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Mu Cow posted:Where is this from? Zheleznogorsk
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This thread reminded me how much I regret not buying a coat of arms plaque at the thrift store a few years ago. The surname: Funk.
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This is a real flag for the city of Provo, Utah: it's the ultimate vexillological abomination.
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Dec 4, 2013 05:37
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The city flag of St. Louis, Missouri: The wavy blue lines represent the joining of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The yellow disc is a gold coin for commerce (or the Louisiana Purchase), and the fleur de lis represents the city's origin as a French fur trading outpost. The choice in colors also represents the four empires that have ruled the area in turn: Spain, Bourbon France, Napoleonic France, and the United States.
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Dec 4, 2013 05:55
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The town that holds my university has...this thing, which is either a dead flower or one of the neural parasites from "Operation: Annihilate!" For a palette cleanser, have the best tricolor. 
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Kavak posted:The town that holds my university has...this thing, which is either a dead flower or one of the neural parasites from "Operation: Annihilate!" Hahaha I lived in Merced for two years and never once saw this monstrosity, it's amazing  .
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Dec 4, 2013 08:32
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 The flag of Belgium, the world's only one whose actual dimensions are 13:15, and nobody knows why. Also, it's not some jumbled version of Germany's flag, because the 'yellow' in Germany's flag is supposed to be gold.  I like how soothing this design is.  Flag of my home town. Also, I tried but somehow failed to upload Prussia's flag. I've always liked its nice combination of no-nonsense (black and white, predominantly) and assorted eagle badassery. For additional radness, Prussia's motto was 'Suus cuique', which means 'Each to his own', representing the state's ideal that as long as you paid your taxes and contributed to society in some way, they didn't care for your ethnicity, religion, or whatever, which was quite progressive in its day.
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Dec 4, 2013 10:43
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 Someone posted this in GBS. Why would you do something like that?
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Dec 4, 2013 14:04
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:
It's essentially a QR code.
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I love the flag of the short lived Second Spanish Republic: Just look at that murrey (mulberry-colored) band.  When I lived in Catalunya every time there would be an independence march/protest you'd see at least a couple people flying this flag (usually the civil ensign, without the coat of arms). One of the legacies of the Second Republic was that under its 1931 constitution every region had the right to autonomy, Catalonia exercised this right in 1932 and Basque Country in 1936. This was also the flag of the Republic and republicans who would end up fighting against Franco and his pseudo-fascists, as such it's an important symbol of freedom for many. Wikipedia posted:The flag of the Second Spanish Republic was also used by the Spanish Maquis between the end of the Spanish Civil War and the early 1960s, and later by the Spanish National Liberation Front (FELN). Versions of this flag were used in the 1970s by the radical anti-Francoist groups Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front (FRAP) and First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups (GRAPO). The Constitution of 1931 posted:Artículo primero.  The murray color has an interesting history in Spanish vexillology, Wiki has a decent overview of it but unfortunately only in Spanish. Symbolically, the colors of the flag are supposed to represent all the peoples of Spain. The murray band is a reference to the Pendón Morado banner of Castilla, the historical accuracy of which has been debated. The heraldic lion of León is purpure while the traditional color of Castilla is crimson, it is possible murray is a corruption of these colors. It also may be inspired by the mythologized 1520 revolt of the comuneros in which the citizens of Castilla revolted against Charles V. (depending on who you ask the rebellion was about any number of things, anti-feudalism, social injustice, freedom, lower taxation, perceived foreign occupation etc.) The Castillan anti-royalists are said to have used a murray banner of Castilla, like the regular one but with a purple field instead of crimson. In the center of the flag is a republican coat of arms.  