Presidential standard of India

The presidential standard of India was a flag flown by the president of India from 1950 to 1971. It succeeded the flag of the governor-general of India (used during the 1947–1950 period of the Dominion of India) on 26 January 1950, when India became a republic. It ceased being used on 15 August 1971, when the president began using the national flag of India.[1]

Standard of the president of India
Image of the Presidential Standard of India
UseSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Adopted26 January 1950
Relinquished15 August 1971

Description

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The standard was a rectangle divided quarterly into blue and red quadrants. Each quadrant was occupied by a national symbols drawn in gold outline. The symbols were:[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Correspondence and Select Documents, Volume 12, Rajendra Prasad Allied, 1984, page lix
  2. ^ Das, Chand N. (1984). Traditions and Customs of the Indian Armed Forces. Vision Books. p. 53.