The current flag of Greenland, often referred to as Erfalasorput (meaning 'our flag'), or Aappalaaroq ('the red') was officially adopted in June of 1985.  The flag was designed by Thue Christiansen shortly after Denmark granted home rule to Greenland.  The design features two equal horizontal bands in white and red.  There is also a disc centered towards the hoist side of the flag.  The top half of the disc is red and the bottom half is white, displaying the color opposite of the field it is over.  Although some interpret this as a representation of the rising Northern sun, Christiansen himself describes the symbolism of the flag otherwise. “…the large white part in the flag symbolizes the ice cap and our fjords are represented by the red part in the circle. The white part of the circle symbolizes the ice bergs and the pack ice, and the large red part in the flag represents the ocean."