The civil flag of Iceland. It has an aspect ratio of 25:18.

The state flag of Iceland. It has an aspect ratio of 37:18.

The flag of the President of Iceland. It has an aspect ratio of 37:18.

The flag of the Icelandic Customs Service. It has an aspect ratio of 37:18.

The flag of Iceland was officially described in Law No. 34, set out on June 17, 1944, the day Iceland became a republic. The law is entitled "The Law of the National Flag of Icelanders and the State Seal" and describes the Icelandic flag as follows: Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links FIAV_100100. ... The aspect ratio of an image is its displayed width divided by its height (usually expressed as x:y). For instance, the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen is 4:3, or 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland_(state). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland_(state). ... Image File history File links FIAV_011010. ... The aspect ratio of an image is its displayed width divided by its height (usually expressed as x:y). For instance, the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen is 4:3, or 1. ... Image File history File links Icelandic_Presidential. ... Image File history File links Icelandic_Presidential. ... The aspect ratio of an image is its displayed width divided by its height (usually expressed as x:y). For instance, the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen is 4:3, or 1. ... Image File history File links Icelandic_customs. ... Image File history File links Icelandic_customs. ... The aspect ratio of an image is its displayed width divided by its height (usually expressed as x:y). For instance, the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen is 4:3, or 1. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ...

The civil national flag of Icelanders is blue as the sky with a snow-white cross, and a fiery-red cross inside the white cross. The arms of the cross extend to the edge of the flag, and their combined width is 2/9, but the red cross 1/9 of the combined width of the flag. The blue areas are right angled squares, the rectilinear surfaces are parallel and the outer rectilinear surfaces as wide as them, but twice the length. The dimensions between the width and length are 18:25.

The state flag (Tjúgufáni) differs from the civil one, that the outer squares are three times longer than the hoist side squares and split at the end, cut directly from the outer corners to its center line. Cutting the inner edges of the outer squares at 4/7 of outer length and 3/7 of inner length of the outer squares. Where this cut encounters the edge of the red cross it is cut vertically.

History

The civil flag of Iceland had been used as an unofficial symbol since 1913. It was officially adopted on June 19, 1915 to represent Iceland as a territory of Denmark, and has been in use at sea since December 1, 1918. On June 17, 1944 it was instated as the emblem of the independent republic of Iceland. Like other Scandinavian crosses, it is based on the Dannebrog. (It is also a reverse color image of the Flag of Norway a country with which it has strong ancestral ties.) 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. ... The Dannebrog. ... The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ...

Former unofficial flag, known as Hvítbláinn ("the white-blue"), in use by Icelandic republicans around 1900. A very similar design has subsequently been adopted as the flag of Shetland.

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Laws regarding the flag

On June 17, 1944, the day Iceland became a republic, a law was issued that dealt with the national flag and the coat of arms. To date, this is the only major law to have been made about the flag and coat of arms, aside from two laws made in 1991: one that defines official flag days as well as the time of day the flag can be drawn, and another that defines the specific colours that the Icelandic flag is composed of (until then, the colouring had followed by convention; the new law set the common custom in stone). June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The law describes the dimensions of both the common flag and special governmental flags used by embassies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It also goes into details of usage, such as how the flag should be attached in different situations such as on a flagpole, a house and on different kinds of ships.

According to the law, using the flag is a privilege and not a right. The owner must follow instructions on its usage and make sure that his or her flag is in mint condition regarding colouring, wear and tear. It also states that no-one shall disrespect the flag in act or word, subject to a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

The original law stated in its seventh article that another law would be set regarding official flag days and the time of day that the flag may be drawn, but such a law was not put into effect until almost 50 years later in 1991. This law states that the flag shall not be drawn until 7 o'clock in the morning, that it should preferably not be drawn longer than until sunset but that it must not be drawn longer than midnight. However, if the flag is raised at an outdoor assembly, an official gathering, funeral or a memorial the flag may be drawn as long as the event lasts, though never longer than midnight. A red sunset panorama Sunset, also called sundown in some American English dialects, is the time at which the Sun disappears below the horizon in the west. ... See also Midnight (1934 film) and Midnight (1939 film) Midnight, literally the middle of the night, was a time arbitrarily designated to determine the end of a day and the beginning of the next in some, mainly Western, cultures. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... Sculpture on the Discoveries Age and Portuguese Navigators in Lisbon, Portugal Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg by David Ascalon (1994) A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ... See also Midnight (1934 film) and Midnight (1939 film) Midnight, literally the middle of the night, was a time arbitrarily designated to determine the end of a day and the beginning of the next in some, mainly Western, cultures. ...

