|
The Flag of the Vice President of the United States consists of the vice presidential coat of arms on a white background, with four dark blue stars in the corners. A version of the flag is kept in the Vice President's office, is sometimes displayed by the Vice President in official photos, and is flown on the Vice President's motorcade. The first official flag for the Vice President was specified in 1936, although a special design was used at least twice during the 1910s. The flag has shared the same design as the vice presidential seal since 1948, and the current flag dates from 1975 when it was redesigned during Gerald Ford's administration. ==Design== The Vice President's flag is defined in : Attached to the order were illustrations of the seal and flag, and also a set of "specifications" for the flag, which defines more precise colors for the elements than does the blazon (written description) of the coat of arms:〔''The Eagle and the Shield'', p. 448〕 The design of the eagle is basically identical to that in the presidential flag. Other than a slightly shorter central tail feather, which was perhaps inadvertent, all of the differences are in coloration. The written design specifies gray for the clouds and stars above the eagles head, the scroll, and the arrows; these are "proper" (i.e. naturally colored), argent, white, and proper respectively in the President's seal and flag.〔''The Eagle and the Shield'', p. 467〕 In the flag specifications, the chief (upper third area) of the shield is dark blue (rather than the light blue specified for the presidential flag), the stem of the olive branch is brown (the presidential flag uses green), and the olives are just green (instead of specifically light green). The background color of the flag, as on all historical versions, is white. The Vice President's coat of arms does not have a ring of stars around the eagle like the President's does, but on the flag, four blue stars are added, one in the each corner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag of the Vice President of the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|