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{{Infobox flag
| Name         = Rumahoki
| Image        = State Flag of Rumahoki.svg
| Use          = 010000
| Symbol       = {{FIAV|010000}} {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion   = 2:3
| Adoption     = 30 April 1996
| Design       = A vertical {{wp|tricolour (flag)|tricolour}} of yellow, white, and red, {{wp|defacement (flag)|defaced}} with the imperial coat of arms.
| Type         = National flag
| Name2        =
| Article2     =
| Image2       = Civil Flag of Rumahoki.svg
| Use2         = 100000
| Symbol2      = {{FIAV|100000}} {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion2  = 2:3
| Adoption2    = 1852 (original version)<br>30 April 1996 (current version)
| Design2      = A vertical {{wp|tricolour (flag)|tricolour}} of yellow, white, and red.
| Type2        = Civil flag
}}

The '''flag of Rumahoki''' ([[Classical Latin|Latin]]: ''Vexillum Rumahociae''; [[Pelaxian language|Pelaxian]]: ''Bandera de Rumajoqui''; [[Brenadine Tainean|Reform Tainean]]: ''Drapau des Roumahauki'') is a {{wp|tricolour (flag)|tricolour}} featuring three equally sized vertical pales of yellow, white, and red, with the yellow at the hoist side, {{wp|defacement (flag)|defaced}} with the [[Coat of arms pf Rumahoki|imperial coat of arms]]. Its current form has been in use since 30 April 1996 as the national flag of [[Rumahoki]].

The flag has its origins in the brief [[Delepasian Kingdom]] back in [[1852]] when the [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]] monarchy was deposed for the final time that same year, and continued to be relevant as one of the many flags associated with [[Delepasian exceptionalism]], with the yellow representing faith, the white representing unity, and the red representing liberty. It was eventually included on the flag of the [[Delepasian Commonwealth]] on 21 May 1976, but its current form wouldn't be adopted until after the [[Constitution of Rumahoki|current constitution]] was in effect in 1996.

==Description==
===Colours===
The colours of the Rumahokian flag are indicated in the Constitution of 1996:
*{{wp|yellow}};
*{{wp|white}};
*{{wp|red}}.
If the flag is hoisted horizontally, the yellow pale should be placed near the auction, with the white pale in a central position, and the red one outside, while if the banner is hoisted vertically the yellow pale should be place above.

===Chromatic definition===
The colours are precisely defined by the government on the specifications laid out in 1996:
*{{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".}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=100 |Colour scheme
! width=100 style="background-color:#FFCC00;color:black"|Yellow
! width=100 style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:black"|White
! width=100 style="background-color:#CE2B37;color:white"|Red
|- align=center
| {{wp|Pantone}}
| Yellow 116
| Bright White
| Flame Scarlet
|- align=center
| {{wp|CMYK}}
| 0-20-100-0
| 0-0-0-0
| 0-79-73-19
|- align=center
| {{wp|HSV}}
| 48-100-100
| 0-0-100
| 356-79-81
|- align=center
| {{wp|RGB}}
| 255-204-0
| 255-255-255
| 206-43-55
|- align=center
| {{wp|Hex triplet}}
| #FFCC00
| #FFFFFF
| #CE2B37
|}

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

==History==
===Early flags===
Before the establishment of the [[Viceroyalty of Los Rumas]] in 1497, there was no standard over whether or not a polity within [[Vallos]] should use a flag or corresponding banner. Most of the time, the royal banner of a polity's royal family was more than enough to indicate which polity they were from. Some of the more well-known banners used at the time were from the [[Latinic people|Latin]] realms due to [[Caphiria]]'s influence on the subcontinent during the later years of the hegemony period and the subsequent second warring states period. Very few of the original royal banners survived the second warring states period as many of them were destroyed as some of the royal houses were either extinguished or deposed from power. Among the surviving examples during this period of time was the royal banners of the [[Romany Kingdoms]] which existed until their destruction in 1751 by the [[Loa Empire]]. The royal banners of these kingdoms revolved around the usage of heraldic pillars, the basis for the coat of arms of Navidadia, a land settled by the descendants of the [[Romany]] who have intermarried with the {{wp|Mestizos}} of the viceroyalty.

===Colonial-era flags===
With the establishment of the viceroyalty by [[Mauricio Delepas]] in 1497, some new banners were introduced to represent [[Pelaxia]]'s ultimate sovereignty over the area while also representing the viceroyalty in general. Ultimately, two new banners would emerge during this time to represent Los Rumas during the early years of the viceroyalty.

