You can find on this page the Australia flag map to print and to download in PDF. The Australia flag map presents the flag of Australia in the area map of Australia. And also the history of the flag of Australia in Oceania.
The Australia flag map shows the flag of Australia in empty Australia map. This flag map of Australia will allow you to know the history, origins and composition of the flag of Australia in Oceania. The Australia flag map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign as you can see in Australia flag map: a blue field with the Union Flag in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars. The colours of the flag, although not specified by the Flags Act, have been given Pantone specifications by the Awards and Culture Branch of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The Australia flag original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star as you can see in Australia flag map) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901; this date has been proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1902.
The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols as its shown in Australia flag map: the Union Flag, the Commonwealth Star (also the Federation Star) and the Southern Cross (or Crux).The Union Flag is thought locally to symbolise Australia history as six British colonies and the principles upon which the Australian Federation is based, although a more historic view sees its inclusion in the design as demonstrating loyalty to the British Empire.The Commonwealth Star originally had only six points, representing the six federating colonies. However, this changed in 1908 when a seventh point was added to symbolise the Territory of Papua and any future territories as its shown in Australia flag map. The star is also known as the Federation Star. The Commonwealth Star does not have any relation to Beta Centauri, despite that star's coincidental location in the sky and its brightness.
