...that the coat of arms of Greenland depicts a
polar bear raising its left forepaw, breaking with the
heraldic tradition of showing the right forepaw raised, because polar bears are left-handed?
...that in almost 100 years of existence, Ireland King of Arms granted only four known coats of arms, two of which were within the heraldic jurisdiction of other kings of arms and so annulled or regranted?
...that in the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein (pictured) the lions in the Schleswig arms allegedly face the right because
Otto von Bismarck thought it impolite for them to turn their backs on Holstein?
...that a bumerke is a house mark with relation to coats of arms as it was frequently used instead of them and used with a shield as a frame work for the mark?
...that the Alphyn, a rare heraldic creature, was the badge of the Barons
de La Warr?
December 2006-January 2007
...that the Norwegian heraldic authority forbade any other municipality to use the
dog rose which appears on the Flag of Trondheim (pictured), because of the symbol's long association with that city?
...that the system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the
tinctures of arms: hatching and "tricking", i. e. designation of tinctures by means of abbrevations or signs?
...that the Dannebrog (pictured) is the oldest state flag in the world still in use, with the earliest undisputed source dating back to the 14th century?
...that heraldic badges were common in the Middle Ages, particularly in England?
...that the Russian frigate Oryol was completed in 1669 as the first Russian naval ship, and flew the earliest recorded white, blue, and red
Russian flag?
...that
Arthur Bliss wrote A Colour Symphony after he came across a book on
heraldry in which he read of the symbolic meanings attached to certain colours?
...that Puerto Rican poet Francisco Matos Paolí was arrested in 1950 because he made four speeches in favor of Puerto Rico's independence and he had a
Puerto Rican Flag in his house?
July 2009
...that the Flag of Nunavut (pictured) features an
inukshuk, a traditional
Inuit monument that guides travelers and marks sacred sites?
...that the three
caducei on the Flag of Brisbane (pictured) represent
Hermes' role as the protector of commerce, and not its more familiar meaning associated with medicine?
...that from 1850 until 1872, the Party Processions Act made it illegal to parade with music, flags or banners in
Ireland?
...that the coat of arms of Kola depicts a whale because
whaling was the occupation of many residents of the town?
...that while the 126.8 metre Raghadan Flagpole is both earthquake and weather-resistant, the 60 metre by 30 metre
Flag of Jordan that it flies must be lowered during high winds due to excessive noise?
...that educator Anna Essinger, ordered to fly the
swastika on Hitler's birthday in 1933, planned a day-long outing for
her school, leaving the flag to fly over an empty building?
...that the coat of arms of Greenland depicts a
polar bear raising its left forepaw, breaking with the
heraldic tradition of showing the right forepaw raised, because polar bears are left-handed?
...that in almost 100 years of existence, Ireland King of Arms granted only four known coats of arms, two of which were within the heraldic jurisdiction of other kings of arms and so annulled or regranted?
...that in the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein (pictured) the lions in the Schleswig arms allegedly face the right because
Otto von Bismarck thought it impolite for them to turn their backs on Holstein?
...that a bumerke is a house mark with relation to coats of arms as it was frequently used instead of them and used with a shield as a frame work for the mark?
...that the Alphyn, a rare heraldic creature, was the badge of the Barons
de La Warr?
December 2006-January 2007
...that the Norwegian heraldic authority forbade any other municipality to use the
dog rose which appears on the Flag of Trondheim (pictured), because of the symbol's long association with that city?
...that the system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the
tinctures of arms: hatching and "tricking", i. e. designation of tinctures by means of abbrevations or signs?
...that the Dannebrog (pictured) is the oldest state flag in the world still in use, with the earliest undisputed source dating back to the 14th century?
...that heraldic badges were common in the Middle Ages, particularly in England?
...that the Russian frigate Oryol was completed in 1669 as the first Russian naval ship, and flew the earliest recorded white, blue, and red
Russian flag?
...that
Arthur Bliss wrote A Colour Symphony after he came across a book on
heraldry in which he read of the symbolic meanings attached to certain colours?
...that Puerto Rican poet Francisco Matos Paolí was arrested in 1950 because he made four speeches in favor of Puerto Rico's independence and he had a
Puerto Rican Flag in his house?
July 2009
...that the Flag of Nunavut (pictured) features an
inukshuk, a traditional
Inuit monument that guides travelers and marks sacred sites?
...that the three
caducei on the Flag of Brisbane (pictured) represent
Hermes' role as the protector of commerce, and not its more familiar meaning associated with medicine?
...that from 1850 until 1872, the Party Processions Act made it illegal to parade with music, flags or banners in
Ireland?
...that the coat of arms of Kola depicts a whale because
whaling was the occupation of many residents of the town?
...that while the 126.8 metre Raghadan Flagpole is both earthquake and weather-resistant, the 60 metre by 30 metre
Flag of Jordan that it flies must be lowered during high winds due to excessive noise?
...that educator Anna Essinger, ordered to fly the
swastika on Hitler's birthday in 1933, planned a day-long outing for
her school, leaving the flag to fly over an empty building?