Images Dated 6th February 2009

Flag of Ireland Illustration

Also known as the "Tricolour," the national flag of the Republic of Ireland has three equal stripes illustrate the Irish political landscape as accurately today as in 1848, the year the flag was first unfurled.
orange ? standing for Irish Protestants
green ? signifying Irish Catholics and the republican cause
white ? representing the hope for peace between them

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Digital illustration of civil and state flag People's Republic of China

The flag of China was officially adopted on October 1, 1949. The red of the Chinese flag symbolizes the communist revolution, and it's also the traditional color of the people. The large gold star represents communism, while the four smaller stars represent the social classes of the people

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Digital illustration showing flat trajectory of cannonballs fired from fully rigged 18th -19th century battleship

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