====Colonial banner====
[[File:Banner of Los Rumas (1497).svg|thumb|250px|Banner of Los Rumas, in use from 1497 until 1852 {{FIAV|historical}}{{FIAV|110000}}]]
The colonial banner of Los Rumas made use of a new royal banner to represent the Pelaxian monarch's dominion over his side of Vallos. It was a yellow field with four red stripes, which would go on to become the field for the flag of [[New Isuria]], charged with a coat of arms to represent the Pelaxian monarchy in Vallos.

The {{wp|blazon}} of the viceregal coat of arms is composed as follows:
:Quarterly, first quarter Vert a triple-towered castle Argent masoned Sable and ajoure Gules (for Las Joquis); second quarter Argent a saltire Azure (representing the patron saint of the new viceroyalty, {{wp|James the Great|Santiago}}); third quarter Or, four pallets Gules (for Los Rumas); fourth quarter Vert three roundels Argent (representing the viceroyalty's major export of silver, from which the original [[Rumian real]] gets its metallic composition from); enté en point Azure a sun in splendour, without face Or (for the [[Isurians]]); overall an escutcheon Azure, a lion rampant Or crowned and bearing an axe Or with blade Or (for the [[House of De Pardo]] and subsequent Pelaxian royal houses in Vallos).

The uncharged version of the flag is one of the oldest {{wp|flags}} in Vallos still used in the present, often used as a cultural flag for the [[Delepasians]]. There are several theories advocating either a purely [[Isurians|Isurian]] or a purely [[Pelaxians|Pelaxian]] origin for the symbol, a historical debate that still exists to this day.

====Cross of Santiago====
[[File:Cross of Santiago Flag.svg|thumb|250px|Cross of Santiago {{FIAV|historical}}{{FIAV|001111}}]]
Another prominent flag that was in use during the colonial era was the [[Cross of Santiago]], which was introduced in 1563 after the consecration of the first cathedral building in the viceroyalty, and was based on the second quarter of the viceregal coat of arms. The flag was the primary symbol of the Catholic Church in Los Rumas. It introduced into Rumian vexillology a design that would become one of the primary viceregal symbols, often being shown alongside the colonial banner. The flag was usually embroidered on white or yellow cloth. This flag was officially used for the viceregal armed forces, but starting in the mid-18th Century the flag become a co-official state and civil flag of the viceroyalty alongside the colonial banner.

===Later viceroyalty years===
As the years wore on, the colonial banner experienced very little change since its introduction in the late 15th Century asides from the exact shading of the colours used in the banner's main field. Over time, the main field became darker and less vibrant, mostly due to the newer flags copying the designs of worn-out flags. By the end of the 18th Century, the yellow field was no longer a shade of yellow, and the red stripes were becoming closer to black than a red. The coat of arms, on the other hand, remained the same.

In an effort to replace both the colonial banner and the Cross of Santiago flags, a proposal was filed in 1820 specifying a yellow flag with four red bars charged with a blue saltire. Although this flag gained enough popularity to become an unofficial flag of the viceroyalty, the viceregal government refused to budge, claiming that the flag was "too complex and overwhelming". Nonetheless, the proposed 1820 flag would find use as the flag of [[New Isuria]] in 1852, a status which it would maintain to this day.

As more and more people of the viceroyalty began to embrace a new Delepasian identity. so too did further cries for a new flag to be adopted. The idea was that the viceroyalty should become its own country under a {{wp|real union}} with [[Pelaxia]], and thus there should be a less "colonially-inspired" flag to represent this hopeful change in status. This flag debate continued until after the abolition of the Pelaxian monarchy in 1852, causing the viceroyalty to suddenly become an independent country under the rule of a {{wp|government-in-exile}}. Taking advantage of the calls for a Pelaxio-Delepasian dual monarchy, the government of the [[Delepasian Kingdom]] replaced the viceregal flags with a tricolour using the exact shading of the last colonial banner.

===Post-viceroyalty years===
With the collapse of the Delepasian Kingdom happening three months after the abolition of the Pelaxian monarchy, the new Delepasian polities began to create their own flags, many of them using a tricolour. The most notable of these flags was the flag of the [[Kingdom of Bahia]]. Because of Bahia's significance in being where Delepas landed on mainland Vallos in 1497, it comes to as no surprise that with the rise of [[Delepasian exceptionalism]] in the late 19th Century that the unofficial flag of the Delepasian people would be an uncharged version of the Bahian flag, thus displacing the tricolour of the Delepasian Kingdom.

