A vexilloid is any flag-like (vexillary) object used by countries, organisations, or individuals as a form of representation other than flags. American vexillologist Whitney Smith coined the term vexilloid in 1958, defining it as An object which functions as a flag but differs from it in some respect, usually appearance.

A vexilloid consists of a staff held upright with a cloth banner that hangs down vertically on the staff and on top of the staff is an emblem, such as a carved animal.

Vexillology (/ ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒi / VEK-sih-LOL-ə-jee) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general. [1] A person who studies flags is a vexillologist, one who designs flags is a vexillographer, and the art of …

The vexillum (/ vɛkˈsɪləm /; pl.: vexilla) was a flag -like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. A common vexillum displayed imagery of the Roman aquila on a reddish backdrop.

Jan 17, 2024 · A vexilloid is a object which functions as a flag but differs from it in some respect, usually appearance. Vexilloids are characteristic of traditional societies and often consist of a staff with an emblem, such as a carved animal, at the top.

Dec 23, 2014 · Vexillum (pl. vexilla): In ancient Rome, a square military banner hung from a crossbeam carried on a staff. It’s the diminutive of velum (“sail”), itself derived from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave a web”) or *weǵʰ- (“to ride”), thus “that which propels”.

The vexillum was the only Roman cloth flag, all other standards were vexilloids. The main sources for our knowledge of Roman flags are: great monuments, tombstones, coins, frescoes, surviving pieces of flags, texts of antique authors, inscriptions and papyri.

Jan 14, 2012 · Smith, 1975, p. 30 defines a vexilloid as: An object which functions as a flag but differs from it in some respect, usually appearance. Vexilloids are characteristic of traditional societies and often consist of a staff with and emblem, such as a carved animal, at the top."

A vexilloid is any flag-like (vexillary) object used by countries, organisations, or individuals as a form of representation other than flags. American vexillologist Whitney Smith coined the term vexilloid in 1958, defining it asAn object which functions as a flag but differs from it in some respect, usually appearance.

The vexillum (/ vɛkˈsɪləm /; plural vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. The word is itself a diminutive for the Latin word, velum, sail, which confirms the historical evidence (from coins and sculpture) that vexilla were literally "little sails" i.e. flag-like standards.