Queensland, flag of

Queensland, flag of

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      Australian flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the Union Jack (United Kingdom, flag of the) in the canton and, at the fly end, a white disk bearing a blue Maltese Cross and a crown. The flag may be described as a defaced Blue Ensign.

      In 1859, when there was agitation for the creation of a separate colony of Queensland, an unofficial light blue flag was hoisted; it bore a red Cross of St. George and, in the canton, a Union Jack. On March 22, 1870, the local government reported that it was utilizing as a badge on the British Blue Ensign a white-bordered blue disk bearing the name “Queensland” in gold on the border and, in its centre, a naturalistic bust of Queen Victoria, based on an 1837 portrait.

      On November 29, 1876, the official gazette confirmed a new badge for the Queensland Blue Ensign. It consisted of a white disk with a blue Maltese Cross, bearing in the centre the British royal crown. The cross may have been inspired by the one in the collar of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, a British decoration. The crown was probably an indirect way of referring to the queen for whom the territory had been named. After Queensland became a state on January 1, 1901, its flag was little used. The flag was, however, legally reconfirmed on November 26, 1959, for use on public buildings and vessels. There were also two minor changes in 1901 and 1953 that affected the artistic rendition of the royal crown.

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