National colors
A combination of mostly two or three colors, which can serve as identity symbols for a state or part of a state , is called state colors or sometimes also as national colors . National colors can be used in various forms.
origin
National colors are usually in a blurred relationship to the systems of heraldry ( coat of arms ) and vexillology ( flag ). They were often derived from the coat of arms and then led to the colors in the national or state flags (example: Kingdom of Bavaria ). In some cases, they were first derived from the national flags (example: France). In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the European rulers prescribed their court officials and the nobles when appearing in the state assemblies "civil uniforms" in fixed colors, which often had no relation to the coats of arms and flags of the country or the respective province. These colors were also often referred to as state colors, for example in the Kingdom of Hanover .
In German-speaking Switzerland , the colors of the cantons are called corporate colors . The cantons are traditionally referred to there as “estates”.
application
The national colors were and are carried on cockades , sashes and ribbons and the like.
At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the colors worn as civil uniforms by state officials developed into the student color of the state children who were still studying and who had come together at the universities to form country-based connections.
On national holidays in many countries you can see the national colors on more mundane objects in the streets.
The national colors are often worn as a jersey by national teams of different sports during sporting encounters . For example, the French soccer team always wears blue shirts, white trousers and red stockings whenever possible. The jerseys of Spanish athletes are always red and yellow for international competitions. The German national soccer team traditionally wears the Prussian national colors white and black. An exception is Australia , for example , whose athletes compete in green and yellow. This now leads in the opposite direction in that there are proposals to change the flag of Australia to take up these colors.
As part of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union , the national colors of the presiding EU member state often form part of the logo of the Council Presidency and are also used at events and other official occasions.
See also
- Black red Gold
- Black White Red
- Red White Red
- Pan-African colors
- Pan-Arabic colors
- Pan-Slavic colors
- Central American colors
