Flag of Anserisa (Pacifica)

Anserisa

Use
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	30 September 1815
Design	A red field with a white diagonal line going from bottom-left to top-right.

The flag of Anserisa (Anserisan : Bannièra d'Anserisa) is composed of a red field with a white diagonal line. The current design incorporates the same design as the former Coat of Arms of the Principality of Anserisa. It was officially adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Anserisa by an Act of the Congress of the Republic on 30th September 1815.

Description

The national flag of Anserisa is a red (officially described as "anserisan red") field, with a white (officially described as "anserisan white"), and blue ("cobalt blue"). The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3.

Scheme	Anserisan red	Anserisan white
CMYK	0.97.80.42	0.0.0.2
RGB	(154,18,32)	(248,248,249)
Hexadecimal	#9A1220	#F8F8F9

History

During the time of the Three Counties of the Northern Isles there were three flags flown on Anserisan territory, the flags are now the flags of each island that compose Anserisa today.

Principality of Anserisa

Flag of the Principality of Anserisa

With the coronation of Prince Stéphano I in 1443 and the accession of the House of Anserisa a unified flag was designed to bring all the islands together under the new rule. It was taken from the colors of the Coat of Arms of Anserisa and was composed of a vertical tricolor of red, white and black, with the shield of the House of Anserisa in the center.

It was also taken from the colors of the flags of the counties of Hydrargyro and Stibia which incorporated the black. The flag of the County of Stanno served as the basis for the creation of the Coat of Arms of Anserisa.

The flag is still in use for the special anniversaries, especially on 2nd June for the Prince Stéphano I Day.

Anserisan Empire

Flag of the Anserisan Empire

During the Republican Revolution of 1790-1792, the republicans used the tricolor from which they removed the shield in the center and they flown the flag from the side, making it an horizontal tricolor to symbolize the toppling of the nobility that ruled Anserisa. When Emperor Hadriano I proclamed the Anserisan Empire he adopted the flag used by the republicans and incorporated three silver stars, representing the three islands which were given some autonomy under the imperial regime.

The flag is only used by the most conservative groups in Anserisa and promoters of the return to the Empire. It is mostly frowned upon to use the flag in any official events, even historical ones. It is used by the descendants of Hadriano and claimants of the imperial throne of Anserisa.

Modern flag of the Republic of Anserisa

The flag of Anserisa is taken from the same pattern as the old Coat of Arms of Anserisa adopted by the House of Anserisa in 1443. This flag was adopted to give a brand new identity to Anserisa, voided of black which was representative of the Principality and the Empire, both regimes opposed to the republican ideals on which the new republic was founded. But it was still rooted in the identity of Anserisa for it was taken from the Coat of Arms drawn by Stéphano I, considered the founder of Anserisa.

Display and use

The flag is usually flown from the government buildings and at military bases in Anserisa. Private use is not widespread but is encouraged by the government through its Gloria Anserisa patriotic program. Only on national holidays is there widespread private use. The flag is also displayed at times of sadness at half-staff as a sign of respect or national mourning.

The holidays on which flags are put out by the government :

• 9th April (Remembrance Day) flown at half-mast
• 2nd June (Prince Stéphano I Day)
• 21st September (Republic Day)
• 4th November (President's Day)

Flags of the islands of Anserisa

Each island of Anserisa has a flag, either replicated from the flag of the historical counties of Anserisa or inspired by the former flags of these counties. They however have no official status and are mostly used for historical purposed only.

Flag of Branta

Flag of Branta Island

The flag of the island of Branta is the flag that has been in use on the island since the establishment of the County of Stanno in the 1300's. It is composed of a red field with a white saltire. This flag served as the basis for the establishment of the Coat of Arms of the House of Anserisa drawn by Prince Stéphano I in 1443. He did so be removing one of the diagonals of the saltire, leaving the one in use today on the national flag of Anserisa.

Flag of Haliétusa

Flag of Haliétusa Island

The flag of Haliétusa is the flag that has been in use on the island since the establishment of the Republic of Anserisa in 1815. It is taken from the flag of the County of Stibia established in the 1200's. The county used the red and white striped flag, the black star was added in 1815 to remember those who suffered during the Anserisan Empire. It is the oldest flag of Anserisa.

Flag of Rubecula

Flag of Rubecula Island

The flag of Rubecula island is the flag that has been in use on the island since the establishment of the County of Hydrargyro in the 1300's. It is composed of a red field with a white cross outline by black and white lines. The incorporation of black on this flag led to the incorporation of the black in the tricolor flag of the Principality of Anserisa.

See also

• Flags of the Anserisan government