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Bottom middle: Didn't know there was a place in Japan called "Batman"
XANDER CAGE
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WE RIDE TOGETHER WE DIE TOGETHER WE RESIST NEW TAXES TOGETHER
Yeehaw get in my cart son we're goin' effigy burnin'
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One of the worst flags I have ever seen
What? Boo this man. That's slick and simple. Even if I didn't tell someone what city that was from, they could so easily figure it out.
lastplayed
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I don't really know much about Franco's Spain, but from a design perspective its flag is like a supercharged version of the current flag:
voodoojohn
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Mughal Empire
One of the worst flags I have ever seen
Have to agree, it's a horrible flag.
LaserBuddha
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Why the heck does the blue gap between the two white lines disappear and turn into one white line under the leaf? It hurts.
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lastplayed
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Probably a stylistic choice. I bet it'd look pretty bad if the gap continued all the way down.
The Culture Vulture
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CBS Sunday Morning?
yn-neko hates a cat
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ConfusingJazz
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The Texas flag is alright:
But I would have much preferred if the Goliad Flag became the Official Flag of Texas:
Or the variation of the Goliad Flag, the Brown Flag:
Lone Star State or Bloody Arm State?
But I would have much preferred if the Goliad Flag became the Official Flag of Texas:
Or the variation of the Goliad Flag, the Brown Flag:
Lone Star State or Bloody Arm State?
Flag of the Corsican Republic: A Testa Mora
The old symbol used to be blindfolded, but Pasquale Paoli lifted the blindfold from the eyes to the forehead when Corsica declared independence in 1755 to symbolize the liberation of the Corsican people.
The Corsican constitution was the first one to be based on Enlightenment principles, and it was the first nation to have female suffrage.
Nowadays it's used as a regional symbol in French-controlled Corsica, and also as a national symbol by Independence movements and political parties.
The old symbol used to be blindfolded, but Pasquale Paoli lifted the blindfold from the eyes to the forehead when Corsica declared independence in 1755 to symbolize the liberation of the Corsican people.
The Corsican constitution was the first one to be based on Enlightenment principles, and it was the first nation to have female suffrage.
Nowadays it's used as a regional symbol in French-controlled Corsica, and also as a national symbol by Independence movements and political parties.
encephalon
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The Japanese prefecture flags are reminiscent of family crests.
One of these look familiar?
One of these look familiar?
This flag was officially never used but I always thought it was an interesting yet flawed concept, EU flag design proposal:
I don't really know much about Franco's Spain, but from a design perspective its flag is like a supercharged version of the current flag:
The olders one are better imo. Like cross of burgundy flag (Saint Andrew's Cross)
The Japanese prefecture flags are reminiscent of family crests.
One of these look familiar?
Yeah that's Hyrule right there. Know which prefecture/family?
encephalon
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The crest is from the Hojo family, which was extremely influential in Japanese history in controlling the ... Bakufu through regents. It looks like the crest appears in the Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo. I'm guessing the fact that it looks like the Triforce is no small coincidence.
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Yeah, I mean the USSR flag is really effective and distinctive too.
So I was reading up about Georgia and came across its old Soviet flag
After Soviet rule, the first independent Georgian flag is interesting too:
The black actually symbolises the overbearing Russian presence and the white is that of hope which is to bring about the good times represented by the wine red.
Angola
Ma man.
I see that someone else has posted the old portuguese flag too.
The old flag of Cape Verde:
And the new one:
Razgriz-Specter
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Betsy Ross, Dont Tread On Me and Confederate are definitely my favorite designs
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For those interested:
The North American Vexillological Association's 2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey
http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001
10 Best Flags:
1. New Mexico (8.61)
2. Texas (8.13)
3. Quebec (8.04)
4. Maryland (7.97)
5. Alaska (7.96)
6. Arizona (7.92)
7. Puerto Rico (7.66)
8. District of Columbia (7.48)
9. Marshall Islands (7.19)
10. South Carolina (7.16)
10 Worst Flags:
63. New Hampshire (3.18)
64. Idaho (3.17)
65. Wisconsin (3.16)
66. Kentucky (3.16)
67. Minnesota (3.13)
68. South Dakota (3.12)
69. Kansas (3.01)
70. Montana (3.00)
71. Nebraska (2.98)
72. Georgia (2.36)
The North American Vexillological Association's 2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey
http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001
10 Best Flags:
1. New Mexico (8.61)
2. Texas (8.13)
3. Quebec (8.04)
4. Maryland (7.97)
5. Alaska (7.96)
6. Arizona (7.92)
7. Puerto Rico (7.66)
8. District of Columbia (7.48)
9. Marshall Islands (7.19)
10. South Carolina (7.16)
10 Worst Flags:
These are all the really bad "seal-on-a-blue-bedsheet" kind
64. Idaho (3.17)
65. Wisconsin (3.16)
66. Kentucky (3.16)
67. Minnesota (3.13)
68. South Dakota (3.12)
69. Kansas (3.01)
70. Montana (3.00)
71. Nebraska (2.98)
72. Georgia (2.36)
My favorite is this flag of the House of Welf as Kings of Hannover
so classy
It consists of beams in "Welfengelb" the yellow that is the color of the House of Welf, a victory wreath of oak leaves as an ancient Germanic symbol of strength and the crowned crest of Lower Saxony depicting the Saxon Steed.
so classy
It consists of beams in "Welfengelb" the yellow that is the color of the House of Welf, a victory wreath of oak leaves as an ancient Germanic symbol of strength and the crowned crest of Lower Saxony depicting the Saxon Steed.
This flag was officially never used but I always thought it was an interesting yet flawed concept, EU flag design proposal:
It's giving me a headache
Exactly what I was thinking.
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
South Carolina's state flag looks like a t-shirt that would be worn by a frail bearded hipster smoking outside a lame bar.
questionmark
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Sildesalaten. The old union mark on the Norwegian and Swedish flags.
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Sildesalaten. The old union mark on the Norwegian and Swedish flags.
flagception
Lots of cool flags in here... I like unique ones with character. The American Indian one is pretty damn clever. That Toronto flag looks great as well, haters get out.
These are awesome... real life WipEout teams!
...oh shit, beaten
I love them, but to me they seem almost too modern... like the flags of some dystopian future society.
These are awesome... real life WipEout teams!
...oh shit, beaten
Art Teitlebaum
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My favorite is this flag of the House of Welf as Kings of Hannover
so classy
Ugly horse ruins it, imo.
Like a findus beef lasagna.
lastplayed
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Übermatik;47501240 said:
My favourite's always been the old royal standard of England. Doesn't get more quintessentially medieval than this:
Of course, much like the Roman ones posted earlier, it wasn't really a flag.
pants
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Pretty much the greatest flag ever.
I've always liked the WWI German Navy flag
this is amazing too
BertramCooper
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It's such bullshit that Ohio's isn't in the top 10. Fuck rectangles.
I'm biased, but I think our flag (or burgee, to be exact) is better than Texas' flag. Puerto Rico's too.
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