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Crocuta
Nov 6, 2004
wakkawa
Post your favorite or unfavorite flag, coat of arms or other symbols. From time to time there is a discussion about flags in the DnD picture thread so I thought there might be interest for a thread.

Got to start somewhere so I guess I'll use the flag of my own state, Sweden, as a starter.



Nothing say "modern, secular society" like a big honking crucifix on your flag. The "Scandinavian cross" design was borrowed from the Danes who had a head start in the nation-state game back in the Middle Ages. Supposedly the impetus was that the newly converted Scandinavians wanted to show foreigners that they were Christians and were not about to raid them like when they were Pagan Vikings.

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ekuNNN
Nov 27, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS


Angola :allears:

quote:

The red is for the blood spilt by Angolans during their independence struggles, while the black is for the continent of Africa. The symbol in the middle is of a crossed cog wheel (representing workers and industry) and machete (representing the peasantry) with a gold star

Idiot Kicker
Jun 13, 2007


The breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh has a flag that looks like the Armenian flag got edited on paint by a 10-year-old.

Augster
Aug 5, 2011

Mozambique:


Isle of Man:

KoldPT
Oct 9, 2012




Eesti is the best.

AFewBricksShy
Jun 19, 2003

of a full load.



Crocuta posted:

Post your favorite or unfavorite flag, coat of arms or other symbols. From time to time there is a discussion about flags in the DnD picture thread so I thought there might be interest for a thread.

Got to start somewhere so I guess I'll use the flag of my own state, Sweden, as a starter.



Nothing say "modern, secular society" like a big honking crucifix on your flag. The "Scandinavian cross" design was borrowed from the Danes who had a head start in the nation-state game back in the Middle Ages. Supposedly the impetus was that the newly converted Scandinavians wanted to show foreigners that they were Christians and were not about to raid them like when they were Pagan Vikings.
The city of Philadelphia's flag uses the same colors because the Swedes were the first to colonize the area.

That Fucking Sned
Oct 28, 2010

gently caress yeah, Wales.

Hogo Fogo
May 10, 2010


Republic of Karelia's coat of arms has a very mean looking bear.

Brother Jonathan
Jun 23, 2008
The coat of arms of Bermuda:


“Quo Fata Ferunt” means “Where the Fates carry us.”

The ship is Sea Venture, which crashed into the island during a storm in July of 1609. It was on its way to Jamestown, Virginia, when it was separated from the other ships by the storm, and it began taking on water as it had just been built and the timbers had not been given enough time to set. It hit the island, and the 150 people aboard were stranded for nine months. In that time, they built two new ships from the wreckage of Sea Venture and from other wood on the island, and finally reached Jamestown in 1610. Bermuda has been a British territory ever since.

1
Feb 28, 2007

1️⃣
Just another number.
Polish towns are the best for slightly odd flags



Ożarów's flag has a bear that doesn't know why the hell it continues to put up with this poo poo.



Sanok's coat of arms has an eagle with the head of Woodstock, a pissed-off snake eating a baby (the Biscione, also seen in Alfa Romeo's badge) and an angel with a flaming sword subjugating a demon.



The flag of Libya prior to Gaddafi being toppled is kind of interesting in how very dull it is.

StandardVC10
Feb 6, 2007

This avatar now 50% more dark mode compliant
A good flag is simple and classy. Like the tricolor.

NEED TOILET PAPER
Mar 22, 2013

by XyloJW

StandardVC10 posted:

A good flag is simple and classy. Like the tricolor.


Why have three colors when you can have two?

One of the original flags of Haiti. I heard that it was invented when the Haitians took the French flag and cut out the white.

Dusty Baker 2
Jul 8, 2011

Keyboard Inghimasi

NEED TOILET PAPER posted:

Why have three colors when you can have two?

One of the original flags of Haiti. I heard that it was invented when the Haitians took the French flag and cut out the white.

Why have two when you can have one?



Old Libyan flag


For flags I like, I'm a huge fan of the flag of Portland, Oregon.

canyoneer
Sep 13, 2005


I only have canyoneyes for you

Flag of the city of Cusco, former capital of the Incas. :gay:

It may be an ancient style, that existed in the days of the Incas. I was there a couple years ago, and was surprised looking around seeing hundreds of those flags. I was thinking that Cusco was pretty progressive by South American standards :haw:

Two more from South America, logos from the Brazilian Expeditionary Forces in WWII.

A snake smoking a pipe :3:


And for a fighter wing, a mean old ostrich with a gun.
The Portuguese phrase is a phrase that means something like "hit 'em hard!"

canyoneer has a new favorite as of 04:53 on Nov 27, 2013

ekuNNN
Nov 27, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

StandardVC10 posted:

A good flag is simple and classy. Like the tricolor.


You accidentally posted that image on its' side :geert:

Wax Dynasty
Jan 1, 2013

This postseason, I've really enjoyed bringing back the three-inning save.


Hell Gem
Russia has the best municipal flags:

Anadyr


Jewish Autonomous Oblast


Chuvashia


Krasnodar Krai


Penza Oblast


Moscow

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.



1
Feb 28, 2007

1️⃣
Just another number.

:psyduck: Oh, my head.

Don't get me wrong, that's a loving awesome coat of arms. But picking out the one creature on the planet who regularly fells trees by biting them and giving it an axe seems vaguely insulting to the beaver.

