Flag of Caudonia
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| Use | Civil and state flag and ensign  |
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| Proportion | 2:3 (not formalised by law) |
| Adopted | 5 July 2019 13 June 2021 (colours standardised) |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and yellow, with a green silhouette of a deer in the centre. |
The flag of Caudonia is a horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and yellow, with a green silhouette of a deer in the centre. The current design originates as a variant of a 2019 flag designed by Prince William I.
The flag of Caudonia holds symbolism for the people of the nation. The blue band represents the sky and the waters of Lake Erie, located to the north of the nation. The white band represents peace and harmony among the people of the nation. The yellow band represents the rich grain fields of the nation, and the loyalty of the people. The green colour of the deer represents growth and nature. The silhouette of the deer represents the national animal, the white-tailed deer.
Design
The national flag of Caudonia is a tricolour flag. The horizontal fesses are bands of equal size in the colours from top to bottom, hyacinth blue (officially described simply as blue), pure white (officially described simply as white), and contrasting yellow (officially described simply as yellow), with the deer in balloon green (officially described simply as green). The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3, although this is not formalised in law. The current colour parameters were defined by Prince William I in 2021 as the following:
| Scheme | Blue | White | Yellow | Green |
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| RGB | 30-93-165 | 255-255-255 | 242-194-0 | 59-162-52 |
| Hexadecimal | #1E5DA5 | #FFFFFF | #F2C200 | #3BA234 |
| RAL | 280 40 45 | 9010 | 090 80 90 | 140 60 70 |
Old colours
The former colour parameters in use from 5 July 2019 to 13 June 2021 were defined by Prince William I as the following:
| Scheme | Blue | White | Yellow | Green |
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| RGB | 2-82-156 | 255-255-255 | 255-216-0 | 0-171-57 |
| Hexadecimal | #02529C | #FFFFFF | #FFD800 | #00AB39 |
Rules of Use
Half Staff
The flag must be lowered to half staff when a state of national mourning has been declared, and on all national days of mourning as chosen beforehand. If the flag is not flying on a pole, or if it is impossible to lower the flag to half staff, a black ribbon is to be flown above the flag or on both sides if the flag is hung vertically.
The flag of Caudonia has only been lowered to half staff on one occasion: the state of national mourning following the death of Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicholas Randouler.
Proposed change
On 12 January 2020, William I and Ned Fram proposed to form a committee to review and propose designs for a new national flag. Many senior government officials were members of this committee. A referendum on selecting the best of the four flags chosen by the committee was planned to be held alongside the March 2020 election, however, the committee never came to a decision about alternative flags. It was disbanded after a few months.