Flag of United Great Lakes

The flag of United Great Lakes , often referred to as the Great Lakes flag, is a national flag of United Great Lakes. The current Great Lakes flag became United Great Lakes' flag on 6 June 1924, when the new Seal of United Great Lakes was made.

The flag consisting of a red field with a vertical tricolor white square at its centre in the ratio of 5:3, in the middle of which is featured the seal of United Great Lakes in the center. The colors in the flag are red, white and blue. Red stands for blood for those who died in the nationalist revolutions. White stands for the freedom and purity. Blue in the seal represents the water of Great Lakes.

History
In the history of Great Lakes flags, United Great Lakes have had five flags before it's present flag. When Great Lakes were under France, Great Lakes didn't have their own separate flag. When France lost Great Lakes to Great Britain, British Explorer George Hamilton designed a flag for British Great Lakes. It reminds the current flag without the seal and it has Great Britain Union flag in upper hoist side. When new the Union Jack flag was made, The flag of British Great Lakes were remade. It's a red field, Union Jack in the upper hoist side with two letters GL (Great Lakes) in the lower fly side.

Size
Under Great Lakes law, the ratio of the flag is 5:3 (height:width).

National flag days
See also: Public holidays in United Great Lakes