Flag Code of Gradonia

I. Design

i. Standard

(a) The Flag of the sovereign nation of Gradonia shall be: Upon a white field, a red cross with the vertical arms not being more than one-third down the field away from the hoist. Upon the cross, where the arms intersect, a yellow or gold equilateral triangle with the point facing the hoist. In the canton, or the upper section of the field closest to the hoist, a blue eagle displayed and elevated facing towards the hoist. The Flag, if made in a vexillum or banner style, shall follow the same design save the orientation of the cross.

II. Display

i. Time

(a) It is the universal custom to display the Flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary Flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the Flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

(b) The Flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.

(c) The Flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather Flag is displayed.

(d) The Flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

(e) The Flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

(f) The Flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.

ii. Occasion

(a) During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the Flag or when the Flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute. All other persons present should face the Flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Citizens of other countries present should stand at attention. All such conduct toward the Flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the Flag passes.

(b) During national holidays all Flags are to remain at the top of the mast for the duration of the day, from Civil Dawn to Civil Dusk. During Ascension Day, a purple pennant is to be attached above the Flag.

1. The purple pennant is made of purple-colored cloth, the same length as the length of the hoisted or extended Flag, not being wider than the long bar of the red cross. The top of the pennant is provided with two purple cords, each of which are used to tie the pennant to the rope used to hoist the Flag. The cords are to be tied one above another with a square not, the lower knot to be flush with the top of the Flag. So, when the pennant is attached to the top of the Flag, it hangs over the Flag. The purple pennant is raised together with the Flag on Ascension Day.

2. In the same way the purple pennant is flown a black pennant may be attached to the Flag following the death of a monarch, member of the royal family, a member of the nobility, or the President as a sign of mourning. The pennant may remain above the flag until one week after the funeral of the individual(s).

(c) The Flag may, by declaration of a state of mourning by the monarch, be lowered to Half-mast which is defined as: where the bottom corner closest to the hoist does not fall below the halfway point of the pole and not above the top fourth of the pole.