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|boss=[[Mic'haglh Autófil]]
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|func=To "maintain the official flags and other seals of the Kingdom"
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The '''Royal Academy of Vexillology''' (Talossan: ''l'Academieu Rexhital Drapëuloxhanal'') is an arm of the [[Royal College of Arms]] tasked with maintaining and cataloguing the nation's flags, banners, etc. The Academy is headed by a '''Provost''', currently [[Mic'haglh Autófil|the College's Long Fellow, Mic'haglh Autófil]].

==National Flags==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Flag of:
!Image
!Adopted
!Description
!Colors
!Ratio
!Control
|-
| <center>'''Talossa'''</center>
| [[Image:T-flag.gif|150 px]]
| 2 Mar {{year|1981}}
| A green and red horizontal bicolor
|
|
| <center>[[Law:Organic_Law#Article_I:_Points_of_State|Organic Law, Article I, Section 6]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[{{sen}}]]'''</center>
| 
| 1 Apr {{year|2023}}
| "The official flag of the Senäts shall be a 2:3 vertically striped bicolour of green and red, charged on the fly side with the device of the Senäts ['Argent, the facade of Merrill Hall sable, within a braided bordure or studded with eight jewels gules']."
|
|
| [[Law:El_Lexhatx#F._Culture|El Lexhatx, Title F, Section 10]]
|-
| <center>'''[[Cosa|{{cos}}]]'''</center>
| 
| 1 Apr {{year|2023}}
| "The official flag of the Cosa shall be a 2:3 vertically striped bicolour of red and green, charged on the fly side with the device of the Cosa ['Argent, the facade of Merrill Hall sable, within an engrailed bordure or']."
|
|
| <center>[[Law:El_Lexhatx#F._Culture|El Lexhatx, Title F, Section 11]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[Chancery]]'''</center>
| [[Image:LesserStateSeal.png|150 px]]
| 
| A white field, the third closest to the hoist being red; the remaining white field bears the "Ben" symbol in red.
|
| 
| <center>''unknown''</center>
|}

==Provincial Flags==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Flag of:
!Image
!Adopted
!Description
!width=200 | Official Colors
!Official Ratio
!Control
|-
| <center>'''[[{{ata}}]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Ka flag.gif|150 px]]
| 
| A field of three green and two white stripes, in the hoist a red triangle bearing a white crescent moon and star
|
|
| <center>''unknown''</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[{{bel}}]]'''</center>
| [[Image:be flag.gif|150 px]]
| 
| "Per fess vert and gules an inescutcheon per tierce vert, argent, and gules fimbriated or in chief a royal crown proper."
|
| 
| <center>Blazon: [[Constitution_of_Belacost%C4%83#The_State|Constitution of {{bel}}, Article 6]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[{{cez}}]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Ce flag.png|150 px]]
| 
| "Sable four bars argent, on a canton argent eleven ermine-spots sable four, three, and four."
| {{color box|rgb(0,0,0)}} Black<br>{{color box|rgb(255,255,255)}} White
|
| <center>Blazon: [[Constitution_of_Cézembre#Chapter_I_-_The_State|Constitution of {{cez}}, Article 6]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[{{fio}}]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Fi_flag.png|150 px]]
| 21 May {{year|2012}}
| A dark green field with two red stripes; over all a white five-pointed star, oriented down
| {{color box|rgb(13,104,32)}} #0d6820 (13,104,32)<br>{{color box|rgb(233,16,22)}} #e91016 (233,16,22)<br>{{color box|rgb(255,255,255)}} White
| <center>5:8</center>
| <center>Official image: [[Constitution_of_Fiôvâ#2.1|Constitution of {{fio}}, Article II, Section 1]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[Florencia]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Fl flag.jpg|150 px]]
| 18 April {{year|2008}}
| "The provincial flag of Florencia is a banner in dimensions five by the hoist to eight by the fly, and is so blazoned as follows: Azure a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Florence Florentine fleurs-de-lis] Or in chief three barrulets of the same."
| 
| <center>5:8</center>
| <center>[[Constitution_of_Florencia_(2020)#ARTICLE_II._SYMBOLS.|Constitution of Florencia, Article II, Section 1]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[Maricopa]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Ma_flag.gif|150 px]]
| 
| "The Provincial flag shall consist of a triple cross, green upon white upon orange, on a white field."
| 
|
| <center>[[Constitution_of_the_Sovereign_Province_of_Maricopa#The_State|Constitution of Maricopa, Article 6]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[Maritiimi-Maxhestic]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Mmflag.png|150 px]]
| 10 Sep {{year|2010}}<br><small>''at latest''</small>
| "The provincial flag shall be emblazoned 'Per Scandinavian cross, 1 Per fess vert and gules, 2 and 3 Argent, 4 Tierced in pale gules, or, and azure; a Scandinavian cross sable fimbriated argent and refimbriated sable; overall at the center of the cross a plate fimbriated sable charged with an anchor sable festooned at its head with a ribband azure bearing the legend "8-1-93" sable.'"
| 
|
| <center>[[Statutory_law_of_Maritiimi-Maxhestic#Title_A:_Points_of_State|M-M ''Comprehensive Body of Law'', Title A, Section 7]]</center>
|-
| <center>'''[[Vuode]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Vd flag.gif|150 px]]
| 
| A white field, bearing the ''Bicoloreu'' in the canton. In the hoist, a pair of pillars (intended to resemble the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules#Coat_of_arms Pillars of Hercules], perhaps?) flanking the 'Ben' symbol, with a crown above.
| 
|
| <center>''unknown''</center>
|}

