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The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted by the government of New South Wales in 1876. The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly. The badge, based on the coat of arms, is a white disc with the cross of St George, a golden lion passant guardant in the centre of the cross and an eight-pointed gold star on each arm of the cross. This flag was adopted due to criticisms from the British Admiralty that the previous design was too similar to the design of the Victorian flag. The state badge was designed by the Colonial Architect James Barnet and Captain Francis Hixson, a retired Royal Navy officer.〔 〕 Even though no meaning for the design was given, it is perhaps a simplified version of what was the semi-official arms of New South Wales at the time. ==Previous flags== The first flag of New South Wales was adopted 1867. It too was a defaced British Blue Ensign with the letters "NSW" in white located in the fly. The flag was a response to the passing of the British Colonial Naval Defence Act of 1865 in which all colonial vessels should "wear the Blue/Red Ensign with the seal or badge of the colony in the fly thereof". New South Wales then adopted a second flag in 1870 and it was almost identical to that of Victoria. This flag was also a defaced British Blue Ensign with the "Governor's Badge" located in the fly. The badge was the Southern Cross and an imperial crown situated above the Southern Cross. The difference between this flag and that of the Victorian flag was that the stars were gold and ranged from five to nine points with each star having one point pointing to the bottom of the flag. File:Flag of the Sydney Ferries House.svg|House flag of Sydney Ferries File:Standard of the Governor of New South Wales 1876-1981.svg|Standard of the Governor of New South Wales 1876-1981 File:Flag of New South Wales 1870-1876.svg|Flag of New South Wales 1870-1876 File:Flag of New South Wales (1867).svg|Flag of New South Wales 1867 File:State Badge of New South Wales.svg|State badge of New South Wales Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg|Union Flag of Great Britain 1788-1800 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag of New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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