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What color is the Australian flag?
DESCRIPTION: A blue background with the Union Jack in the upper left corner, a white Commonwealth Star in the lower left corner and the five stars of the Southern Cross on the fly of the flag in white. The colour references for the Australian National Flag are: Blue Pantone® 280 and Red Pantone® 185.
What are the 3 designs that you can see on the Australian flag?
The flag has three elements on a blue background: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross. The Union Jack in the upper left corner represents the history of British settlement.
Why is there a British flag on the Australian flag?
The Union Flag is thought to symbolise Australia’s history as six British colonies and the principles upon which the Australian Federation is based, although a more historic view sees its inclusion in the design as demonstrating loyalty to the British Empire.
What are Aboriginal colours?
The sacred Aboriginal colours, said to be given to the Aborigines during the Dreamtime, are Black, Red, Yellow and White. Black represents the earth, marking the campfires of the dreamtime ancestors.
What do the colors represent on the Australia flag?
red, white and blue. blue and gold. green and gold. Red, white and blue form the colours of the Australian National Flag and the first version of the Commonwealth Coat Of Arms. Blue and gold have heraldic significance as the colour of the wreath in the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, which was granted by royal warrant in 1912.
How to make an Australian flag?
a bowl and paintbrush. I cut the star stencils out of thin cardboard. Make sure that the two largest stars have seven points, and the smallest star has five points. Because this was a product-oriented craft, I made one before hand for JJ to copy from.
Why does the Australian flag have stripes?
The thirteen horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with the red stripe being at the top and bottom. The thirteen stripes symbolize the thirteen British colonies that gained independence from Great Britain in 1776 and were the founding states of the US.
What do colors represent Australia?
Red (Primary Color)#. Red is a very hot color.