Flag of Victoria
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The Flag of Victoria is the official state flag of Victoria, Australia, featuring a British Blue Ensign defaced with the Southern Cross constellation beneath a royal crown.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Victoria (colonial era) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1877 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Victorian state flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | blue ⓘ |
| canton | Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Blue Ensign flags
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flags of states and territories of Australia ⓘ Southern Cross flags ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crownPosition | above Southern Cross ⓘ |
| crownType | St Edward's Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defacedWith |
Southern Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal crown ⓘ |
| designElement |
British Blue Ensign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Jack in canton ⓘ royal crown ⓘ |
| ensignType | Blue Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConstellation | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| flagFamily | Australian state flags ⓘ |
| governmentUse | state government of Victoria ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | British maritime ensigns ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state flag of Victoria ⓘ |
| modificationDetail |
crown updated to St Edward's Crown in 1953
ⓘ
stars of Southern Cross adjusted in 1901 ⓘ |
| modified |
1901
ⓘ
1953 ⓘ |
| officialName | Flag of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| starColor | white ⓘ |
| starNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| starShape | seven-pointed stars and an eight-pointed star ⓘ |
| state | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
British heritage
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ connection to the United Kingdom ⓘ monarchy in Australia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ state agencies of Victoria ⓘ |
| usesDesign | British Blue Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of Victoria (colonial era)