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Defacement (flag)

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Addition of a symbol or charge to a flag

Not to be confused withFlag desecration.

The BritishBlue Ensign

Theflag of Australia, a defaced British Blue Ensign

The formerflag of Hong Kong (1959–1997), a defaced British Blue Ensign

The bicolorflag of Indonesia

Theflag of Singapore, a defaced Indonesian bicolor flag

The tricolorflag of Colombia

Theflag of Ecuador, a defaced Colombian tricolor flag

The tricolorflag of Serbia

The formerflag of Montenegro (1905–1918), a defaced Serbian tricolor flag

Invexillology,defacement is the addition of a symbol orcharge to a flag.^[1]^[2]^[3] For example, theAustralian flag is the BritishBlue Ensign defaced with aSouthern Cross in thefly.

In the context ofvexillology, the word "deface" carries no negative connotations, in contrast to general usage. It simply indicates a differentiation of the flag from that of another owner by addition of elements. For example, manystate flags are formed by defacing the national flag with a coat of arms.

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Where countries pass through changes of regime with contrasting ideological orientations (monarchist/republican, fascist/democratic, communist/capitalist, secular/religious etc.) – all of which, despite their differences, claim allegiance to a common national heritage expressed in a venerated national flag – it can happen that a new regime defaces that flag with its own specific emblem while keeping the basic flag design unchanged. Such changing ideological emblems appeared over time, among others, on the flags ofItaly,Hungary,Romania,Germany (West and East; see illustration),Ethiopia, andIran.^{[citation needed]} For example, during theHungarian Revolution of 1956 and theRomanian Revolution of 1989, insurgents tore the emblem of the regime that they opposed out of the national flag and waved the flag with which they identified.^[4]^[5]

An already defaced flag can be further defaced. For example, theAustralian flag is a defaced BritishBlue Ensign. TheAustralian Border Force Flag is further defaced with the words "Australian border force" in block letters.^{[citation needed]}

In the United States, it is against theFlag Code to deface thenational flag with advertising or with any othersigil, image, or insignia.^[6] Such flags are nevertheless commercially available, depicting the seals of various branches of theU.S. military,Native American-related objects such astomahawks orwar bonnets, and the like.^{[citation needed]}

It is common forassociation football supporters travelling abroad for a match to bring a national flag defaced with the name of their hometown or a similar local identifier.^{[citation needed]}