Redesign of the flag of Chad (so we don't confuse it with Romania any more). The waves symbolize Lake Chad, the rising sun a new beginning. (files.catbox.moe)
Symbolism mainly taken from the coat of arms:...
What's your favorite national flag? (media.kbin.social)
Moultrie Flag - American War of Independence Battle Flag that Inspired SC's Current Flag (lemmy.world)
Today, October 18, is Alaska day, commemorating the transfer of Alaska from Russia to USA. This is the Alaskan state flag, voted the fifth best state/province flag in Canada and USA in 2001. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia article about the flag...
Today, December 10, Evenkia day is celebrated. Evenks are a Tungusic people living in Siberia. Here's a (possible) flag of the Evenks. (upload.wikimedia.org)
I found the flag on Wikipedia, but I cannot find any reliable sources verifying that it is actually used or officially adopted by somebody. So take it with a pinch of salt....
Some U.S. territorial flag remakes (media.kbin.social)
Minnesota is in the process of proposing a new state flag. Here are some proposals, circulating online. Many feature the North Star, a symbol of the state. (files.catbox.moe)
The current flag looks like this, which obviously needs changing: SoB Minnesota flag...
What Could Replace the Australian Flag? (yt.artemislena.eu)
spotted in the wild: Raleigh, North Carolina (lemmy.sdf.org)
Wikipedia
State flags of the imaginary Union of Socialist Council Republics of America (images2.imgbox.com)
Source. Made by Regicollis.
Today marks 17 years without the old flag of Lesotho. I still kind of miss it, and finds the new one much more boring and bland. It was also (arguably) the only national flag using brown, besides CoA (upload.wikimedia.org)
Current flag for reference:...
Spider-Man 2 devs mixed up the Puerto Rican flag with the Cuban one (www.polygon.com)
Whomst among us
Today (November 3) marks 45 years since Dominica adopted its flag. It is the only national flag using the color purple outside a coat of arms. (El Salvador and Nicaragua have purple in their CoA). (upload.wikimedia.org)
(Since you almost need a magnifying glass to see the small purple fields in the rainbows of the flags of El Salvador and Nicaragua, I think they barely count.)...
How To ACTUALLY Design A Flag - Artifexian [5:35] (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/15653895...
The Bantustans of apartheid South Africa and their flags. These "countries" were created as homelands for various black ethnic groups, with the goal to isolate blacks from South Africa proper. (images2.imgbox.com)
Wikipedia article
Flag of Central Province, Solomon Islands (lemmy.zip)
I can’t be the only one seeing the… thing, right?
Redesign of flag of Uganda. (images2.imgbox.com)
Alternative colors:...
Today marks 55 years since Eswatini adopted its current flag on 5 October 1968. Based on official flags, it seems like a bright blue is standard, despite depictions often featuring dark blue. (files.catbox.moe)
There does not seem to be an officially defined shade of blue, but a bright blue is seen in for example these pictures of prime ministers:...
Flag used by Buchara Emirate, early 20th century. (upload.wikimedia.org)
This is a quite obscure flag that little is known about. I can’t even say that it is rotated the correct way and shouldn’t be lying down instead. However, I couldn’t help but opt for the funnier rotation....
Proposals for a new Fijian flag from 2015. The process of changing flag has since been terminated. (images2.imgbox.com)
Info about the process and the proposals: www.fotw.info/flags/fj!.html
A whole lot of proposals for the flag of People's Republic of China (images2.imgbox.com)
this is not a Palestinian flag (lemmy.ml)
Explanation: How the watermelon 🍉 became a symbol of Palestinian protest 🇵🇸...
The flag of Angola was adopted on this day (11 November 1975). It stands out with the machete and cogwheel, bearing clear resemblance to the communist hammer and sickle. (upload.wikimedia.org)
The AK-47 and hoe of the Mozambican flag can also be seen as a version of the hammer and sickle, else the symbol is no longer used on national flags today....
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Pikeland (lemmy.world)
Here is the flag of the Grand Duchy of Pikeland. Pikeland is a micronation.
Today is the anniversary of the self governing island country Niue adapting its flag. In principle a typical colonial design, with Union Jack in the canton, but the stars on it give an original touch. (upload.wikimedia.org)
The large star in the middle represents the island of Niue, the four smaller stars represent the Southern Cross....
