Today marks 40 years since the Caribbean nation Saint Kitts and Nevis adopted this flag! (19 September 1983) (upload.wikimedia.org)
Nevis, the smaller of the two islands, also has its own flag:...
My sinful California flag redesign (media.kbin.social)
The original winning design for the flag of Malaysia. IMO a nicer flag, without any inadvertent associations to Liberia and USA. (upload.wikimedia.org)
This flag won a nationwide poll in 1949, but some changes were made to it afterwards, leading to the Malaysian flag we know today. The reason for these changes seems somewhat unclear, more than that the politician Onn Jaafar suggested them....
Today marks 60 years since Malaysia adopted its current flag at 16 September 1963. (upload.wikimedia.org)
The previous flag was very similar, but with 11 stripes and an eleven-pointed star:...
Flag of Sudan for the Bandung Conference in 1955 (szmer.info)
Flag used by the Irish national rugby union team representing both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. (upload.wikimedia.org)
They even have their special national anthem to represent the entire island: Ireland’s Call
Today marks 75 years since North Korea adapted its flag. The North Koreans themselves were reluctant, preferring the same flag that South Korea used, but changed under Soviet pressure. (lemmy.world)
Article about the adoption of the flag...
Today Brazil celebrates its independence day. On September 7 1822 Pedro I declared Brazil independent, and soon after they adopted this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
