Thus, red also signified proximity to the royal court, wealth and power. A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a ...

The Dutch flag, the first to be designed with red, white and blue colors ... which features a double-headed eagle, symbolizing sovereignty and the nation's historical ties to the Byzantine ...

June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Visit the O Say Can You See ...

It lacks our current eagle, perhaps to be placed in white ... Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent Illinois as the 21st state of this union.