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Other proposals for Greenland
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Proposal by Sven Tito Achen
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
A Scandinavian cross flag with a green field with a white cross proposed by Danish heraldist Sven Tito Achen in 1984.
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
Proposal by Andersson
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
The flag proposal described by Andersson is: White field, green cross in proportions 28 : 37 (12-4-12 : 12-4-21). The proposal was made in 1991 by unidentified people
White is for the ice and cold climate, green is for the life existing despite the unfavourable conditions. Green is also for the name of the country in European languages. The Greenlanders themselves call their country 'Kalaallit Nunaat'.
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
Third Proposal
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
Another proposal was a red field with a narrow green cross bordering the central white cross.
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
Fourth Proposal
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10
The first serious proposal for a Greenland flag came in 1973 when five people suggested that green-white-blue flag might be appropriate
Sources
- Nils G Bartholdy: 'Gronlands flag', Heraldisk tidsskrift, No. 53, 1986, pp,. 111-116
- Inge Kleivan: 'The creation of Greenland's new national symbol: the flag', Folk: Journal of the Danish Ethnographic Society, Vol. 30, 1988, pp. 32-56
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-10