Those similarities are purposeful since the American Colonization Society helped to play a key role in the founding of Liberia. With its red and white horizontal stripes and its upper left, blue corner featuring a single white star, the Liberian flag bears a definite similarity to the U.S. As you review the following national flag designs, see if you agree that some of these international flags share attributes with the stars and stripes of 'Old Glory,' our revered U.S. Playwright Oscar Wilde once said that 'imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery.” The red, white and blue colors, the horizontal stripes, and the white stars on a blue field are design elements of our American flag - first adopted by our Continental Congress - that show up or influence official flags in countries around the world.
Throughout history, several nations have woven design elements of the American flag into their own national flag designs.