==Other Flags==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Flag of:
!Image
!Adopted
!Description
!Colors
!Ratio
!Control
|-
| <center>'''[[{{pengo}}]]'''</center>
| [[Image:Pe flag.gif|150 px]]
| 
| A horizontal bicolor of light blue and white
| 
|
| <center>''unknown''</center>
|}

==Recommendations==
Where some flags may specify an exact color scheme, others do not. The Academy recommends the following colors for use in such cases to keep the nation's fleet of flags uniform.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Color
!Sample
!Hex
!RGB
!CMYK
!Pantone
!Notes
|-
| ''Bicoloreu'' Green
| {{color box|rgb(0,132,0)}}
| (0,132,0)
| #008400
| (100,0,100,48)
| 348 C
| 
|-
| ''Bicoloreu'' Red
| {{color box|rgb(226,3,8)}}
| (226,3,8)
| #E20308
| (0,99,96,11)
| 185 C
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | Gold / Yellow
| {{color box|rgb(254,195,34)}}
| (254,195,34)
| #FEC322
| (0,23,87,0)
| 1235 C
| 
|-
| {{color box|rgb(249,228,75)}}
| (249,228,75)
| #F9E44B
| (0,8,70,2)
| 106 C
| Maritiimi-Maxhestic
|-
| rowspan=2 | Azure / Blue
| {{color box|rgb(30,61,123)}}
| (30,61,123)
| #1E3D7B
| (76,50,0,52)
| 7687 C
| 
|-
| {{color box|rgb(75,97,290)}}
| (75,97,209)
| #4B61D1
| (64,54,0,18)
| 2726 C
| Maritiimi-Maxhestic
|-
| Orange
| {{color box|rgb(240,138,25)}}
| (240,138,25)
| #F08A19
| (0,43,90,6)
| 1375 C
|
|-
| Light Blue
| {{color box|rgb(24,191,216)}}
| (24,191,216)
| #18BFD8
| (89,12,0,15)
| 311 C
| {{pengo}}
|}

Furthermore, the Academy recommends a flag ratio of five units height to eight units length.

Bringing the various flags of the nation into compliance with these recommendations yields the following:
<br>''('''Note:''' none of these flags are official, but are simply compliant with both their controlling statute '''and''' the RAV's recommendations.)''
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Flag
!Image
|-
| Talossa
| [[Image:RT Flag.png|150 px]]
|-
| {{ata}}
| [[Image:KA Flag.png|150 px]]
|-
| {{bel}}
|
|-
| {{cez}}
| ''no change except ratio''
|-
| {{fio}}
| ''exact design already specified''
|-
| Florencia
| [[Image:FL Flag.png|150 px]]
|-
| Maricopa
| [[Image:MA Flag.png|150 px]]
|-
| Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| [[Image:MM Flag.png|150 px]]
|- 
| Vuode
|
|-
| {{pengo}}
| [[Image:PE Flag.png|150 px]]
|}

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