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An infographic design with information about flags with stars for you to check out.

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[โ€“] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The Australian flag features a large six-pointed Commonwealth Star

immediately next to an image clearly showing a seven-pointed star, and identifying it as the Commonwealth Star, which has had seven points for the last 117 years (after having six points for the first 8 years of its existence)

[โ€“] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

People get it wrong because they don't read the whole description. The star has six points for the six states, and a seventh for the territories