There are some notable differences from the official Spanish royal coat of arms:  As an aside, many heraldists have complaints about the official one (look at the loving color they chose to represent purpure) so here's a "corrected" version:  We can see that the central escutcheon/oval of the House of Bourbon is missing for obvious reasons. Similarly, the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire on the left pillar, and the Spanish royal crown in the center top and on the right pillar have been removed. The central crown has been replaced with a mural crown. (made out of city walls) Interestingly, mural crowns have been retained by Catalan heraldry for use in regional coats of arms.  There are literally hundreds of these in various village/town coats of arms, for example here is the coat of arm of Sant Joan Despí where I lived.  The pillars represent the Pillars of Hercules, which is an old-timey name for land on either side of the straight of Gibraltar. Around them is wrapped the motto "PLUS ULTRA" meaning "further beyond"; it is adopted from the personal motto of Charles V and is a Latin translation of Plus Oultre, his original motto in Old French. The escutcheon is a composite of six arms, representing the important Spanish kingdoms: the castle of Castilla, the lion of León, the four red pallets of Aragón, the golden chains of Navarre, and the pomegranate of Granada. If anyone is interested I can also write a little about the unification of the Spanish kingdom and the various dynastic unions that led to the coat of arms being the patchwork that it is. Oh, and to the guy above me. This Charles V guy I mentioned twice, his personal coat of arms looked like this:  Next time I effortpost about the former and current flags and coats of arms of the states that constituted the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (Perhaps with a companion post including a bunch of maps in the politically-loaded maps thread. SaltyJesus has a new favorite as of 16:02 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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I was always a fan of this flag growing up: 
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I.C. posted:
Interestingly enough the bear was actually supposed to be a pear, to symbolize the lush agricultural region of that part of Cali. Pear was misheard as bear.
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Soulex posted:Interestingly enough the bear was actually supposed to be a pear, to symbolize the lush agricultural region of that part of Cali. Pear was misheard as bear. http://www.snopes.com/lost/bearflag.asp And now click on 'More information about this page' at the bottom.
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:http://www.snopes.com/lost/bearflag.asp Aww man 
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The city of Louisville used to have a really cool flag, see: But then the city and county merged and we got this abomination:  If you drive around the city you will find that 99% of the flags flying on private property are the old flags and no one really uses the new one because it sucks. Also the old flag actually had neat meaning/symbolism, from Wikipedia: The flag previously used by the city consists of 13 white stars arranged in a circular pattern in the upper-left corner with three golden fleur-de-lis in the lower-right on a navy blue background. The stars represent the 13 states which existed at Louisville's founding in 1778, while Kentucky was part of Virginia. The fleur-de-lis honor King Louis XVI of France, after whom Louisville was named because France's support during the American Revolution. It was ranked as the ninth best city flag in the United States in a national survey conducted in 2003 and released in 2004.[1] It was replaced by the current, inferior design, when the city merged with Jefferson County.
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The city of Sheffield's coat of arms is pretty cool: Those two dudes are Thor and Vulcan. They're there because of the cities proud metalworking heritage. Not many Coats of Arms or flags have Gods on them. 
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The 1400s Welsh battle flag was pretty   On the other hand, Cardiff's flag is pretty goofy: 
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BBC news have an article on what the Union Flag would look like if Scotland leave the Union. They have included some designs some people made up to promote discussion. They range from the pretty dull:  To the not bad:  To   To just full on   
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Fors Yard posted:This thread reminded me how much I regret not buying a coat of arms plaque at the thrift store a few years ago. The surname: Funk. There was a goon a while back that did ancestry and heraldry for other goons, and his backlog was so massive that I never got the chance to get one. Goons with heraldry for your family: how/where'd you get it/go about finding it?
