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| Product Code: | TATAS--AX |
| Product Name: | Flag Trilobel Tasmania 1800x900mm |
| Size: | 1800 x 900mm (72 x 36inch) |
| Material: | trilobel, knitted polyester. Flag construction details here |
| Flag clips: | Included (2 of white plastic flag clips installed) |
| Price (GST Incl.): | $60.00 |
| Capital: | Hobart |
| Background: |
A proclamation which appeared in the Hobart Town Gazette on 25 September 1876, and accompanied by illustrations, officially proclaimed three flags for the colony of Tasmania. These flags were the Governor's flag, the flag for Government vessels and the flag for merchant vessels. For reasons unknown the proclamation was revoked soon after. However, the flag for Government vessels, the Blue Ensign with lion passant on a white shield or badge in the fly of the flag, was subsequently adopted for general State Government use, but was not officially gazetted until 3 December 1975. There is no official record of the reason for using the lion. Lions have featured prominently in European heraldry for centuries, and it has been supposed that the lion symbolises the colony's loyalty to Great Britain. |