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.
On this day, July 15, in 1099, crusaders conquered Jerusalem, leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had this as its flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
On this day, 14 July 1894, the Ikurriña, the Basque flag, was hoisted for the very first time. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia page about the Ikurriña
In honour of Bastille day, here's the French tricolore, one of the most iconic and influential flag designs in history. (upload.wikimedia.org)
18 years ago, July 13 2004, Montenegro adopted its current flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Before this flag, they used this ridiculously long flag with the proportions 1:3...
On this day, July 12 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe acquired its independence and adopted its current flag. There were other proposals though. Here are some of them. (lemmy.world)
Proposals taken from Wikipedia article.
Today is the Day of the Flemish Community in Flanders, Belgium. Here's the flag of Flanders! (upload.wikimedia.org)
en.wikipedia.org/…/Day_of_the_Flemish_Community
On this day, July 11 1960, as a part of the Congo Crisis, Katanga declared independence from Congo-Léopoldville (DRC). This was their flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Katanga
Today, July 10, is the 133:rd anniversary of Wyoming gaining statehood. This is the nice flag they could have had if they had just removed the seal in the middle. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 10, is exactly 50 years since Bahamas gained independence and adopted this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 9, is the 12th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan, the world's youngest country. This is their flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
It is often said that a flag should not have more than three, maybe four colors, but I think South Sudan does quite well with six colors.
Al-Sulami flag, which was historically used by the Al Bin Ali tribe, and from which the current flags of Bahrain and Qatar originated. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia page...
