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The colours are taken from the [[coat of arms of Chryse]]. The golden stripe represents the name of Chryse ("golden" in Athlonian) and its gold-coloured cliffs and riches. The upper blue field represents the sky, and the lower one the sea, from which Chryse made its riches. | The colours are taken from the [[coat of arms of Chryse]]. The golden stripe represents the name of Chryse ("golden" in Athlonian) and its gold-coloured cliffs and riches. The upper blue field represents the sky, and the lower one the sea, from which Chryse made its riches. | ||
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[[File:Chryse royal standard.png|200px|thumb|right|Royal Standard of the Queen and Exarch of Chryse]] | |||
The '''royal standard''' is the Queen-Exarch [[Salome|Salome's]] personal flag in Chryse. It is a banner, three times as long as it is wide, with two diving golden dolphins (''two dolphins or urinant'') roughly in its centre. Its use signifies that the Queen is present. | |||
Revision as of 09:22, 28 August 2020
Chryse has a history of several flags. It currently has a state flag, a merchant navy jack, a naval jack, a royal standard, and a viceregal standard. It has a historical state flag, and also flags of previous sovereigns.
State flag
The state flag of Chryse was last adopted in 1687. It has a golden horizontal stripe on a blue field. It is also the jack of the merchant and military navies of Chryse.
The colours are taken from the coat of arms of Chryse. The golden stripe represents the name of Chryse ("golden" in Athlonian) and its gold-coloured cliffs and riches. The upper blue field represents the sky, and the lower one the sea, from which Chryse made its riches.
Royal Standard
The royal standard is the Queen-Exarch Salome's personal flag in Chryse. It is a banner, three times as long as it is wide, with two diving golden dolphins (two dolphins or urinant) roughly in its centre. Its use signifies that the Queen is present.
