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Han purple and Han blue (also called Chinese purple and Chinese blue) are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 AD).
Purple is one of the least used colors in vexillology and heraldry. Currently, the color appears in only three national flags: that of Dominica, Spain, and Nicaragua, and one co-official national flag, the Wiphala (co-official national flag of Bolivia) [original research?].
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The flag of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ka Hae Hawaiʻi) was first adopted in the early 19th century by the Hawaiian Kingdom and continued to be used after its overthrow in 1893.It is the only U.S. state flag to feature a foreign country's national flag—that of the United Kingdom's Union Jack—which commemorates the Royal Navy's historical relations with the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in particular the ...
Han purple was the first synthetic purple pigment, invented in China in about 700 BC. It was used in wall paintings and pottery and other applications. In color, it was very close to indigo, which had a similar chemical structure. Han purple was very unstable, and sometimes was the result of the chemical breakdown of Han blue.
Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information Austria-Hungary: Black and gold Red, white and green Flags of Austria-Hungary Black and gold were the colours of the ruling Habsburg monarchy: Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Red, blue and orange White Byzantine Empire: Red, gold and purple Byzantine flags and insignia: China
The PLA flag with a green stripe at the bottom. 1950s. Jack of the People's Liberation Army Navy [5] The red flag with PLA emblem and a blue stripe in the center. 1992–present. Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Navy [4] The PLA flag with 5 horizontal lines, 3 blue and 2 white at the bottom, representing the sea.
The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called the flag of Taiwan, consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a white disk surrounded by twelve triangles; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively.
Similar to the standard of the emperor, but with a white orle. 1926–present. Imperial standard of the wife of the heir imperial son and the wife of the imperial grandson. A pennant of the standard of the heir imperial son. 2020–present. Imperial standard of the crown prince if not the son of the emperor. A gold 16-petaled chrysanthemum ...