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===National flags=== | ===National flags=== | ||
[[File:French flags.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] stands beneath a series of [[French]] flags. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'')]] | |||
The flag of the [[United Kingdom]] was the [[Union Flag]]. When at sea, the flag was the similar [[Union Jack]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | The flag of the [[United Kingdom]] was the [[Union Flag]]. When at sea, the flag was the similar [[Union Jack]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
The flag of the [[United States of America]], distinguished by its stars and stripes, was known as [[Old Glory]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Backtime (comic story)|Backtime]]'') | The flag of the [[United States of America]], distinguished by its stars and stripes, was known as [[Old Glory]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Backtime (comic story)|Backtime]]'') | ||
By [[2254]], the [[French]] flag was composed of a [[blue]] stripe, a [[white]] stripe, and a [[red]] stripe. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | |||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 30 October 2022
Flags and banners were decorative pieces containing symbols that were used to represent a government, group or individual. Typically these pieces were used to represent patriotism or ownership.
Flags could also communicate in place of language, as in semaphore. (TV: Under the Lake)
On Earth
National flags
The flag of the United Kingdom was the Union Flag. When at sea, the flag was the similar Union Jack. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)
The flag of the United States of America, distinguished by its stars and stripes, was known as Old Glory. (COMIC: Backtime)
By 2254, the French flag was composed of a blue stripe, a white stripe, and a red stripe. (GAME: Dalek Attack)
Other
Plain white flags were normally used in the event of a surrender. The Tenth Doctor, holding a sheet of A4 paper on a stick, met a group of Cybermen, jokingly apologising for not having an actual white flag. (TV: Doomsday)
Elsewhere
The Threllip Empire flag was grey. (AUDIO: Living Legend) The Tragellan Empire flag was red. (COMIC: Beneath the Skin) The Karturan Congruity used a holographic flag. (AUDIO: The Forever Trap) The Women's Institute had a flag with a crest. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek)
