Flag of Greece movements such as the "Etaireia", the First Greek National Assembly, convening in January 1822, took steps to disassociate itself from the "Etaireia"s legacy and portray nascent Greece as a "conventional", ordered nation-state. As such not only were the regional councils abolished in favour of a central administration, but it was decided to abolish all revolutionary flags and adopt a universal national flag. The reasons why the particular arrangement (white cross on blue) was selected, instead of the more popular blue cross on a white field, remain unknown. On 15 March 1822, the Provisional Government, by Decree Nr. 540, laid down
Flag of Vendsyssel Flag of Vendsyssel The proposed flag of Vendsyssel in Denmark was introduced by the mayor of Hjørring in 1976, and is used to some extent. The flag is named Vendelbrog (with reference to the Danish flag Dannebrog interpreted as The Danish cloth). It is a Nordic Cross flag in blue, orange and green. The blue colour symbolizes the sea. The orange/red colour is symbol of the sun and the beaches of Vendsyssel, and the green is for the lush nature. By tradition, only people born in Vendsyssel can use the flag. The flag is not officially recognised, but it used