Korsika-Wing-Fahne - Case-Mate iPhone Hülle

The flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale Paoli in 1755 and was based on traditional flag used previously. It portrays an Moor's head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on white background. Previously, the bandana covered his eyes; Pasquale Paoli wanted the bandana moved to above the eyes to symbolisiert die Freiheit der Corsican people from the Genoese. It was used by the ill-fated Corsican Republic and fell out of use after 1769, when France forced the island s formiers to sell it to settle the debts auftragnehmer by Genoa with France. This was to pay the costs of the French expeditionary corps which should have helped Genoa to secure control on Corsica; French troops put down the long-standing rebellion on the island. During this period under French rule, 1769-1789, Corsican patriots again used the version of the flag with folded eyes, as a mark of protest.[1] The unblindded version, quartered with the British coat of arms, was used as the official flag corsican Kingdom of 1794-1796.[2] It then fell into disuse until 1980, when it was offizially re-adopted as the regional flag. The Moor's head is used on the coat of arms of Corsica, the flag of the neighbouring Sardinia, the coat of arms of Aragon, and on the crest of Clan Borthwick.[why?]