Flag of Tonga: Difference between revisions

The previous design of the flag featured a plain white field [[Charge (heraldry)|charged]] with the red couped cross. However, it was later discovered that this flag was almost identical to the [[Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement#Red Cross|emblem of the International Red Cross]], which had been adopted in 1863. As a result of this finding, the Tongan flag was set at the cantncanton of a red field instead, leading to the present esigndesign of the flag.<ref name=complete/> The previous design, nonetheless, remains a national symbol of Tonga.<ref name=CIA/> The current flag of Tonga also has some similarities with the flags of [[Flag of Switzerland|Switzerland]] and [[Flag of Georgia (country)|Georgia]].