National colours of Canada red "in recognition of Canada's official colours". The proclamation accepts both colours for the maple leaves, stating ""three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper"", in which "proper" refers to the natural colour of the leaves, which is green in spring and summer, and red in autumn. It was not until 1961, with the creation of The Queen's Personal Canadian Flag, that red and white became entrenched as the national colours. For the Federal Identity Program operated by the Treasury Board Secretariat of the Government of Canada, official and signage colours are specified in technical specification T-145. The red colour
Flag of Östergötland with reversed colours; Blue cross on a yellow field. The cross represents the two major canals that goes through Östergötland, Göta canal and Kinda canal. The yellow field represents the yellow hills of Östergötland called "östgötaslätten". The flag has also a great similarity to "Pestflaggan" or the "Plagueflag", a proposed flag for Åland, which was rejected by the municipality who thought it was too ugly. Flag of Östergötland The flag of Östergötland is an unofficial provincial flag in Sweden which was created by Per Andersson from Mjölby in 1972. Back then, the flag was a part of a tourist project