Eureka Flag

Historical Flags

Flown at the Eureka Stockade rebellion of gold miners at Ballarat, Australia in 1854.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Eureka Flag
Category	Historical Flags
Adopted On	November 29, 1854
Designer	Henry Ross
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	2
Main Colors	Blue, White
Design Type	Blue field with a white cross and five stars

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Blue		#00247D
White		#FFFFFF

Flag Design and Symbols

Blue colour	Represents the field
White colour	Represents the cross and stars
Southern Cross	The southern sky, with a fifth star at the crossing
White cross	The unity of the miners who swore allegiance beneath it

About the Eureka Flag

Flown at the Eureka Stockade rebellion of gold miners at Ballarat, Australia in 1854.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Historical Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Blue field with a white cross and five stars; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Blue (#00247D) and White (#FFFFFF). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Southern Cross: The southern sky, with a fifth star at the crossing; White cross: The unity of the miners who swore allegiance beneath it.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to November 29, 1854. The designer is recorded as Henry Ross.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Eureka Flag

Eureka Flag is filed under Historical Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is blue field with a white cross and five stars.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Blue and White.
The record dates this design to November 29, 1854.
The designer is recorded as Henry Ross.
Southern Cross: The southern sky, with a fifth star at the crossing.
White cross: The unity of the miners who swore allegiance beneath it.
Flown at the Eureka Stockade rebellion of gold miners at Ballarat, Australia in 1854.

Frequently asked questions about the Eureka Flag

What is the Eureka Flag?

Flown at the Eureka Stockade rebellion of gold miners at Ballarat, Australia in 1854.

What type of flag is the Eureka Flag?

It is catalogued under Historical Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Eureka Flag look like?

Blue field with a white cross and five stars, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Eureka Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the Eureka Flag?

The reference palette lists Blue #00247D and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the Eureka Flag mean?

Southern Cross — The southern sky, with a fifth star at the crossing. White cross — The unity of the miners who swore allegiance beneath it.

When is the Eureka Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives November 29, 1854.