (Irish) actually refer to it as The TriColour, or even the Green, White and Gold, the french one is slightly different, its the Tricolor, and pronounced differently<PEDANT MODE OFF>
Sorry, I get like this when I read too much non-fiction.

But that is interesting about the Union Jack being a sea-going term.

Thanks for all the responses.

bridie

What's that flag for then?

renth

It's the Eureka Flag.

"The Eureka Flag is thought to have been designed by a Canadian gold miner by the name of "Lieutenant" Ross during the Eureka Stockade uprising in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1854.

... Today, the Eureka flag is often used as a symbol of rebellion against authority by people at the extreme left and the extreme right of the political spectrum in Australia. It has been used in marches by neo-Nazis on the one hand and draped over the coffins of deceased Communists on the other."

http://www.ausflag.com.au/flags/eureka.html

sme

But you are still saying the same thing in different languages - Tricolour/Tricolore - all the same thing, 3 colours.

bridie

There you go, I knew I was right

http://home.overflow.net.au/~nedwood/flag.html

windog

Since everyone else is being pedantic....It would be flown from the bow of the ship, specifically from a jack staff.....the one at the stern is an ensign

worzel

That is the one the CFMU union uses (the guys that represent the down trodden masses while living in their $2M mansions at Hilarys with a boat in the garden... )

renth

Yes, I always wonder where my monthly sub of nearly $50 bucks goes.

rabsody

u beaut flag?

Ozzidoc

Errr. Nope. That's one person's website calling the flag the Southern Cross.

Born, bred and raised Aussie...never, ever heard the Aussie flag referred to as the Southern Cross. The position of the stars on the flag represents the Southern Cross.