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One Swell Foop posted:
That's a partial knock-off of the flag for this Pacific island nation known as Kiribati:  quote:Scotland's coat of arms has the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit", which translates to "No-one threatens us with impunity", or more loosely, "Come and have a go if yeh think yeh're fookin' hard enough". Yeah, that sounds like something Scotland would have as a motto. To get back on topic: I've been looking at flags from Pacific Island nations, a lot of which use stars to represent the many islands scattered across the Pacific or the Union Jack to represent that they were once owned by or had a connection with the United Kingdom, especially true in the case of Australia. The one for Papua New Guinea (an island nation bordering Indonesia to the east; capital is Port Moresby) has an interesting history. The flag is only 42 years old. It was designed by a fifteen-year-old girl named Susan Huhume in 1971.  Oh, and that furry-looking butterfly is actually a bird of paradise. Penny Paper has a new favorite as of 22:16 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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1 posted:Polish towns are the best for slightly odd flags Why aren't they twinned with Lapua? They could even make a comic of the bear-riding adventures of the lady with a slightly wonky face and the surly man in a dress.  Strange beasts lurk in the waters of Inari: 
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One Swell Foop posted:Scotland's coat of arms has the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit", which translates to "No-one threatens us with impunity", or more loosely, "Come and have a go if yeh think yeh're fookin' hard enough". *Unless you're England, in which case go hog wild.
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 Some Czech town.
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ekuNNN posted:You accidentally posted that image on its' side Orange Netherlands flag is better:  Looks more unique.
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Tsaedje posted:Some of the coats of arms for municipalities in Andalusia are... well pretty sure I fought this thing in Final Fantasy XII
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Farecoal posted:Orange Netherlands flag is better: Nowadays it also looks more fascist because it was the flag the NSB used  "MUSSERT fights for the Netherlands' place in the new Europe! Join the fight! Join the national-socialist movement" 
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Continuing the slightly creepy Dutch theme: The 'Bloedvlag' (Bloodflag) of the Dutch navy, raised when poo poo was on, no quarter given etc.  Though I love the slightly cheeky design, the armored Moor/Saracen striking from the fog of war, it is of course a horrible symbol as thousands were about to die in unimaginable carnage every time it was raised. The flag was last flown in the early days of WWII during the disastrous last engagement of the surface fleet in the Java Sea vs glorious Nippon. The surviving submarines flew these Jolly Rogers with markings for each kill. Sailing the Pacific and the Atlantic taking potshots at everything that wasn't allied, they must have been some of the last ever state sanctioned privateers. 
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It looks like a huge game of Mahjongg to me
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Fandyien posted:This is a real flag for the city of Provo, Utah: This is not a flag. It's the logo for some sort of prescription cream.
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alcyon posted:Continuing the slightly creepy Dutch theme: The 'Bloedvlag' (Bloodflag) of the Dutch navy, raised when poo poo was on, no quarter given etc. Reminds me of the Bedford Flag which (allegedly) flew at the Battle of Concord, 1775. 
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7c Nickel posted:This is not a flag. It's the logo for some sort of prescription cream. That's considered high praise in Utah.
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Penny Paper posted:
This is actually a pretty cool flag. SaltyJesus posted:Next time I effortpost about the former and current flags and coats of arms of the states that constituted the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (Perhaps with a companion post including a bunch of maps in the politically-loaded maps thread. Great effortpost! Additional content: The Union Jack managed to sneak into a US state flag!  (It's Hawaii, they got a British flag as a gift before being incorporated into the United States.)
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MjolnirMan posted:
Is this from EVE or something like that?
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I actually don't know the origin but vaguely recall some discussion about the design years ago on the forums. I was able to find some posts in FYAD/the gas chamber mocking the concept, but that's about it.
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Fandyien posted:This is a real flag for the city of Provo, Utah: WordArt: The Flag
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Peanut President posted:Reminds me of the Bedford Flag which (allegedly) flew at the Battle of Concord, 1775. Huh, that can't be a coincidence, how curious. The wiki page doesn't mention it, but I wager the banner must have been a copy of the Dutch Republic's bloodflag. That one had been in use from sometime around the late 1580-1590's. Or maybe the design predates both uses?
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Fandyien posted:This is a real flag for the city of Provo, Utah: I like to imagine all the citizens of Provo use Windows 98. Not even by law, it's just what makes sense to them.
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The coat of arms to the Norwegian Church:
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