One cannot miss the seemingly odd shaped Nepalese flag in any historical books, country flag charts, or any other similar presentations involving this flag. Far from the western convention of a rectangular shape, the Nepalese flag is a double right triangle, one on top of each other, and seemingly vertical in nature. One can even associate the striking resemblance of the flag to the location where this tiny landlocked nation proudly situates – in the Himalayas.
The history of Nepal is a proud and enduring one. Situated on the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, it was also among many independent ruling states during the time where the British colony started to colonize present day India. For many years thereafter, the power and influence of the British Empire quickly overshadowed the other ruling areas and locked their sovereign influence into obscurity. As the present day India also gained its independence from the British Empire in 1947, so did the rest of the representation flags of any left state, well except for Nepal which turned into an independent nation as we see today.
The design pattern of the Nepalese flag is also a thing of wonder. Having a crimson base with dark blue borders, the two triangles have emblems for each signifying the two most prominent dynasties to have existed for it. On the upper triangle is a white moon with 8 rays and held by a crescent, while the bottom triangle has a white sun of 12 rays. While it does not show nowadays mainly due to the changes implemented in the 1962 constitution, the Nepalese flag flies proudly as high as it was when it first started.
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The Flagman
