Story: Southern Cross

National flags featuring the Southern Cross

National flags featuring the Southern Cross

The Southern Cross features on the flags of five nations. In order from the top of this montage, they are New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.

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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Southern Cross - A national icon', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/diagram/7477/national-flags-featuring-the-southern-cross (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006