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List of flags containing the colour purple. 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?].
Bhutan (with distinct yellow and orange) Hanover (1837–1866) Hindu flag (with distinct orange) Jacksonville, Florida, United States (with a distinct gold and orange and a brown emblem) Jerusalem cross – flag used by several Crusader states. Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517) Nagano ...
Run with the Pack is the third studio album by English supergroup Bad Company. It was released on 30 January 1976, by Island Records. [5] The album was recorded in France using the Rolling Stones Mobile Truck in September 1975 with engineer Ron Nevison, and mixed in Los Angeles by Eddie Kramer. It was the only original Bad Company album without ...
The original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington – then the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – by order from his Newburgh, New York, headquarters on 7 August 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers by Washington himself.
Purple parchment or purple vellum refers to parchment dyed purple; codex purpureus refers to manuscripts written entirely or mostly on such parchment. The lettering may be in gold or silver. Later the practice was revived for some especially grand illuminated manuscripts produced for the emperors in Carolingian art and Ottonian art, in Anglo ...
Gold–aluminium phase diagram. Gold–aluminium intermetallic is a type of intermetallic compound of gold and aluminium that usually forms at contacts between the two metals. Gold–aluminium intermetallic have different properties from the individual metals, such as low conductivity and high melting point depending on their composition.
Photo from Wardell Armstrong. Archaeologists and volunteers excavating an ancient Roman site in the United Kingdom uncovered a “mysterious” purple lump. It turned out to be an “incredibly ...
The Pacific golden plover is migratory, and breeds during May, June, and July in Alaska and Siberia. It migrates south to Asia, Australasia, and Pacific islands in August and September, and stays until April or May. A rare vagrant to western Europe. Although a shorebird, the Pacific golden plover feeds mostly inland, preferring open spaces with ...