Another notable flag that came to be associated with Delepasian exceptionalism was the Navidadian tricolour, which had incorporated elements of the Romany kingdoms to represent the Navidadians' descent from the Romany and the desire to reconquer their purported ancestral homeland at the expense of the [[Loa people|Loa]] who lived in the area. This desire for revanchism led to what was known as the [[Navidadian System]], and the laws that enforced it came to be known as the [[Loa Laws]].

===Delepasian Commonwealth===
{{Infobox flag
| Name = Delepasian Commonwealth<br>(1976–1996)
| Article = 
| Image = Flag_of_Delepasia.svg
| Alt = 
| Noborder = <!-- Leave blank for rectangular flag; for non-rectangular flag, type "no". -->
| Nickname = 
| Morenicks = 
| Use = 110000
| Symbol = {{FIAV|historical}}{{FIAV|110000}}{{FIAV|normal}}{{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = 30 September 1976
| Relinquished = 30 April 1996; 36 years ago
| Design = 
| Designer = 
}}
{{multiple image
 | align = right
 | direction = vertical
 | width = 200
 | image1 = Flag of Delepasia (Small Flags).svg
 | image2 = Flag of Delepasia (1988-1996, Small Flags).svg
 | caption2 = The three flags in the centre representing the former [[Viceroyalty of Los Rumas]] with the Pelaxian flag on the left, followed by the flag of [[Navidadia]] in the middle and the flag of the [[Delepasian Kingdom]] on the right. The Pelaxian flag is shown with the hoist on the right.
}}
With the eventual unification of Delepasia becoming an inevitability with the advent of what would become the [[Pact of Eighteen]], there were talks about what the new flag should be. Although it was agreed that the unofficial Delepasian flag would serve as the basis for this new flag, there was considerable debate over what should be the flag's charge. This would lead to an often violent controversy over whether or not the flag of Pelaxia should be included.

After about a month or two of highly intense debates, a compromise was reached that resulted in the adoption of the first flag for the unified Delepasia. and the design would be first hoisted on 30 September 1976. The design made use of the universally popular Bahian flag as the base as agreed upon at the beginning of the flag debate; it consisted of purple, white, and blue horizontal stripes. The charge that was added to the design was the inclusion of three smaller flags centred in the white stripe. The miniature flags were the flag of [[Pelaxia]] (mirrored) towards the hoist, the [[flag of Navidadia]] hanging vertically in the middle, and the flag of the [[Delepasian Kingdom]] towards the fly. The position of each of the miniature flags is such that each has equal status. However, to ensure that the hoist of the Navidadian flag is placed nearest to the upper hoist of the main flag, the Navidadian flag must be reversed. The Pelaxian flag, which is nearest to the hoist and is thus in a more favoured position, is spread horizontally from the Navidadian flag towards the hoist and is thus also reversed. Although placed horizontally furthest from the hoist, to balance the Pelaxian flag, the Delepasian Kingdom tricolour is the only one of the miniature flags which is spread in the same direction as the main flag. This compensates for its otherwise less favourable position. In this arrangement, each of the miniature flags enjoy equal precedence.

The choice of the Bahian flag also had another reason, which was to distance the flag from the colonial banners of the viceroyalty and to further [[Delepasian exceptionalism]] by having it as the dominant part of the flag. Following the end of [[Fernando Pascual]]'s premiership after an accident and the beginning of [[Nicolas Torres]]'s premiership in 1988, the overall design of the flag remained unchanged save for a change in the exact colours used on the flag despite heavy pressure from hardline Delepasian exceptionalists to replace Pelaxia's flag with the traditional flag of the [[Isurians]].

Since 2022, public display of this flag in [[Rumahoki]] is considered {{wp|hate speech}} (for being a potential symbol of the [[Navidadian System]] and [[Delepasian exceptionalism]]) and therefore prohibited, with exceptions for artistic, academic and journalistic purposes, as well as for museums & places of historical interest. To get around this ban, the {{wp|far-right}} political party [[Delepasian Alternative]] has created a flag replacing the Pelaxian flag with the traditional flag of the [[Isurians]], claiming that it is only a flag proposal for the country should they get into power.

