Seven facts about the Moskitian flag, or flag of Moskitia

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1 ) It was created on March 8, 1824.

2 ) It is the first official national flag that was created for Moskitia.

3 ) It was created by King George Frederic Augustus II, who was King of Mosquitia from 1800 to 1824.

4 ) It’s the second national flag that was created by a native monarch of an independent nation-state in the Americas, the first being the earlier version of the Hawaiian flag in 1816, both of which are similar.

5 ) It was also known as the "King George Cross".

6 ) It it one of 35 different current flags that have the Union Jack as a canton.

7 ) It’s the oldest unmodified national flag in the Americas.

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