The national flag of Nepal is the world’s only non-quadrilateral national flag.
The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-quadrilateral
national flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single
pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the
colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower. The blue
border is the colour of peace. Until 1962, the flag's emblems, the sun
and the crescent moon, had human faces. They were removed to modernize
the flag.
was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional government, on December 16, 1962. The individual pennants had been used for the preceding two centuries and the double pennant since the 19th century. The flag borrows the basic design from the original design, which has been in use for more than 2,000 years.
was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional government, on December 16, 1962. The individual pennants had been used for the preceding two centuries and the double pennant since the 19th century. The flag borrows the basic design from the original design, which has been in use for more than 2,000 years.
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