<gallery>
Flag of Delepasia.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag (1976–1988)
Flag of Delepasia (1988-1996).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag (1988–1996)
Party Flag of Delepasian Alternative.svg|{{FIAV|proposal}} Delepasian Alternative flag
</gallery>

===1996 flag debate===
{{further|Rumahokian flag debate}}
The present flag of Rumahoki was first flown on 30 April 1996, the day when the [[Constitution of Rumahoki|1996 constitution]] came into effect. The flag was the result of a flag debate dating back to 1995 to determine a suitable replacement flag for the increasingly-stigmatised Delepasian flag.

The choice of a new flag was part of the process of dismantling the [[Estado Social (Rumahoki)|Estado Social]] regime and the [[Navidadian System]] set in motion when the [[Velvet Revolution]] occurred in 1994. When a nationwide public competition was held in 1995, the National Symbols Council received more than 9,000 designs. Fifteen designs were shortlisted and presented to the public and the Constituent Assembly. Six designs were then shortlisted and put to a nationwide referendum which was held on 15 January 1996 with a second referendum held on 15 March that same year for the two finalists. The design chosen was based on the flag of the Delepasian Kingdom albeit with a more vibrant shade of yellow and red. This flag was made the civil flag of Rumahoki, and a version charged with the imperial coat of arms was made the state flag of Rumahoki.

Some of the rejected designs used elements of the colonial-era flags or made use of so-called "compromise designs" which tried to incorporate elements of Rumahoki's four main cultures which often led to cluttered designs. Only two of the "compromise designs" made it to the six-flag shortlist, and neither of them made it to the final referendum.

==Protocol==
As Rumahoki is a {{wp|federal state}}, the flag of Rumahoki 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 as follows:
#The national flag of Rumahoki
#The flag of the corresponding state or region of Rumahoki
#The flags of the corresponding provinces or counties of Rumahoki, in alphabetical order in the local language, if more than one is flown
#The flags of the corresponding parishes or collectivities of Rumahoki, in alphabetical order in the local language, if more than one is flown
#The flags of the corresponding local governments of Rumahoki, in alphabetical order in the local language, if more than one is flown
If there is a visiting {{wp|head of state}}, that country's flag may be set second in precedence, all other flags dropping a rank. The flag of the [[Vallosian Economic Association]], which has been hoisted ever since Rumahoki became a member of the VEA, is given precedence above the subdivision flags, but below the domestic national and foreign national flags.

During {{wp|mourning}} periods, the flag may be flown in the following ways. The first method, which is the most common and well-known example, is known as {{wp|half-masting}}, which is performed when the flag is hoisted to the top of the flagpole before being lowered to the pole's one-third position. Another method used, mostly for flags on very short poles, is to attach a black ribbon to a flag that is permanently affixed to a staff. The ribbon itself measures ten centimetres wide and it is attached to the mast so that the ends of the ribbon reach the bottom of the flag. During the {{wp|funeral}} ceremony, the flag may be used to cover the coffins of government officials, soldiers and persons designated by an act of the Commander-in-Chief; these flags are later folded and presented to the next of kin before interment.

When unfurled in the presence of other flags, the national flag must not have smaller dimensions and must be situated in a prominent, honorable place, according to the relevant protocol.

==Historical evolution==
===Yellow-white-red===
<div align="center"><gallery>
File:Flag of the Delepasian Kingdom.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the [[Delepasian Kingdom]] (1852)
File:Pan-Delepasian Flag.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of pan-Delepasian nationalists (1868-1900)
File:Civil Flag of Rumahoki.svg|{{FIAV|100000}} Current civil flag (1996-present)
File:State Flag of Rumahoki.svg|{{FIAV|010000}} Current state flag (1996-present)
</gallery></div>

===Other notable historical flags===
<div align="center"><gallery>
File:Banner of Los Rumas (1497).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Banner of the [[Viceroyalty of Los Rumas]] (1497-1629)
File:Banner of Los Rumas (1629).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Banner of the Viceroyalty of Los Rumas (1629-1704)
File:Banner of Los Rumas (1704).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Banner of the Viceroyalty of Los Rumas (1704-1796)
File:Banner of Los Rumas (1796).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Banner of the Viceroyalty of Los Rumas (1796-1852)
File:Cross of Santiago Flag.svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Cross of Santiago flag (1563-1852)
File:State Flag of New Isuria.svg|{{FIAV|proposal}} Proposed viceregal banner (1820)
File:Pan-Delepasian Flag (1900).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of pan-Delepasian nationalists (1900-1976)
File:Flag of Delepasia.svg|{{FIAV|historical}}{{FIAV|110000}} Flag of Delepasia (1976-1988)
File:Flag of Delepasia (1988-1996).svg|{{FIAV|historical}}{{FIAV|110000}} Flag of Delepasia (1988-1996)
</gallery></div>

