Flag of Mobius

The flag of Mobius (drapeau de la Möbienne; Möbischerfahne) is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of yellow, white, and red, with the yellow at the hoist side, defaced with the royal coat of arms. Its current form has been in use since 21 May 1976 and was formally adopted in 21 May 1977.

The flag has its origins in the brief Kingdom of Mobius back in 1848, and continued to be relevant as the flag of pan-Mobian nationalism, with the yellow representing freedom and peace, the white representing unity, and the red representing the patriotic valour of the Mobian peoples, eventually becoming the flag of the Mobian Provisional Union on 8 July 1974, but it wouldn't be until 21 May 1976 when the current flag with the royal coat of arms was adopted.

History
The flag is said to have its origins during the Revolutions of 1848 when the first documented use of the flag was reported. This early flag was described as having three vertical pales of yellow-orange, white, and blood-red, and was used as the flag of the brief Kingdom of Mobius. The flag would fall into disuse shortly afterward, but pan-Mobian flags with three vertical pales that were much closer to the current flag have been documented as early as 1875, though exact shades have varied. The modern incarnation of the flag as well as the specific shades of yellow, white, and red came into being on 8 July 1974 as the flag of the Mobian Provisional Union, with the royal coat of arms being added to the flag on 21 May 1976 with the same shades of yellow, white, and red as the MPU flag.

Colours
The colours of the Mobian flag are indicated in the Mobian Constitution of 1977: If the flag is exposed horizontally, the yellow part should be placed near the auction, with the white one in a central position and the red one outside, while if the banner is exposed vertically the yellow section should be placed above.
 * yellow;
 * white;
 * red.

Chromatic definition
The colours are precisely defined by the government based on the specifications of the MPU flag in 1974:
 * {{legend|#FFCC00|border=1px solid black|yellow: (Yellow 116), called in the text "yellow-yellow-orange";}}
 * {{legend|#FFFFFF|border=1px solid black|white: (Bright White), called in the text "bright white";}}
 * {{legend|#CE2B37|border=1px solid black|red: (Flame Scarlet), called in the text "red scarlet".}}

Design
The official guide to protocol in Mobius states that the national flag measures 2 m (6.6 ft) tall for each 3 m (9.8 feet) wide, giving it a ratio of 2:3. Each of the stripes is one-third of the width of the flag.

Protocol
As Mobius is a federal state, the flag of Mobius and the flags of the states or regions in principle occupy the same rank. Nonetheless, when flags are raised and lowered or carried in a procession, the national flag takes precedence over all the others.

The order of precedence is:
 * 1) The national flag of Mobius
 * 2) The flag of the state or region of Mobius
 * 3) The flags of the districts of Mobius, in alphabetical order in the local language, if more than one is flown
 * 4) The flag of the municipality

If there is a visiting head of state, that country's flag may be set second in precedence, all other flags dropping a rank.

Standards of high institutional positions
The King of the Mobians has an official royal standard. The standard is a rectangular version of the shield of the House of McCloud, the royal house of Mobius.

Originally meant to be a placeholder until an actual Mobian royal standard could be made, the provisional royal standard ended up becoming a symbol of Mobius in its own right, this being confirmed during the years of left-wing military rule from 1994 to 1997, and the years afterward. Subsequent standards for each member of the royal family have also been made based on the royal standard.

The Prime Minister also has an official standard, which is a squared Mobian tricolour with a red torch and a yellow 18-pointed star (representing the states and regions of Mobius excluding the Jesston District) on a blue background. The blue background is what denotes something pertaining to the government.

Government insignia
The government flags each have an 18-pointed star with a red royal crown on a background of blue and white squares with a red border:
 * the flag of the Jesston State Hall is simply the above with no changes;
 * the flag of the House of Congress has a red equatorial cross on the star to represent the lower house;
 * the flag of the House of Peers has a red coronet on the star to represent the upper house.

Army insignia
The flag of the Royal Mobian Army is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of yellow, red, and blue, the dynastic colours of the House of McCloud.

Air insignia
The flag of the Royal Mobian Air Force is a flag featuring two right-triangles one yellow and one red, and a blue isosceles triangle, with a white line separating the triangles.

Naval insignia
The naval flags are saltires of the colours yellow, white, and red, and sometimes blue:
 * the military ensign is a white saltire with yellow borders on a red background;
 * the civil ensign is a red saltire with white borders on a yellow background;
 * the state ensign is a yellow saltire with red borders on a white background.

Similar flags
The Mobian national flag belongs to the family of flags derivied from the French tricolor, with all the meanings attached, as mentioned, to the ideals of the French revolution.

In terms of colours, the Mobian flag has the same colours as the flag of Vatican City, and the flag of Bhutan (though Bhutan uses an orange instead of red), this combination of colours is pretty rare outside of these three countries (excluding flags that have yellow, white, and red alongside other colours).