Brazilian state flags (files.catbox.moe)
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The original Spanish flag used like this:...
I love the colors and design of this flag despite being a shield-on-a-bedsheet. Massachusetts’ official colors are blue, green, and cranberry....
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I probably vote on the top alternative
It was probably for the better that they did not go for this flag. It is hard to think anything else than “Russia with a crocodile”. And at least I relate that to the dangerous semi-synthetic opioid desomorphine, common in Russia, and referred to as “krokodil”....
Coat of arms in question:...
This was an initial proposal, with the same colors in a slightly boring horizontal triband:...
The previous flag was alongside Jamaica, the only national flag in the world without either blue, red or white....
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...
Wikipedia page about the flag...
Of course Tolkien devised an entire heraldic tradition for his books. Wikipeadia page about it...
Wikipedia page about the flag
Flag in the wild:...
Originally, the saffron color represented Hindus, the green Muslims, and white other religious communities. However, this is no longer the case, since the symbolism has been redefined to avoid sectarianism. They now symbolize courage and sacrifice, peace and truth, and faith and chivalry respectively....
Wikipedia article...
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”.
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....
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....
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1591783...