==Other official Rumahokian flags==
===Standards of high institutional positions===
The [[Rumahokian Emperor]] has an official imperial standard. The standard is essentially a flag form of the blazon of the nation's [[Imperial coat of arms of Rumahoki|imperial coat of arms]]. It is one of the few aspects of the Delepasian Commonwealth to survive the [[Velvet Revolution]].

The [[Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Armed Forces (Rumahoki)|Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Armed Forces]] also has an official standard, which is a squared Rumahokian tricolour.

The [[Prime Minister of Rumahoki|Prime Minister]]'s official standard is a modified version of the {{wp|chief executive}}'s official standard. It is charged with a red torch and a yellow star. The field is surrounded by a blue border.

<div align="left"><gallery>
File:Imperial Standard of Rumahoki.svg|Standard of the Emperor
File:Chief Executive Banner of Rumahoki.svg|Standard of the Commander-in-Chief
File:Prime Ministerial Banner of Rumahoki.svg|Standard of the Prime Minister
</gallery></div>

===Government insignia===
The government emblems each have a crowned star on a background of blue and white squares with a red border:
* the emblem of the [[National Assembly of Rumahoki]] is simply the above with no additional charges;
* the emblem of the [[Congress of the Commons]] has a red equatorial cross on the star to represent the lower house;
* the emblem of the [[Congress of the Peerage]] has a red coronet on the star to represent the upper house.
<div align="left"><gallery>
File:National Assembly Emblem.svg|Emblem of the National Assembly
File:Congress of the Commons Emblem.svg|Emblem of the Congress of the Commons
File:Congress of the Peerage Emblem.svg|Emblem of the Congress of the Peerage
</gallery></div>

===Army insignia===
The flag of the [[Imperial Rumahokian Army]] is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of yellow, red, and blue, recalling the dynastic colours of the [[House de Bruce]].
<div align="left"><gallery>
File:Flag of the Imperial Rumahokian Army.svg|{{FIAV|001000}} Flag of the [[Imperial Rumahokian Army]]
</gallery></div>

===Air insignia===
The ensign of the [[Imperial Rumahokian Air Force]] is a flag featuring two right-triangles, one yellow and one red, and a blue isosceles triangle.
<div align="left"><gallery>
File:Ensign of the Imperial Rumahokian Air Force.svg|Ensign of the [[Imperial Rumahokian Air Force]]
</gallery></div>

===Naval insignia===
The naval flags are cross-and-saltires of the colours yellow, white, and red. Blue is sometimes used in place of white for some naval flags:
*the military ensign is a white cross over a yellow saltire over a red background;
*the civil ensign is a red cross over a white saltire over a yellow background;
*the state ensign is a yellow cross over a red saltire over a white background.
<div align="left"><gallery>
File:Naval Ensign of Rumahoki.svg|{{FIAV|000001}} Military naval ensign
File:Civil Ensign of Rumahoki.svg|{{FIAV|000100}} Civil naval ensign
File:State Ensign of Rumahoki.svg|{{FIAV|000010}} State naval ensign
File:Marines Ensign of Rumahoki.svg|Marines naval ensign
File:Yacht Ensign of Rumahoki.svg|Yacht naval ensign
</gallery></div>

The naval jacks are designed differently from the naval flags, but the colouring more or less reflects their respective naval flags.
<div align="left"><gallery>
File:Naval Jack of Rumahoki.svg|Military naval jack
File:Civil Jack of Rumahoki.svg|Civil naval jack
File:State Jack of Rumahoki.svg|State naval jack
File:Marines Jack of Rumahoki.svg|Marines naval jack
File:Yacht Jack of Rumahoki.svg|Yacht naval jack
</gallery></div>

==See also==
*[[Flags of the regions of Rumahoki]]
*[[List of Rumahokian flags]]
*[[National symbols of Rumahoki]]
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