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On this day, August 4 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, and adopted its current flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

The change happened after a coup, headed by the legendary Marxist and pan-Africanist Thomas Sankara. These ideologies are also reflected in the flag, with a Marxist-inspired design and the pan-African color palette. This makes the flag not a nice example of a simple yet beautiful design, but also a good example of how...

Today, flag day is celebrated in Venezuela, to commemorate the first time the tricolor flag was raised on Venezuelan ground in 1806. However, they have gone through quite a version since, as you see. (2.bp.blogspot.com)

Today, August 1, it is 147 years ago since Colorado gained statehood (1876). Here's the state flag, featuring the possibly best usage of a letter in any flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

On this day, July 29 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring" was published. Here are some fan made flags from Middle Earth. (images2.imgbox.com)

Of course Tolkien devised an entire heraldic tradition for his books. Wikipeadia page about it...

202 years ago today, on July 28 1821, Peru declared its independence. The following years, they would try out some flags before settling on the current one. Here are the historical designs used. (lemmy.world)

Wikipedia page about the flag

Flag of Y Wladfa, a colony established by Welsh immigrants in Argentinian Patagonia in 1865. Today there are 50 000 Welsh descendants in Argentina, of which 5 000 to 12 500 speak Welsh. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Flag in the wild:...

Today is the national day of Belgium. Here's the Belgian flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Wikipedia article...

On this day, July 20 1871, British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation and became a province. This is the flag of the province. (upload.wikimedia.org)

On this day, July 19 2012, the Kurdish YPG took control of Kobanî in Syria, creating the foundation of the autonomous region Rojava. This is the flag often used to represent it. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Besides its regular flag, Uruguay has two co-official flags, although they are ranked below the national flag in the hierarchy. On national holiday, all three should be flown at official buildings. (lemmy.world)

The co-official flags are called Flag of Artigas and Flag of the Thirty-Three and where used during the Uruguayan independence struggle. Indeed, the flag of the Thirty-Three reads “Liberty or Death”.

Flag of The Republic of Biak-na-Bato (lemmy.world)

The flag was red and depicted a white sun with a face. The sun had eight rays, representing the eight provinces that Spain had placed under martial law....

Flag of Ottawa, Canada (lemmy.world)

This stylized O is meant to represent both a maple leaf (symbolizing Canada) and the Peace Tower and Centre Block of the parliament buildings (symbolizing Ottawa). It is meant to be simple, but look festive, and to create a feeling of vibrant motion when flying....

87 year ago today, on July 17 1936, an attempted military coup started the Spanish Civil War. These are the flags of some of the factions involved in the war. (lemmy.world)

Show me a better flag design (i.imgur.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1591783...

On this day, 16 July, 1790, US President George Washington signed the Residence Act into law. The act founded the new US capital that would become Washington D.C and have this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Here’s the Wikipedia article on the flag, which is quite extensive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Washington,_D.C....

Flag of Suffolk, UK. An armorial banner attributed to the canonised King Edmund of East Anglia, killed by vikings in 869. Adopted as the county flag in 2017. (www.flaginstitute.org)

On a field of blue, the flag displays a yellow emblem of a crown and crossed arrows. This is the emblem attributed to St Edmund, king of East Anglia, shot with arrows and decapitated Vikings in 869. A shrine and cult later developed in Bury St Edmunds, and the emblem gradually came to represent the county as a whole.