Flag of Tasmania

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The Flag of Tasmania is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state's badge featuring a red lion passant on a white disc, symbolizing Tasmania as an Australian state with strong historical ties to the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Blue Ensign
state flag
adoptionDate 1876-11-29
adoptionYear 1876
associatedWith British Empire NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
badgeBackground white disc
badgeColorScheme red and white
badgePosition fly of the flag
badgeShape circular disc
continent Australia
country Australia
defacedWith state badge of Tasmania
designApprovedBy British Admiralty NERFINISHED
designConfirmedBy Tasmanian government NERFINISHED
designOrigin British colonial ensign tradition
ensignType Blue Ensign with badge
fieldColor blue
flagProportion 1:2
hasCanton Union Jack NERFINISHED
hasCharge red lion passant
hasElement Union Flag in canton
jurisdiction State of Tasmania NERFINISHED
language English (for official description)
lionAttitude passant
lionColor red
lionOrientation facing hoist
officialStatus official flag of Tasmania
partOf Australian state flags
relatedTo Flag of Australia NERFINISHED
Flag of New South Wales NERFINISHED
Flag of New Zealand Red Ensign NERFINISHED
Flag of Queensland NERFINISHED
Flag of South Australia NERFINISHED
Flag of Victoria NERFINISHED
Flag of Western Australia NERFINISHED
represents Tasmania NERFINISHED
status in use
symbolizes Tasmania as an Australian state
historical ties to the United Kingdom
usedBy Government of Tasmania NERFINISHED
State of Tasmania NERFINISHED
usedOn Tasmanian government vessels
government buildings in Tasmania
usedSince 19th century
usesDesign British Blue Ensign NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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Flag of New South Wales isSimilarTo Flag of Tasmania
Coat of Arms of Tasmania relatedTo Flag of Tasmania