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A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours. Other symbols also often use round shapes. Notable examples: * United States has circle with a white star, with two white or white-and-red bars on the left and right side. * Japan has a single red circle, mostly bordered with white. * Germany has a black cross bordered with white. * Britain has a blue, white, and red circle. ** Canada, Australia, and New Zealand replace the circle with a maple leaf, a kangaroo, and a kiwi bird respectively. * France has a red, white, and blue circle. * Italy has a red, white, and green circle. During World War II, it has white circle bordered in black with three black fasces in it. * Russia and the Soviet union had a red five-pointed star. Belarus also uses this roundel. * China also has a red star, but with a Chinese text meaning "8.1" and bordered by two red yellow-bordered bars. * Taiwan and the former Republic of China has blue circle with a white sun with twelve rays. * Sweden has a blue circle bordered in yellow with three gold crowns in it. * Poland has a red and white checkerboard design. * South Korea has a red and blue yin-yang bordered with three black bars on either side. * Israel has a blue six-pointed star on a white circle. * Indonesia has a white red-bordered pentagon design. * The Philippines has a blue, white, and red diamond with wings. * Finland has a white, blue, and white circle design. Formerly, they used a blue swastika on a white circle. h4. See Also * [[Balkenkreuz]] * [[Nose Art]] * [[Red Star]] * [[Rising Sun]] h4. External Links * "Wikipedia: Roundel":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundel Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:55 |