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A civil flag is a version of the national flag that is flown by civilians on non-governmental installations or craft. The use of civil flags was more common in the past to denote buildings or ships not crewed by the military.[1]
In some countries, the civil flag is the same as the state flag but without the coat of arms,[1] such as in the case of the flags of Peru[2] or Serbia.[3] In others, it is an alteration of the war flag.
In Scandinavia, state and war flags can be double and triple-tailed variants of the Nordic cross flag. Many countries, particularly those with a British heritage, still have distinctive civil flags (technically civil ensigns) for use at sea, many based on the Red Ensign.
References
edit- ^ a b Kamath, Anjali (2009). Flag Book. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-7991-512-7.
- ^ Smith, Whitney (18 April 2016). "Flag of Peru". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Smith, Whitney (30 October 2013). "Flag of Serbia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
Further reading
edit- "Flags of the World". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2008. Flags of the World. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9.
External links
edit- Media related to Civil and merchant ensigns at Wikimedia Commons
