flag of British colonial Nigeria
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The flag of British colonial Nigeria was a British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria, symbolizing its status under British rule before independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Nigeria under British rule | 1 |
| flag of British colonial Nigeria canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| authority |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British Colonial Office
|
| badgeMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| badgeShape | circular badge ⓘ |
| badgeUsage | placed in the fly of the Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| canton |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| category |
Blue Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ensigns
Flags of former British colonies ⓘ History of Nigeria ⓘ |
| civilEnsign | true ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| designElement |
British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria
ⓘ
colonial badge of Nigeria ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| flagType | Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| governmentFlag | true ⓘ |
| governmentUse | colonial administration of Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial period in Nigeria
|
| legalStatus | official flag of British Nigeria until independence ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Flag of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Nigeria
|
| scriptOnBadge | Latin script ⓘ |
| stateEnsign | true ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
British colonial rule in Nigeria
ⓘ
status of Nigeria as a British colony ⓘ |
| usedAtSea | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Nigeria
ⓘ
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1914 ⓘ |
| usedOnLand | true ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1960 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of British colonial Nigeria Description of subject: The flag of British colonial Nigeria was a British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria, symbolizing its status under British rule before independence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of Nigeria under British rule