An infographic design with information about flags with stars for you to check out.

  • arctanthrope@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    The Australian flag features a large six-pointed Commonwealth Star

    immediately next to an image clearly showing a seven-pointed star, and identifying it as the Commonwealth Star, which has had seven points for the last 117 years (after having six points for the first 8 years of its existence)

    • psud@aussie.zone
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      17 days ago

      People get it wrong because they don’t read the whole description. The star has six points for the six states, and a seventh for the territories