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FLAG - AUSTRALIAN BICENTENERY

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1988

Overview

Rectangular olive green cotton material reinforced along one short side by a strip of canvas sewn in place retaining the display rope and toggles. In the centre of the flag is a gold bicentennial logo.

There is a cream label on the lower otherside of the flag.

Historical information

Created for the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia on 26th of January 1988. The flag consists of a stylised Australia made of ribbon to resemble the stripes of the Union Jack. The gold strips represent the seven states and territories. Originally meant to be on a blue background this was changed to green in 1984 when green and gold were declared to be the national colours of Australia.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.47

Item type

Flags

Material

Cotton

Canvas

Width

900 mm

Height or length

1815 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on label [MADE UNDER LICENCE / FROM THE AUSTRALIAN / BICENTENIAL AUTHORITY / BY BRETT AUSTRALIA / bicentenial logo © / THE / AUSTRALIAN / BICENTENARY / 1788-1988]

Year

1988

Statement of significance

A symbol of the celebration of two hundred years of European settlement on the 26th of January 1988.

Last modified

Thursday, 2 July, 2026

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