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| Country | First adopted | Adopted as national flag | Number of stars | Colour of stars | Sizes of stars* (Alpha Crux = 100) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1902 | 1954 | 5 | white | 100 | : | 100 | : | 100 | : | 100 | : | 58 | |||
| Brazil | 1889 | 1889 | 5 | white | 100 | : | 83? | : | 83? | : | 66? | : | 46? | |||
| NZ | 1869 | 1902 | 4 | red, with white fimbriation | 100 | : | 85 5/7 | : | 85 5/7 | : | 71 3/7 | : | --- | |||
| PNG | 1971 | 1975 | 5 | white | 100 | : | 100 | : | 100 | : | 100 | : | 50 | |||
| Samoa | 1948 | 1962 | 5 | white | 100 | : | 80 | : | 80 | : | 75 | : | 50 | |||
| Country | Number of points* | Angle of limbs | Height | : | Angled width | : | Horizontal width** | Proportional lengths of arms*** | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7:7:7:7:5 | 81.964° | 100 | : | 71.536 | : | 70.833 | 1 | : | 0.586 | : | 0.546 | : | 0.521 | ||
| Brazil | 5:5:5:5:5 | **** | **** | **** | ||||||||||||
| NZ | 5:5:5:5:- | 82° | 100 | : | 72.222 | : | 71.517 | 1 | : | 0.583 | : | 0.5 | : | 0.5 | ||
| PNG | 5:5:5:5:5 | 87.397° | 100 | : | 66.736 | : | 66.667 | 1 | : | 0.565 | : | 0.692 | : | 0.565 | ||
| Samoa | 5:5:5:5:5 | 85.470° | 100 | : | 90.950 | : | 90.667 | 1 | : | 0.672 | : | 0.495 | : | 0.688 | ||
* Alpha : Beta : Gamma : Delta : Epsilon Crux
** Height measures the vertical distance between the
centres of Alpha and Gamma Crux, which stars are aligned vertically on
all four flags. Angled width is the direct distance between the
centres of Beta and Delta Crux. Horizontal width is the horizontal
distance between these star's centres. The horizontal width is the
angled width multiplied by the sine of the angle between the limbs.
Measurements proportional for each flag given Height = 100.
*** Measures the straight-line length of the four arms of the
cross, from the imaginary intersection of the limbs to each star's
centre. Note that only on the PNG flag are the two arms of the short
limb the same length. Order given is Alpha : Beta : Gamma : Delta
Crux. Measurements proportional for each flag, given length of Alpha
arm = 1.
**** It is not known whether Brazil's flag has been defined in
enough detail to calculate these measurements.
Brendan Whyte, 25 January 2007
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