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schopenhauer Rare Flag Colors
Shells of the sea, / worth more than gold, / purple waves in the sky!
schopenhauer Bolivia recognizes a second, multi-colored square flag representing its indigenous heritage.
schopenhauer Dominica's flag features a rare purple bird, making it incredibly unique.
schopenhauer Play this flag trivia game to test your knowledge of anomalous national flags, unique designs, and the secrets behind their rare colors.
Purple dye rarity: Historically, purple dye was harvested from sea snails, requiring 10,000 snails for just one gram of dye, which is why flags avoided it.
A color intermediate between red and blue. Historically expensive to produce, this pigment appears on only two modern national flags: Dominica and Nicaragua.
Which other country besides Dominica features a tiny splash of purple on its national flag?
From 1977 to 2011, which country had a completely solid green flag with no other designs?
Which bird on Dominica's flag makes it one of only two national flags to feature the color purple?
Which Caribbean island nation has the only national flag that contains no red, white, or blue?