GREENLAND ~ Flag ~

... Great flag view from the FOTW postcard series... coming from the biggest island on Earth and the least-densely populated country... a simple, but beautiful flag... with a lovely selection of stamps and nice fish postmark from Tasiilaq.... Thanks a lot Nina!!【ツ】

The Greenlandic flag was hoisted for the first time on June the 21st 1985 which is the national day of Greenland. It was designed by Thue Christiansen, a native of Greenland. The flag is called Erfalasorput, which literally means “our flag” in Greenlandic.

The flag has two colours, red and white, which symbolizes it's relationship with Denmark. The flag is split by a horizontal line and has a circle a little bit to the left of its middle. The circle represents the sun and its warmth as it returns in midsummer. The white is symbolic of the ice and snow that covers most of the island.

The flag of Greenland is the only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross.

Stamps:

Culture
(18-08-2000)

Merry Christmas
(Issued 20-10-2003)

 Arctic vikings
(Issued 25-08-1999)