England Flag
The flag of England is easy to confuse with the flag of the United Kingdom. But these two flags are different. England has a red St George’s Cross on white. The Union Flag combines upright and diagonal crosses on a blue background.
So what is the source of this misunderstanding?
In the football World Cup, England competes with its own national team. At the Olympics, athletes from England compete as part of Team GB, the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The event matters when choosing which flag to expect.
Past
Its history goes back to the Middle Ages. The Flag Institute records use of St George’s Cross by an English monarch at least as early as 1277, though not yet as a national flag.
Georgia Flag
This flag was adopted on 14 January 2004. Unlike England’s single cross, it has five red crosses: one large cross and four smaller ones. The colors are still red and white.
Georgia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The current flag came later, so 2004 is its adoption year, not the year the country became independent.
Past
The design has older roots. Research published by Georgia’s State Council of Heraldry identifies a five-cross flag above Tbilisi on a chart from 1339.
| Name | Short Description |
|---|---|
| England | One red St George’s Cross on white |
| Georgia | Five red crosses on white; adopted 14 January 2004 |
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