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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Flag of Achaea.jpg|thumb|180px|Flag of Achaea]] | |||
[[File:Antarctica Service Medal ribbon.png|thumb|180px|Antarctic Service Medal]] | |||
There have been five flags representing Westarctica since the nation was first founded. Only two of these flags have ever actually flown on a flag pole | There have been five flags representing Westarctica since the nation was first founded. Only two of these flags have ever actually flown on a flag pole | ||
===Flag of the Achaean Territory (2001 - 2004)=== | ===Flag of the Achaean Territory (2001 - 2004)=== | ||
The flag of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]] is generally considered to be one the ugliest, most confusing flags in vexillological history. The pattern and colors of the lines (which strongly resemble a barcode) were actually based upon the medal / ribbon for the U.S. military's Antarctic Service Medal. Instituted in 1960, the ribbon has black stripes on each edge and is graded from a white stripe in the center to a pale blue, light blue, greenish blue, and medium blue. The outer bands of black and dark blue represent five months of Antarctic darkness; the center portion, by its size and colors – grading from medium blue through light blue and pale blue to white – symbolizes seven months of solar illumination, and also the ''aurora australis''. | The flag of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]] is generally considered to be one the ugliest, most confusing flags in vexillological history. The pattern and colors of the lines (which strongly resemble a barcode) were actually based upon the medal / ribbon for the U.S. military's Antarctic Service Medal. Instituted in 1960, the ribbon has black stripes on each edge and is graded from a white stripe in the center to a pale blue, light blue, greenish blue, and medium blue. The outer bands of black and dark blue represent five months of Antarctic darkness; the center portion, by its size and colors – grading from medium blue through light blue and pale blue to white – symbolizes seven months of solar illumination, and also the ''aurora australis''. | ||