The (civil) flag of Iceland back on a ship.
The flag of Iceland is sky blue with a snow white cross and a red fire cross within that white cross. There are two versions of the Icelandic flag: a civil flag and a state flag (Tjúgufáni). The civil flag shows the familiar rectangular design; The state flag, like the Norwegian and Danish state and war flags, has a swallowtail. Blue reminds of the sea, white on ice and snow and the Icelandic geysers. The current flag has been officially used as a national symbol since 1913. However, the flag was only officially adopted on 19 June 1915. The flag is based on Denmark's flag and has the inverse color scheme of Norway's flag, a country with which Iceland has traditionally a strong connection. Since 1 December 1918, the civil flag has also been run as a trade flag at sea.
In 1918, an agreement with Denmark stated that Iceland became a fully sovereign state, associated with Denmark under the same king. On 17 June 1944, when Denmark was occupied by Germany and Iceland through the United Kingdom, Iceland became an independent republic. During these static changes, the current flag remained in use.
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