Similar Flags
Except for its proportions, the flag of Monaco is identical to the flags of Indonesia and the German state of Hesse (both of which are longer). It is also similar to the flags of Singapore (which has a crescent and five stars in the top left), Poland and the German state of Thuringia (the order of the colours is reversed on the latter two). Monaco's flag is one of the world's oldest flags.
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