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....
The flag is very similar to the flag of Syria and Iraq, which had similar Arab nationalist regimes. In fact, for a time, the three countries had flags with one, two and three stars respectively!...
The presence of Angkor Wat has been remarkably stable across the various flags. It also makes the Cambodian flag on of the only four state flags to feature a building. The other are the flags of Portugal, San Marino and Spain....
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....
Today marks 55 years since Eswatini adopted its current flag on 5 October 1968. Based on official flags, it seems like a bright blue is standard, despite depictions often featuring dark blue. (files.catbox.moe)
There does not seem to be an officially defined shade of blue, but a bright blue is seen in for example these pictures of prime ministers:...
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 is the anniversary of Thailand/Siam adapting its current flag in 1917! (upload.wikimedia.org)
Back before the current flag, Siam used a red flag with a white elephant:...
A whole lot of proposals for the flag of People's Republic of China (images2.imgbox.com)
Proposed flag of Malta, replacing the George cross with a Maltese cross. The George cross is seen by some as a colonial symbol, and the appropriateness of a military award on a flag is also questioned (upload.wikimedia.org)
The George cross is indeed a British military award, that Malta received in 1942 for its bravery in WWII....
On this day, 26 September 1962, the Yemen Arab Republic was declared in North Yemen after a coup d'état. Its flag was a typical red-white-red Arab nationalist flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
The flag is very similar to the flag of Syria and Iraq, which had similar Arab nationalist regimes. In fact, for a time, the three countries had flags with one, two and three stars respectively!...
Today, September 2, the city of Odessa celebrates its founding in 1794. Here's its flag! (upload.wikimedia.org)
Cambodia has been through a lot of political regimes during the 20th century. As a consequence, they have also been through a lot of flags, before finally adopting the current one, 30 years ago today. (images2.imgbox.com)
The presence of Angkor Wat has been remarkably stable across the various flags. It also makes the Cambodian flag on of the only four state flags to feature a building. The other are the flags of Portugal, San Marino and Spain....
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....
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:...
TIL that the stars on the Uzbekistani flag are arranged as to spell "Allah" in Arabic script (الله) (images2.imgbox.com)
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 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:...
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)
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...