Green flag explained

A green flag has various meanings.

National flags

• The Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was a plain green flag.^[1]
• The Flag of Saudi Arabia has a field of green, which represents Islam.^[2]
• Irish nationalism was traditionally represented with a green flag.^[3] The current flag of Ireland is a tricolour with green representing the Irish Catholics, orange representing the Irish Protestants, and white in the middle to represent peace.^[4]
• The former Flag of Mauritania.^[5]
• Various green-striped American flags flew during the Revolutionary War, with green representing the 'color of hope'.

Other

• A green flag is part of a set of racing flags and indicates the beginning or resumption of an auto race.
• The actual flags flown in parks and gardens that have received the Green Flag Award.^[6]
• On rail transport in Great Britain and Ireland, green flags are sometimes used (less often than in the past) by railway guards as a signal to engine drivers that they can proceed.

See also

• White flag
• Red flag (disambiguation)
• Action Party (Italy)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flag of Libya History, Design, Colors Britannica . 2023-10-26 . www.britannica.com . en.
2. Web site: Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Flag . 2023-10-26 . Saudi Flag Day . en.
3. Web site: National Flag . 2023-10-26 . Never Such Innocence . en-GB.
4. Web site: Ireland National Flag Made in the UK . 2023-10-26 . flagmakers.co.uk . en.
5. Web site: 2017-08-08 . Mauritania has a new flag . 2023-10-26 . Quartz . en.
6. Web site: Benefits of Green Flag Award . 2023-10-26 . www.greenflagaward.org . en.