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English: Seven Golden Stars is an Australian flag that includes the stars of the Southern Cross, the Commonwealth Star and the Sun. The sun is derived from the Aboriginal Flag and replaces the Union Jack in the canton of the Australian National Flag.
The flag ratio is 2:3 with the axis of the Southern Cross being one third along the length. The stars of the Southern Cross and the Commonwealth Star match the size and shape of the stars in the original Flags Act 1953, for which Queen Elizabeth II personally provided Her Royal Assent with Her signature on the 14th of February 1954. In the Flags Act 1953 the size of the Commonwealth Star is recorded as 3/8 of the width of the flag, rather than 3/10 of the width as in the Australian National Flag. The size of the Commonwealth Star was corrected with the Flags Act 1954. Still, the size of the Commonwealth Star in this new flag design is the size as personally endorsed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. The Commonwealth Star is aligned with Beta Crucis and Delta Crucis of the Southern Cross (with the three stars being in line and with Delta Crucis at the midpoint). The centre of the Commonwealth Star is equidistant from the top and right edges of the flag. The centre of the sun is at a right angle with Beta Crucis and Gamma Crucis. The stars in this flag are thus alligned symmetrically. While the sun is depicted as a gold circle, the sun is also a star - hence the name for this series of flags "Seven Golden Stars". The stars are coloured gold against a green field. More details are available at http://becrux.net/seven-golden-stars |
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| Source | IP Australia Design Number 200415541 http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/adds2/adds.adds_details.paint_details?p_design_id=301924 |
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Design and original image by Robert Vose
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