"What's that? You're still gnawing through trees with your mouth like some sort of dumb beast? Here, take this axe thing me and my fellow humans have put together. I think you'll find it's a lot more efficient than chewing. :smug:"

Leon Black
Sep 2, 2004

Say whaaaat?
Obviously very biased (as it's my surname), the MacMillan family crest + motto:



There are a few translations of the motto, but the one I prefer is "I learn to succour the distressed."

AFewBricksShy
Jun 19, 2003

of a full load.



I always liked the Flag of Nepal in those "Flags of the World" pictures, as it's the only one that really stands out since it's the only non-rectangle one:

Arschlochkind
Mar 29, 2010

:stare:

Leon Black posted:

Obviously very biased (as it's my surname), the MacMillan family crest + motto:



There are a few translations of the motto, but the one I prefer is "I learn to succour the distressed."

"Misery is Sucky Disco"

olaf2022
Feb 19, 2003
Fun Shoe

Seychelles

SirPhoebos
Dec 10, 2007

WELL THAT JUST HAPPENED!

Gentlemen, BEHOLD!

The Holy Roman Empire

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold
LF forever.

HelloIAmYourHeart
Dec 29, 2008
Fallen Rib
99% Invisible is a podcast about design by Roman Mars. Here is an episode on vexillology (the study of flags). Roman likes the Chicago flag and the Esperanto flag.




I like New Mexico and Maryland.


buglord
Jul 31, 2010

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Buglord

Brother Jonathan posted:

The coat of arms of Bermuda:
“Quo Fata Ferunt” means “Where the Fates carry us.”

The ship is Sea Venture, which crashed into the island during a storm in July of 1609. It was on its way to Jamestown, Virginia, when it was separated from the other ships by the storm, and it began taking on water as it had just been built and the timbers had not been given enough time to set. It hit the island, and the 150 people aboard were stranded for nine months. In that time, they built two new ships from the wreckage of Sea Venture and from other wood on the island, and finally reached Jamestown in 1610. Bermuda has been a British territory ever since.

That red dragon bird thing kinda kills it but the story is pretty freaking awesome though.

SirPhoebos posted:

Gentlemen, BEHOLD!

The Holy Roman Empire
And this is pretty drat cool.

Armyman25
Sep 6, 2005

StandardVC10 posted:

A good flag is simple and classy. Like the tricolor.


You really can't tell that Iowa was first explored by the French.

Peanut President
Nov 5, 2008



AFewBricksShy posted:

I always liked the Flag of Nepal in those "Flags of the World" pictures, as it's the only one that really stands out since it's the only non-rectangle one:


The Vatican's is technically a square:


edit: According to ye olde rulese ofe flagse ande shieldse yellow (gold) and white (silver) are never supposed to touch. Only the Pope himself is allowed to do that.

Abhorrence
Feb 5, 2010

A love that crushes like a mace.
is my crest, which I love for the dude's head on a sword.

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

HelloIAmYourHeart posted:


I like New Mexico and Maryland.




Being from MD means having to draw that flag multiple times in elementary school. gently caress that flag.

Caufman
May 7, 2007

1 posted:

Polish towns are the best for slightly odd flags



Ożarów's flag has a bear that doesn't know why the hell it continues to put up with this poo poo.

Hey, that woman's pretty fed up, too.

Augster
Aug 5, 2011

Peanut President posted:

edit: According to ye olde rulese ofe flagse ande shieldse yellow (gold) and white (silver) are never supposed to touch. Only the Pope himself is allowed to do that.

French royalty must have missed the memo:

Falukorv
Jun 23, 2013

A funny little mouse!
My ancestors crest whose name i still carry:




Two snakes linked by what is supposed to be a golden and red band.

From the picture i can barely tell they're snakes. I've seen other drawings of the same crest where the snakes look more like eagles, but they're supposed to be snakes/reptiles. Like in this one:




Don't get why they botched the serpents so badly, Iberia has plenty of snakes and lizards.

Falukorv has a new favorite as of 04:10 on Nov 29, 2013

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

AFewBricksShy posted:

The city of Philadelphia's flag uses the same colors because the Swedes were the first to colonize the area.

When it comes to flags that say "We were colonized by Swedish people", Wilmington has everybody beat.

Fixed Expression
Nov 9, 2009
I can't remember which poster it was, but ages ago I learned on the forums that the flag of Guam accurately depicts what it looks like to be born in Guam.

Fill Baptismal
Dec 15, 2008
Albanian flag best flag : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Albania

It looks like something that could be equally at home on the shield of a knight or side of a tank.

fleshy echidna
Apr 11, 2010


:black101:LET WALLS YIELD TO COURAGE:black101:

All in all, the Wilder family is pretty badass.

Peanut President
Nov 5, 2008



Augster posted:

French royalty must have missed the memo:



Well they thought they were better than god so...

Mister Bates
Aug 4, 2010
Enjoy the diversity and creativity of leftist revolutionary movements!


Paris Commune


Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic


Hungarian Soviet Republic


Bavarian Soviet Republic


Limerick Soviet


Workers' Republic of Asturia

Way to shine, guys!

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Can someone tell me, I thought it was the case that there are no 'family' coat of arms, all coats of arms were awarded to specific individuals, and are not passed down to their sons or other descendants. Hence why all the 'Discover your noble coat of arms $9.99' websites are full of poo poo.

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