An unsolved mystery that dates back thousands of years surrounds the most unusual flag in the world.

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Only one flag out of the 195 countries in the world isn’t rectangular – and the reasons behind the ancient flag’s unique shape remain shrouded in mystery.

 Nepal’s flag has two deep red triangles with a navy blue border and shapes which are meant to represent the sun and moon. The specifications for the design are so exact that one expert referred to it as ‘the nerdiest mathematical flag out there’.

 The flag has an exact standard size which was made by a mathematician in 1962.  Nepal's constitution even includes the measurements. The sun must have twelve rays on the flag. Both the moon and sun have to be white and the border colour of the flag must be a ‘deep blue’.

 But even with its strict specifications, the meaning of the world’s most unique flag is still hotly debated. The flag's symbols, according to some, represent concepts such as modern nation-building, Buddhist and Hinduist legacy, and even the motion of the stars and sky. The sun symbol on the lower half mirrors the moon symbol on the upper triangle, accentuated by the deep blue border.

 According to Sanjog Rupakheti, a history professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, both the single and double pennon have a "long" history in South Asia. He elaborated, "We were taught in school growing up that the sun and moon represent the nation's eternity, and triangles supposedly represent Nepal's (Himalayan) mountains." ‘As a historian, I think a better and a more persuasive interpretation would be to see these symbols as representing these mythical, ancient, illustrious dynasties that many ruling elites in the region often styled their genealogy after.’

 According to Mr. Rupakheti, some Nepalese people believe that the flag's deep scarlet color is meant to represent the national flower, the rhododendron. Others have suggested it could symbolise war, but the true meaning may be lost to history. The flag is believed to date back to the The Vedic Period, a period in ancient India between the years of 1500 and 600 BC.

Writer: Binod Kumar Simkhada
binodkumarsimkhada315@gmail.com

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