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by Jan Oskar Engene, 10 March 1996
A Scandinavian cross flag with a green field with a white
cross proposed by Danish heraldist Sven Tito Achen in 1984.
Jan Oskar Engene, 10 March 1996
by Jan Oskar Engene, 10 March 1996
The flag proposal described by Andersson is: White field,
green cross in proportions 28 : 37 (12-4-12 : 12-4-21). The
proposal was made in 1991 by unidentified people.
White is for the ice and cold climate, green is for the life
existing despite the unfavourable conditions. Green is also for
the name of the country in European languages. The Greenlanders
themselves call their country 'Kalaallit Nunaat'.
Source:Anderrson,Nordiska korsflaggor [and92] , and Andersson, Under
nordisk flagg [and94].
Jan Oskar Engene, 10 March 1996
by Jan Oskar Engene, 10 March 1996
Another proposal was a red field with a narrow green cross bordering the centra