Afghanistan symbols are used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of flags , such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like. The symbols were created by vexillologist Whitney Smith and then adopted by the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) in the early 1970s. Vexillologist Željko Heimer added the symbols for normal and historical in the early 1990s.
3-510: IFIS may refer to: International flag identification symbol , used to indicate characteristics of flags Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome , a medical condition Islamic Association in Sweden , a religious organization based in Sweden Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
6-725: A flag's recognition status and design. The usage symbols are based on a grid of two rows representing use on land and use on water, and three columns representing private use, public use, and military use. Each circle in the grid indicates the flag has one or more of the following six basic usages: Flown by private citizens on land Flown by the government on land Flown by the military on land Flown by private vessels Flown by government vessels Flown by military vessels A single design may be associated with no usages or multiple usages. Heimer suggested an additional row for air ensigns, but it has not been adopted by FIAV. The air ensign row refers to flags displayed on aircraft, including when on
9-495: The title IFIS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IFIS&oldid=1225684188 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vexillological symbol Vexillological symbols describe information on
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