The national flag of Iceland displays nicely from flag poles. Like other countries, Iceland also has flag etiquette guidelines and laws with regards to its national banner. It was officially described in Icelandic law the day this country became a republic, back in 1944, which year also included the WW2 battle of "D-Day."

Interestingly, the first Iceland flag flown from a flagpole was a flag that displayed a white cross on a blue colored field. It was first displayed from flag poles and other objects during the final years of the 19th century.

The current national banner is slightly younger (obviously) and was first shown in 1915. At that time a red colored cross was inserted into the white cross of the first original banner. This version of the flag was adopted three years later, and following the country's independence from Denmark, it became the national flag.

The national flag of Iceland displays a red colored cross within a white cross on a (dark) blue-ish colored field or background. It is said that this banner represents the astonishing landscape of Iceland. The three colors represent the three elements found in and around this beautiful country and island; the color red symbolizes fire, white ice and snow, and blue the water of the ocean that surrounds it.

The national flag is attached and flown from commercial and residential flagpoles throughout the Iceland, as well as other places, including the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. The island is located a few hundred miles southeast of Greenland and counts some 300 plus thousand inhabitants, covering an area of a little less than 40,000 square miles. Its capital is called Reykjavik and is the largest city of the country. During the last year, Iceland was plagued by volcanic activity that disrupted air travel all across the globe.