Official flag days

According to Law No. 5 of January 23, 1991, the following are nationally sanctioned flag days. On these days the flag must be raised at Federal and State buildings, and those under the supervision of officials and special represtentatives of the state. Any additions to the list below can be decided each year by the Prime Minister's Office. On these days, the flag must be fully drawn, except on Good Friday where it must be drawn at half-mast. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by most Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. ...

• The birthday of the President of Iceland
• New Year's Day
• Good Friday
• Easter
• The First Day of Summer
• May 1
• Pentecost
• Sailors Day
• June 17
• December 1
• Christmas day

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The State flag

The Icelandic state flag, known as the "Tjúgufáni" was first flown on the first of december 1918 from the house of ministry offices, although laws regarding its uses had not been finished. It wasn't until the 12th of february 1919 that such law was enacted. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The State flag is used on governmental buildings and embassies. It is also permitted to use the flag on other buildings, if they are being used by the government in some fashion. The Tjúgufáni is the naval ensign of the Icelandic Coast Guard as well, and state ships and other ships put to official uses are permitted to use it. Coat of arms of the Icelandic Coast Guard Naval Ensign of the Icelandic Coast Guard The Icelandic Coast Guard (Landhelgisgæsla Íslands) was formally founded on July 1, 1926. ...

The Customs service flag is used on buildings used by the Icelandic Customs service and Customs checkpoints, as well as ships used by the Icelandic Customs service. Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ...

The Icelandic Presidential flag is used on the dwellings of the President as well as any vehicles that are used to transport him.

Colours of the flag

Officially, the colours of the Icelandic flag follow a law set in 1991 which states that the colours must be the following Standard Colour of Textile (Dictionnaire Internationale de la Couleur) hues:

• Sky-blue colour: SCOTDIC number 693009.
• Snow-white colour: SCOTDIC number 95.
• Fire-red colour: SCOTDIC ICELAND FLAG RED.

Recently, the government of Iceland has considered issuing colour specifications in the better known Pantone and CMYK systems. However, no official action was taken, and the PMS and CMYK specifications remain unofficial proposals. Pantone Inc. ... Cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black) CMYK (or sometimes YMCK) is a subtractive color model used in color printing. ...

Pantone Matching System proposal:

• Blue: PMS 287
• Red: PMS 1795

CMYK proposal:

• Blue: CMYK 100-69-0-11.5
• Red: CMYK 0-94-100-0

References

• Lög um þjóðfána Íslendinga og ríkisskjaldarmerkið. ( 1944 nr. 34 17. júní ).

Retrieved May 14, 2004 from http://www.althingi.is/lagas/130a/1944034.html

• Forsetaúrskurður um fánadaga og fánatíma. ( 1991 nr. 5 23. janúar ).

Retrieved May 14, 2004 from http://www.althingi.is/lagas/125b/1991005.html

• Auglýsing um liti íslenska fánans. ( 1991 nr. 6 23. janúar ).

Retrieved May 14, 2004 from http://www.althingi.is/lagas/125b/1991006.html

• Lög um breyting á lögum nr. 34 17. júní 1944, um þjóðfána Íslendinga.

Retrieved May 14, 2004 from http://www.althingi.is/altext/stjt/1998.067.html

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See also

• Nordic Cross Flag
• Flag
• National flag
• National emblem
• List of flags
• List of sovereign state flags
• Gallery of sovereign state flags
• List of flags with blue, red, white in them and flags with three colours.

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• History of The Coat of Arms (Icelandic)
• History of the Icelandic flag (English)

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