vexillology - Sprites kbin instance

Today it's 62 years since Trinidad and Tobago become independent and adopted this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Notice that the diagonal stripe goes from the top left to the bottom right, unlike most other flags with a diagonal line (DRC, Namibia, Republic of Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Solomon Islands, Tanzania). Brunei, however, also has the stripe in this direction....

Color composition of red-white-blue flags (images2.imgbox.com)

My Pennsylvania state flag redesign (media.kbin.social)

Today is 32 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union, August 24 1991. Back then, slightly different colors where used, and the ratio 1:2 (upload.wikimedia.org)

For comparison, this is the standard version that you see plenty of nowadays: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png...

Politics aside, what do you think of the change in the shade of blue of the Russian flag in 1993? (files.catbox.moe)

On this day, August 21, 1415, the North African city Ceuta was conquered by Portuguese forces. Nowadays the city is Spanish, but its flag still looks very much Portuguese. (upload.wikimedia.org)

The characteristic black-white gyronny is taken from the flag of Lisbon, but with the coat of arms of Ceuta in the middle (looking almost identical to that of Portugal). The addition of this coat of arms almost makes this Spanish city flag more Portuguese than the flags of Portuguese cities....

The flag of the Republic of Italy, a short-lived Napoleonic state in the north of Italy, was adopted on this day, August 20 1802. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Wikipedia article about the flags of Napoleonic Italy...

The curious flag used in Cambodia during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945, featuring a floor plan of Angkor Wat. (www.crwflags.com)

Info about the flag

Today the famous, biannual horse race Palio di Siena is held in Siena. Different districts of the city compete, each with its own flag, often featuring the animal that the district is named after. (images2.imgbox.com)

Here’s an example of the flags hanging at the Siena city hall:...

Today is the day of the Sámi flag. The flag is used by the Sámi people, an indigenous people living in the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. (upload.wikimedia.org)

The circle in the middle symbolizes the sun ad the moon (that’s why it is divided in two). The colors are those used in traditional Sámi clothing. Here’s an example of how the clothes could look:...

dead/retired flags part 2 (lemmy.ml)

One of the strangest flags I’ve ever seen it didn’t last very long

dead/retired flags part one (lemmy.ml)

This is a series I used to do over on Reddit I may continue it on here

Flags of the superstates in George Orwell's "1984". (images2.imgbox.com)

Taken from here: www.deviantart.com/…/Tri-State-568249219...

Brazilian state flags (files.catbox.moe)

On this day, August 10 1809, Ecuador declared independence the first time (but the rebellion failed). The revolutionaries used a version of the Spanish cross of Burgundy flag with inverted colors. (lemmy.world)

The original Spanish flag used like this:...

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...

Massachusetts State Flag Redesign (reddthat.com)

I love the colors and design of this flag despite being a shield-on-a-bedsheet. Massachusetts’ official colors are blue, green, and cranberry....

56 years ago today, on August 8 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded. Here's their flag, featuring ten bundled rice stalks, symbolizing the ten constituting countries. (upload.wikimedia.org)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN

It's no secret that Estonia has a desire to be a Nordic country. Using a Nordic cross flag has been discussed many times throughout history. There's a few options, which do you think looks best? (files.catbox.moe)

I probably vote on the top alternative

61 years ago, August 6 1962, Jamaica gained independence under this flag. It is the only national flag in the world without either blue, red or white. (upload.wikimedia.org)

This was an initial proposal, with the same colors in a slightly boring horizontal triband:...

Another proposal for the Jamaican flag, submitted by the public in 1962. Alternatively, a flag for the drug desomorphine (a.k.a. krokodil)? (upload.wikimedia.org)

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”....

Proposal for flag of Jamaica, submitted by the public in 1962, based on the coat of arms. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Coat of arms in question:...

On this day, August 5 2017, a majority of voters in Mauritania approved a new flag design, adding two red stripes to the old flag, representing the sacrifices of the people defending the country. (images2.imgbox.com)

The previous flag was alongside Jamaica, the only national flag in the world without either blue, red or white....

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)