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Today marks 20 years since Georgia changed its flag! They got rid of a, IMO quite ugly, brown flag, replacing it with the much prettier red and white flag of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Then let's do some inane arguing!

It all depends on your color model. If you would use CMYK instead you would see that burgundy is a combination of magenta, yellow and black, just as brown is.

The definition of brown can definitely include blue as well, e.g. W3C defines the keyword brown as rgb(165, 42, 42).

Today marks 20 years since Georgia changed its flag! They got rid of a, IMO quite ugly, brown flag, replacing it with the much prettier red and white flag of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I think it's more about where you draw the line between red and brown, which is individual and cultural. Apparently, my view on this might be a bit controversial. I first saw the old Georgian flag as a small child that did not know fancy words like "burgundy" and "maroon". It seemed brown to me, and so it has remained in my mind, even if it would be more exact to describe it as some nuance brownish shade of red, or reddish shade of brown.

You can also have a look at the Wikipedia page with shades of brown, and I'm sure you will find that people can be way crazier than me when it comes to describing things as brown. Like, how can wheat, bone, moles or black olives be brown?

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Today marks 20 years since Georgia changed its flag! They got rid of a, IMO quite ugly, brown flag, replacing it with the much prettier red and white flag of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia. (files.catbox.moe)
 

The current flag dates back to the middle ages, maybe as far as the 12th century. This makes it not only one of the youngest national flags of the world (since 2004), but also one of the oldest! (Even if it has been in disuse for most of its history.)

The red cross on white background comes from the flag of the late antique Kingdom of Iberia (located in present day Georgia and unrelated to the Iberian Peninsula). The four crosses are Bolnisi crosses, a Georgian national symbol, taken from an ornament found in the 5th century Bolnisi Sioni church.

Also check out their quite different naval ensign:

Wikipedia article about the flag

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Today, December 10, Evenkia day is celebrated. Evenks are a Tungusic people living in Siberia. Here's a (possible) flag of the Evenks. (upload.wikimedia.org)
 

I found the flag on Wikipedia, but I cannot find any reliable sources verifying that it is actually used or officially adopted by somebody. So take it with a pinch of salt.

Anyway, there is an official flag of the Evenk Autonomous Okrug looking like this:

But I like the flag in the main image better, so that's why its the main image. And even if it might not be true, it is still a nice flag.

FOTW also lists this possible flag, that I'm not as impressed by:

Wikipedia article about Evenks

Flags of Swedish provinces in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Jämtland does not want to play with the other boring kids anyway. They consider themselves an independent republic standing above puny provincial flags. Because the flag was created for the Republic Jamtland, it looks different than all other provincial flags.

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Flags of Swedish provinces (files.catbox.moe)
 

The provinces of Sweden are historical and cultural regions. Today, they no longer have any administrative function, but still serve as a basis of cultural identification.

The provinces do not have officially approved flags, but still flags have been created for some provinces and are in unofficial use.

The provinces do have coat of arms, and sometimes they are made into flags:

Wikipedia article about Provinces of Sweden

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Flags of Swedish provinces (files.catbox.moe)
 

The provinces of Sweden are historical and cultural regions. Today, they no longer have any administrative function, but still serve as a basis of cultural identification.

The provinces do not have officially approved flags, but still flags have been created for some provinces and are in unofficial use.

The provinces do have coat of arms, and sometimes they are made into flags:

Wikipedia article about Provinces of Sweden

Which of these South Dakota redesigns looks best? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Version 1 IMO. No need to add features to an already nice sun. Any background on the design?

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Trapezoids at the hoist side is a quite rare feature on flag, existing in the shadow of many triangles. What do you think about it? (images2.imgbox.com)
 

In my opinion a triangle generally looks better, but the trapezoid flags definitely gets points for distinctness, which shouldn't be underestimated.

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Trapezoids at the hoist side is a quite rare feature on flag, existing in the shadow of many triangles. What do you think about it? (images2.imgbox.com)
 

In my opinion a triangle generally looks better, but the trapezoid flags definitely gets points for distinctness, which shouldn't be underestimated.

