Flag of Ventora

The  of Ventora (: bandera de Ventora) is a dark red field emblazoned with a golden saltire (☓). Adopted in 1740, the current flag is an amendment of the predecessor flags of the Kingdom.

Specifications
Ventora's, the Fundamental Law of Ventora, provides the legal basis for the 's flag and defines it as "a field of dark gules emblazoned with a saltire or." The Organic Law on the National Banner regulates the specifications and flag protocol.

Colors
With the advent of uniform color specifications in the late 19th century, a Royal Decree in 1891 formalized the flag colors. This has since been codified in the Organic Law on the National Banner as follows: The military may use a substitute national flag emblem with a black field and gray or transparent saltire for marking of combat aircraft or on field uniforms.

Design
According to the Organic Law, the national flag has a width to length ration of 2:3. The width of the saltire is one-sixth the width of the flag.

Symbolism
The quadrants of the field symbolize the richness of the land, the vigor of the people, the courage of the nobility (today referring to all patriots), and the leadership of the king (today the Regent and government of the Commonwealth). The golden color of the saltire symbolizes the wealth of the land and the wisdom of its leaders. The saltire itself signifies the importance of Ventora as a key crossing point between Alutra and neighboring continents.

Protocol
The national flag serves as the state and civil flag and ensigns. The flag should normally be displayed horizontally.

Inside Ventora, which includes Ventoran diplomatic missions abroad and Ventoran-registered ships regardless of locations, it must be given prominence when displayed with other flags. Thus, the national flag should be either to the left or centered and higher than other flags in the display and at least the same size of the largest of the other flags. It is customary that all national flags are the same size when displayed in a grouping.

Out of doors the flag may be flown from sunrise to sunset. It may also be flown during hours of darkness when it is lit. Government buildings typically fly the flag around the clock in this manner.

Soiled or damaged flags should be withdrawn from service and disposed of respectfully by burning, burial, or cutting into at least four pieces before placing with other refuse or garment recycling.

History
The original banner of the Kingdom of Ventora was based on the reddish colors common to the banners of the Montañan and Coastal confederations that joined together to form the Kingdom. The dark red field was emblazoned with a black diagonal stripe from upper left to lower right that represented the unifying authority as a tributary of Haksarad and, thus, representing the constituent confederations that formed the kingdom in 959.

In 1040, the black diagonal stripe was changed to gold, largely for visibility reasons. On the field of battle, the black stripe was hard to distinguish from the dark red field.

With the Release from the Charter, ending Ventora's tributary status on May 12, 1740, the second golden diagonal stripe from upper right to lower left was added to the banner.The second stripe signified the king's wisdom and sovereignty. The stripe's concept was adapted from the golden sash worn across the chest from the right shoulder by royal troops in ceremonial dress.


 * Historical flags used in Ventora