Flag of Ordrey


 * See also: List of Ordrish flags

The flag of Ordrey (: Mierge iBroithe Ordrais) is a flag, with three equal horizontal bands of green, white, and black, with the central band overlaid with four radiant stars and a Noyonist Hourglass in, with its first recorded use being in the winter of 1976, followed by its official adoption as the national flag of the Collective Commonwealth of Ordrey on 1 May of 1977, at the end of the Ordrish Revolution. The flag is rooted historically in the banner of the Ordrish republican movement of the 19th Century, which is similar in design, save for the empty middle band and a blue band in the place of the modern black.

History
The modern Ordrish flag emerged as a combination of the flags of the Ordrish Peoples' Defense Council (CCC) and the Revolutionary Provisional Government (ASRiO), the two precursor organizations of the Collective Commonwealth of Ordrey that emerged over the course of the Ordrish Revolution from 1975 to 1978. The design combines the hourglass in buff and a black band, while the tricolore is a continuation of both the Ordrish republican flag and the variation used by ASRiO, which is identical to the one utilized by the First Republic.

Description
The national flag of the Collective Commonwealth of Ordrey has three horizontal bands of green, white, and black with the Noyonist Hourglass in the center, flanked by four radiant stars. All details in the central band are in buff.

The official description and symbolism of the flag, as outlined in the constitution, references each color as follows: green, in reference to the pastures, rural communities, and natural resources; white, for clarity of purpose in the Revolution of 1975 and the limestone crags and geology of the nation; and black, referencing the foundations of the modern nation in the Noyonist philosophy, miners, industrial workers, and the ashes of the old order.

The encircled hourglass represents the inevitability of the downfall of capitalism around the world. The radiant star represents the five tenets of organized labor and the revolutionary society in Ordrey: mutual aid, communalism, egalitarianism, stewardship of natural resources, and solidarity. The four radiant stars represent the four historic industries of Ordrey, each of which played a key role in the persecution and success of the Ordrish Revolution: agriculture, mining, textiles, and steel manufacturing. Buff is used for these details - though unlike the colors of the bands, the historicity of its symbolism is disputed. Some contend that the lettering and hourglass symbol on the CCC flag was originally white, but due to a lack of materials, woven was used instead by the Selocarre CCC section, where the de facto headquarters was established, which influenced the coloring of other sections. However, some additionally contend that it is actually rooted in the Whig movement of the 19th century, where many early radical reformers and labor leaders, who used it as their defining color during the latter phases of the Kingdom of Ordrey and early First Republic.