The 6 finalists for Minnesota's new state flag in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

These two are probably my favourites:

Not to much a fan of swirly designs like this, looks too much like a logo and not so much like a flag:

But mostly, I'm disappointed that my laser loon flag did not qualify as a finalist:

Some U.S. territorial flag remakes in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Nice work! So much better than the existing flags, both the design and the well thought symbolism. Though Puerto Rico's flag hardly needs changing IMO, it is already great as it is.

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The flag of Angola was adopted on this day (11 November 1975). It stands out with the machete and cogwheel, bearing clear resemblance to the communist hammer and sickle. (upload.wikimedia.org)
 

The AK-47 and hoe of the Mozambican flag can also be seen as a version of the hammer and sickle, else the symbol is no longer used on national flags today.

The Angolan flag is derived from the flag of the ruling party MPLA, which led Angola to independence from Portugal:

Since MPLA won the Angolan Civil War, this flag has remained, although there have been plans to change the flag to something less politically loaded. This is a proposal:

If the winner of the civil war would have been UNITA or FNLA instead, maybe the Angolan flag would like one of their flags.

Flag of UNITA:

Flag of FNLA, which looks quite nice IMO:

Wikipedia article about the flag

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Redesign of the flag of Chad (so we don't confuse it with Romania any more). The waves symbolize Lake Chad, the rising sun a new beginning. (files.catbox.moe)
 

Symbolism mainly taken from the coat of arms:

Some other redesigns:

From HansLN

From Reddit user u/imagiflaggi:

From Reddit user u/DerCriado:

From Reddit user u/Eunaotenhoesmola:

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Today (November 3) marks 45 years since Dominica adopted its flag. It is the only national flag using the color purple outside a coat of arms. (El Salvador and Nicaragua have purple in their CoA). (upload.wikimedia.org)
 

(Since you almost need a magnifying glass to see the small purple fields in the rainbows of the flags of El Salvador and Nicaragua, I think they barely count.)

The original flag from 1978 had the sisserou parrot looking the other direction, and a different color order in the cross:

The current flag dates from 1990 (apparently also adopted November 3).

Wikipedia article about the flag

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Which tricolor flag do you think is the ugliest, considering only the color combination? Here are some candidates that I have found. (files.catbox.moe)
 
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Today is the anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan in 1991. Soon after, a new flag was adopted. With its carpet patterns, Turkmenistan possibly has the world's most complex national flag (upload.wikimedia.org)
 

(Or rather most complex, excluding flags with complex CoA.)

Wikipedia article about the flag

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Today (October 24) Zambia celebrates its independence day and the adoption of its national flag. The flag is notable for the uncommon choice of having the emblem on the flyside. (images2.imgbox.com)
 

Wikipedia article about the flag

State flags of the imaginary Union of Socialist Council Republics of America in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Well, many of the flags of the Soviet Republics were basically the same as well. And of course many of the US state flags (SOB). The similarity might simply be due to laziness, but it is quite realistic as well.

Flag of Sudan for the Bandung Conference in 1955 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of this proposed flag of Kuwait from 1906.

My Pennsylvania state flag redesign in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice and well thought out flag! It ticks all boxes for a good design.

I think I prefer this to the most famous keystone proposal. Putting the keystones in the middle make them more clearly look like keystones, rather than just a strange middle field. Matching William Penn's coat of arms is also a nice bonus.

Popular "keystone" proposal for reference:

My Pennsylvania state flag redesign in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

!wave

The curious flag used in Cambodia during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945, featuring a floor plan of Angkor Wat. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No idea why it's a gif. I just linked to it from that webpage. It doesn't display a play symbol in the browser. But it is a good call from you, showing why it's better to avoid gifs for static image. Nevertheless, the position of the play symbol is quite pleasing.

dead/retired flags part 2 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Strange flag for a strange country. The whole story and the person D'Annunzio are quite unique and fascinating.

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