The Far East
One of my dear friends is from India, and has visited and traveled through various Asian countries, including Nepal. The Nepalese flag has been flown from Nepalese flagpoles for years. Interestingly, the origins of this banner are said to being lost in time, although it is known to have started out, like that of the country of Ethiopia, as separate pennants flown one above the other, and formerly the sun and moon has human faces on them. These were in fact omitted due to regulations issued in 1962.
The emblems used on the Nepalese flags originally represented the royal family (moon) and the hereditary prime ministerial family, the “Ranas” (sun). Nepal has had a number of different coats of arms. One of the latest ones depicts an allegorical scene containing all the national symbols of the country: Himalayas, cow, pheasant, rhododendron, Ghurkas in antique and modern dress, and the sun and the moon as in the flag.
Thailand is officially called the Kingdom of Thailand as was formerly known as Siam. It is located in the southeastern part of Asia and has become a popular vacation destination to many different people from different counties from around the world. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, which means the country is led by a king.
Prior to Indian independence, the emblem was replaced by the wheel from the capital of the Asoka column at Sarnath. The wheel has been described as representing the “dynamism of peaceful change,” whilst for a Buddhist it represents the fateful inevitability of existence.
The orange color of the Indian tricolor represents courage and sacrifice, the white truth and peace, and the green faith and fertility. The rest of the capital was adopted as the national arms in 1950. The flag could be considered a tricolor type flag, since the design of the Indian national standard has 3 horizontal stripes.
The use of the Indian flag, such as the display from regional and such flag poles, is governed by the official Indian flag code. Private citizens can in fact only use the flag on national holidays. Some changes were made in the more recent past that allows private citizens to more freely use the Indian standard.
The Burmese flag is another standard that is attached to Asian flag poles. The new state flag was adopted very recently, in 2010. The horizontal tricolor features three colors: yellow, green and red. Also a white star in featured in the center, superimposed on the three horizontal stripes. The official proportions of this flag are 2:3.
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