Every star on the Australian flag does not have seven points. Each of the stars which form the constellation of the Southern Cross have seven points, except for the smallest which has just five - for no particular reason, other than that it is smaller. The others originally had between five and nine points each, but they were standardised by the British Admiralty for simplicity of manufacturing the flag.
Below the Union Jack is the Commonwealth Star, or Federation Star, which has seven points, one for each of the six states of Australia and the seventh representing all the territories, mainland and offshore.
There are 6 stars on the Australian flag. Five form the constellation of the Southern Cross, whilst the sixth is the Federation star, a seven-pointed star with each point representing an Australian state, and one of the points representing the many territories (mainland and offshore) of Australia.
There are 50 stars, and each one of them has 5 points.
The Federatin star, situated below the Union Jack, is also known as the Commonwealth star. It has seven points, with six of the points representing the unity of the six states of Australia, and the seventh representing Australia's two mainland territories as well as its numerous external (offshore) territories.
Australia as a flag because it is a country
There are 8 stars on the Alaskan flag. Each star has 5 points. Each star has 10 distinguishable sides.
federation of the states. the seven points, one for each state and the territory
The biggest star on the Australian flag is the Commonwealth Star, which has seven points representing the six states of Australia and the territories. It symbolizes national unity and the connection of the states and territories to the Commonwealth of Australia.
The large star on the Australian flag has seven points. There is one point for each of the six states, and the seventh point represents all of Australia's territories, that is, the two mainland territories and the seven offshore territories. For this reason, the star is called the Federation Star, or Commonwealth Star.
There are six stars on Australia's national flag. Five of them form the constellation of the Southern Cross, while the sixth is the Commonwealth star, also known as the Federation star, representing Australia's states and territories.
The largest star on the Australian flag is known as the Federation or Commonwealth star. It has seven points, with six of the points representing the six states of Australia, and the seventh representing Australia's two mainland territories as well as its numerous external (offshore) territories.
The Commonwealth Star of the Australian flag has seven points, one for each State and one for the Territories.
The stars represent the Southern Cross. The large white seven-pointed star is known as the Commonwealth Star. These are set on a defaced blue ensign, with a small Union flag in the upper left hand corner.
The blue represents the seas surrounding Australia, the Union Jack reflects our predominant heritage, the Southern Cross is a constellation that is visible from anywhere in Australia and is somewhat symbolic of Australia, the Commonwealth Star has seven points, one for each State and one for the Territories.
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The star system on the Australia flag consists of the Commonwealth Star, which has seven points to represent the six states and territories of Australia. Below the Commonwealth Star are the five stars of the Southern Cross constellation.
The seven-pointed star, situated below the Union Jack, is known as the Federation or Commonwealth star. It has seven points, with six of the points representing the unity of the six states of Australia, and the seventh representing Australia's two mainland territories as well as its numerous external (offshore) territories.
There are 6 stars on the Australian flag. Five form the constellation of the Southern Cross, whilst the sixth is the Federation star, a seven-pointed star with each point representing an Australian state, and one of the points representing the many territories (mainland and offshore) of Australia.