Whitney Smith
Whitney Smith
BIOGRAPHY

Former Director, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts. Author of Flags and Arms Across the World and others.

Primary Contributions (292)
Flag of Iran
Horizontally striped green-white-red national flag with a red design (a stylized coat of arms) in the centre and Arabic inscriptions along the edges of the stripes. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 4 to 7.Iran’s Lion and Sun emblem was displayed on a flag as early as the 15th century, and in…
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Publications (1)
Flag Lore of All Nations
Flag Lore of All Nations (2001)
By Whitney Smith

A comprehensive book presents the flags of the 192 recognized independent countries while offering facts about each one's history and symbolism, complete with world map.