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Stervian national flag (civil flag)

The public flag, to be used in all cases where no other rules apply.

The colour blue represents the ocean on which seafaring Stervian clans wandered for centuries before reaching present Stervia. The colour red represents the blood of Stervian men, bravery and self-sacrifice, while the twelve stars remind of the mythical twelve Stervian clans.

 
 

The main eight-point star is called the Polar Star and the four eight-point small stars represent the four cardinal points (West, North, East, South), the uppermost star being white instead of gold as an indication of the importance of navigational skills. The four stars also represent the four winds and the four main qualities according to ancient Stervian tradition (honour, justice, bravery and self-sacrifice).

The official ratio is 1:1,3 (which is quite close to square) but is not to be found often on flags in use by individuals and corporations (the ratio is usually closer to 1:1,5).
The official values are (Pantone scale) : Blue 293, Gold 123, Red 485. Many 'unofficial' flags bear a lighter shade of blue.
   

Stervian national flag (civil flag) - alternate version

This simplified version, without the stars on the red stripe, is authorized for use, although not encouraged.
   
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Merchant and civil ensign

The naval flag to be used on all civilian ships, their purpose being commerce or leisure.
The large white (argent) field indicates the peaceful conduct of commercial activities.

As all Stervian naval flags, the ratio is 1:1,85.
   

State ensign (peacetime)

The naval flag to be used on all ships commissioned by all governmental bodies other than the Secrétariat à la Marine (Navy Department).
The fimbriation between the blue and red fields is here gold (or) instead of white (argent).
The four letters SPQS in the fly end stand for 'Senatus PopulusQue Stervianum' ('The Senate and the People of Stervia'), the official Stervian Government motto.
   

Naval ensign (peacetime)

The naval flag to be used on all warships and other vessels commissioned by the Navy Department (Secrétariat à la Marine).
   

Naval and state ensign (wartime)

The naval flag to be used on all Government-commissioned ships during wartime.
The symbol on the red field is the letter 'Y' in the Stervian runic alphabet. Its stands for 'Ykra' ('war').
The fimbriation between the blue and red fields, instead of being a simple vertical white stripe, has a special pattern, traditional to wartime symbols in Stervian culture and history.
   
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Obsolete flags : Brolecian flag (all purpose flag)

This was the official flag of the Federal Republic of Brolecia (272-302, formal existence 299-302).
   

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