Commons:Valued image candidates/AU NavalEnsignHalfMast.JPG
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AU NavalEnsignHalfMast.JPG
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Nominated by | Martinvl (talk) on 2016-02-03 15:43 (UTC) |
Scope | Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: "Invisible flag of death" flying above the Australian Naval Ensign. |
Used in | Global usage |
Reason |
Many sources suggest that the tradition of flying a flag at "half-mast" was to fly it at least one flag-width below the top of the flagpole to make way for the "invisible flag of death". In some traditions, the symbol for mourning is to fly the flag half-way down the flagpole, however the Australian (and British) naval tradition is however that the flag be "flown with the top of the flag positioned two thirds of the way up the mast/halyard, but not less that one flag breath from the top". I believe this image to be a good example of this practice. I have tidied up the references since I last submitted this image as a VI. -- Martinvl (talk) |
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