Oriflamme - Oriflamme

Japanese: オリフランム - おりふらんむ
Oriflamme - Oriflamme

...It was discontinued during the Restoration period from 1814 to 1830, but was revived as the national flag after Louis-Philippe ascended to the throne during the July Revolution of 1830, and has remained so to this day. The origins of the three colors are said to be influenced by the Dutch tricolor flag, or that the blue comes from a flag used by Clovis I, King of the Franks, named after the color of Saint Martin's cloak, the red comes from the Oriflamme, used by the French royal family from around the 12th century, and the white comes from the flag of Joan of Arc. The latter theory is also stated in the United Nations' National Flag Encyclopedia.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oliflamme" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その後1814‐30年の王政復古時代には使用が中断されたが,30年の七月革命でルイ・フィリップが即位してから国旗として復活し,現在まで続いている。なお3色の起源については,オランダの3色旗の影響があったとも,また青はフランク王クロービス1世の用いた,聖マルタンのマントの色にちなむ幟に由来し,赤は12世紀ころからフランス王家で用いた〈オリフランムOriflamme〉に由来し,白はジャンヌ・ダルクの旗に由来するともいわれる。後者の説は国連発行の《国旗図鑑》でも述べられている。…

※「オリフランム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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