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.

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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.

Flag of Nigeria replaced flag of British colonial Nigeria
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria flag flag of British colonial Nigeria
this entity surface form: Flag of Nigeria under British rule