Flags of Valania

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This is a list of flags used by Valania.

Contents 1 National Flag 2 Territorial Flags 3 Municipal Flags 4 Military Flags

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	807 - present	National Flag of Valania	The national flag of Valania is extremely ancient, having been created by Gaius Pontifex as the flag of the Theocracy. It was not replaced following the creation of the Democratic Republic of Valania. Blue and gold were the imperial colours of the Valanian Empire, while the black represents the mourning for those who had recently died in the Wars of Religion. The golden laurel wreath symbolises the glory of Valania as a whole.

Territorial Flags

These are the flags of Valania's former domains.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	26 - 225	Flag of Drexius	This was the flag of Valania's colony of Drexius on the Knabian Peninsula. The purple represents the dye that made the territory so rich.
	665 - 805	Flag of Maakos	The Kingdom of Maakos ruled much of central Valanan until the rise of Gaius Pontifex, when Maakos fought on the side of the Theocracy and was later subsumed into it.
	1400 - 1499	Flag of Civitas	The flag of Civitas has been the basis for the nations that formed there after Valania left, notably Schwerdt.
	801 - present	Flag of Taereoca	Taereoca has always been considered Valania's poorest province, and the smaller than usual wreath on the flag represents this. The red symbolises the blood that has been shed by the poverty-stricken settlers; the blue, the sky to which the mountainous province is so close. This flag continued to be used even after Taereoca's independence.

Municipal Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	541 - present	Flag of Valans	This was originally the flag of Valansia, the last remnant of the Valanian Empire, but after the Theocracy's rise it became the flag of the city of Valans alone. In 1536, the flag's symbol was officially adopted as Valania's national seal.
	808 - present	Flag of Jalarel (central Jalarel)	Jalarel is Valania's second city, and its flag recognises its Iudean heritage. However, many Iudeans are upset that their symbol (the Star of Yawwah) is second in importance to the Valanian wreath on this flag.
	c.300 - present	Flag of Jalarel (Zuid-Jaalre)	This is the Iudean form of the flag of Jalarel. Flying or making this flag is illegal in Valania. However, it is commonly flown in Zuid-Jaalre, which is outside Valanian control.

Military Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	92 AE - present	Ensign of the Legions	Created by Emperor Titus as the symbol of his new Legions, the eagle flag must aways be flown at a military base, usually beside the national flag.
	1445 - present	Ensign of the Air Legions	Since the discovery of powered flight, Valania has maintained an air defence force. Their symbol on the ensign is also marked on Valanian aeroplanes and helicopters (even those used by other Legions)
	1093 - present	Ensign of the Sea Legions	This flag is flown by all Valanian military vessels. Civilians use the national flag.