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Flag of Nepal facts for kids

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Flag of Nepal
The flag of Nepal

The national flag of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको झण्डा) was created in December 1962. It is the only non-quadrilateral national flag in the world.

Appearance

It has a combination of two red pennants) with the large blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles: the smaller upper triangle bears the white stylised moon (the rising sun on the horizontal crescent moon) and the larger lower triangle displays the white twelve-pointed sun.

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  • Royal standards of the Shah dynasty (19th century)

    Royal standards of the Shah dynasty (19th century)

  • Shree Sabuj flag

    Flag used during Nepal-Tibet War, the Nepal-British War and both World Wars

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bandera de Nepal para niños

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