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Favorite flags

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:55 am
by Yuki-Anne
Now before you say anything, this isn't a political discussion. It is purely aesthetic.

I recently bought a t-shirt with a British flag on it. I really like the British flag; it's one of the coolest, IMO.

I know flags represent a lot, but sometimes you see some really great creativity on some country's flags. Some countries look like they just kind of slapped three colors together and called it golden, but some countries have some really cool designs.

So what's your favorite flag?

I like England's and South Korea's, as well as Japan's old Imperial flag. And whichever country has the griffin.

And, admittedly, the US flag is pretty spiffy.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:03 am
by Roy Mustang
Cook Islands
Cook Island flag

Canada

Canada flag

Hong Kong

Hong Kong flag

New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:30 am
by Yuki-Anne
Roy Mustang (post: 1472280) wrote:
Hong Kong

Hong Kong flag


new fave.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:39 am
by Xeno
I'll always the US flag since it's the one I live under, but I do also like how it's evolved over the time this country has existed.

The Union Jack the the UK is a favourite flag design of mine aswell, along with the Australian, Welsh, and the Soviet Union flag based on aesthetics only.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:25 am
by Atria35
Roy Mustang (post: 1472280) wrote:Hong Kong flag


This one. Also:

Alderney
Cambodia
Isle of Man (it's just too wierd not to like!)
Kazakhstan
Macao
San Marino
Tibet
Wales

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:18 am
by Dante
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TTGL Flag

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:05 pm
by Yuki-Anne
Atria35 (post: 1472289) wrote:Isle of Man (it's just too wierd not to like!)


I lol'd at that flag. I don't get it, but it's awesome.



This one is surprisingly bright and fun!



THIS ONE. I love this one, but I could NOT remember which country it was!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:00 pm
by Nanao
England and Canada ^___^

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:56 pm
by Sparx00
My favorite flag.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:58 pm
by Seto_Sora
Colorado's State flag is the best in my opinion (mostly because that means "home"). But I really like the simplicity yet meaning of the Japanese flag. All in all though, my favorite is the banner of St. George (a white plane behind a simple red cross).

SDG

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:05 pm
by UniqueAngelStar
I like the British flag. It's just too cool!
I also like flags with stars and/or horizontal stripes
(Yep you guessed it, American flag!)

PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:33 pm
by TopazRaven
My favorite flags:

United States
United Kingdom
American Samoa
Bhután
England
Georgia
South Korea
Wales
Scotland
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Sri Lanka
And last but not least, Prussia! I don't care if it's not a country anymore. xD

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:36 pm
by Sparx00
TopazRaven (post: 1472487) wrote:And last but not least, Prussia! I don't care if it's not a country anymore. xD

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Any flag that sports the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is okay in my book. :P

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:03 am
by Cognitive Gear
Bosnia and Herzegovina's flag:

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I find it insteresting in that it's design is so against the traditional appearance of flags. It's stars run right off the flag, resulting in two of them being cut in half.


Kazakhstan:

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The Commonwealth of Independant States:

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Montenegro

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And my favorite "what the heck?" flag is from the French region of Limousin:

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:32 am
by Warrior4Christ
The old Libyan flag (I didn't even know they made a new one). It's the most environmentally-aware.

http://www.flags.net/LBYA.htm

TopazRaven (post: 1472487) wrote:And last but not least, Prussia! I don't care if it's not a country anymore. xD

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Yay for Prussia!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:15 pm
by Rewin

PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:15 am
by Adorima
The Israeli flag is pretty darn deep:

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-israel-old-painted-flag-image7490922

And I find the hammer and the sickle of the old USSR flag intriguing as well as the star and crescent moon of Turkey, Pakistan and Algeria...

I also really like the medieval motif of the flag of Georgia: http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/georgia-flag.html

PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:17 am
by broly146
american flag

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:26 pm
by rocklobster
Well aside from Old Glory, here's some other flags I like:
Image The Vatican City flag (it's almost required for me to like this one. I'm Roman Catholic, after all)
Image My state flag (Cajun represent!)
since it's already in Atria's post, I won't repost the Isle of Man flag. You're right, Atria. That is definitely unique.
and finally:
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The Mexican flag. How can you not like it? It's got an eagle killing a snake! That's just awesome!

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:39 am
by primetech
The United States has a pretty cool flag all things considered.

Nepal definitely thought outside of the box.
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Most flags are just... boring. Like Libya.
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France, French Guiyana, Mayotte, Reunion.
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Netherlands, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Yugoslavia.
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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:40 am
by primetech
Why don't more countries get creative like us?

How about you, Malaysia?
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Liberia?
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Seriously, guys. Seriously. Check out Nepal.