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What is the Best Flag of a Country?
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#31
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I present to you the flag of the Most Serene Republic of Venice

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/vec/2/2c/Bandiera_della_Repubblica_di_Venezia.gif

which was one of the longest lasting citystates, lasting 1100 years as an city-state up to Napoleon's conquest of Italy versus the Austrians.

Alternatively: the banner of the duke of Flanders and current flag of our province looks pretty rad: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen_van_Vlaanderen#/media/File:Oude_wapen_van_Vlaanderen_%28voor_1100%29.jpg

I present to you the flag of the [i]Most Serene Republic of Venice[/i] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/vec/2/2c/Bandiera_della_Repubblica_di_Venezia.gif[/img] which was one of the longest lasting citystates, lasting 1100 years as an city-state up to Napoleon's conquest of Italy versus the Austrians.

Alternatively: the banner of the duke of Flanders and current flag of our province looks pretty rad: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen_van_Vlaanderen#/media/File:Oude_wapen_van_Vlaanderen_%28voor_1100%29.jpg
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#32
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Honestly, I really like the German Empire flag much more than the Current German/Weimar Republic Flag. Maybe I just hate gold/orange.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Flag_of_the_German_Empire.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg

The HRE flag looks pretty cool too.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ronriseofkings/images/c/ca/HRE_Flag.png/revision/latest?cb=20110415095654

Honestly, I really like the German Empire flag much more than the Current German/Weimar Republic Flag. Maybe I just hate gold/orange.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Flag_of_the_German_Empire.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg

The HRE flag looks pretty cool too.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ronriseofkings/images/c/ca/HRE_Flag.png/revision/latest?cb=20110415095654
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#33
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I like France's flag

I like France's flag
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#34
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I'm partial to the Gonzales "Come and Take It" flag used by Texian settlers during the Great Texian Revolution. It wasn't ever the Republic's national flag, but I believe it was used by revolutionaries during the war.

I have a couple hanging up at my apartment.

I'm partial to the Gonzales "[url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Texas_Flag_Come_and_Take_It.svg/900px-Texas_Flag_Come_and_Take_It.svg.png]Come and Take It[/url]" flag used by Texian settlers during the Great Texian Revolution. It wasn't ever the Republic's national flag, but I believe it was used by revolutionaries during the war.

I have a couple hanging up at my apartment.
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#35
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PermzillaSeychelles

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/s/sc.gif

ye boiii
ps: would be nice to have here

[quote=Permzilla]Seychelles

[img]http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/s/sc.gif[/img][/quote]
ye boiii
ps: would be nice to have here
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#36
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SpaceGhostsCoffeeThe HRE flag looks pretty cool too.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ronriseofkings/images/c/ca/HRE_Flag.png/revision/latest?cb=20110415095654

Oh, theres a really cool manuscript with the combined flags of the HRE
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Quaterionenadler_David_de_Negker.jpg
Another cool French flag is the Oriflamme, the banner used for battle when the intent was to take no prisoners: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Oriflamme.svg/2000px-Oriflamme.svg.png

The Texan one is great, The American-Mexican war is full with interesting stories, like the one of the Irish catholic brigade who fought with their former Texan neighbours. (filled with deserters from the US army, they were mercilessly hunted down and hung, and the ordeal was kept quiet to the public until the government was forced to give an account at around WW1 about 70 years later) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion#/media/File:Erin_Go_Bragh_Banner.svg

A sad thing though, is that some really bland looking flags have great backstory on their origin, but are pretty unknown, like corsica or the flag of Louvain, which is boring white field with two red stripes which is basically like austria but the (false) legend says, it refers to a battle with vikings which was so bloody, it made both sides of the local river the dijle turn red on a snowy field.

[quote=SpaceGhostsCoffee]
The HRE flag looks pretty cool too.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ronriseofkings/images/c/ca/HRE_Flag.png/revision/latest?cb=20110415095654[/quote]

Oh, theres a really cool manuscript with the combined flags of the HRE
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Quaterionenadler_David_de_Negker.jpg
Another cool French flag is the Oriflamme, the banner used for battle when the intent was to take no prisoners: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Oriflamme.svg/2000px-Oriflamme.svg.png

The Texan one is great, The American-Mexican war is full with interesting stories, like the one of the Irish catholic brigade who fought with their former Texan neighbours. (filled with deserters from the US army, they were mercilessly hunted down and hung, and the ordeal was kept quiet to the public until the government was forced to give an account at around WW1 about 70 years later) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion#/media/File:Erin_Go_Bragh_Banner.svg

A sad thing though, is that some really bland looking flags have great backstory on their origin, but are pretty unknown, like corsica or the flag of Louvain, which is boring white field with two red stripes which is basically like austria but the (false) legend says, it refers to a battle with vikings which was so bloody, it made both sides of the local river the dijle turn red on a snowy field.
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#37
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Gadsden_flag.svg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Gadsden_flag.svg
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#38
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/1000px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2ucmARq-k

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/1000px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png[/img]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2ucmARq-k[/youtube]
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#39
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Liberian county flags are a thing of beauty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofa_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Bong_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Gee_County#/media/File:Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg

Liberian county flags are a thing of beauty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofa_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Bong_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Gee_County#/media/File:Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg
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#40
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http://www.thecomebacktown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Flag-Pocatello-Idaho.jpg

enigma PLEASE

[img]http://www.thecomebacktown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Flag-Pocatello-Idaho.jpg[/img]

enigma PLEASE
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#41
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libya flag till 2011, it was just a color : green

libya flag till 2011, it was just a color : green
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#42
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http://cdn1.theodysseyonline.com/files/2015/05/18/6356758267952685371669790427_american-flag-beautiful-images-hd-new-wallpapers-of-us-flag.imgopt1000x70.jpg

[img]http://cdn1.theodysseyonline.com/files/2015/05/18/6356758267952685371669790427_american-flag-beautiful-images-hd-new-wallpapers-of-us-flag.imgopt1000x70.jpg[/img]
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#43
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Canada, at least its unique unlike most flags

Canada, at least its unique unlike most flags
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#44
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sacLiberian county flags are a thing of beauty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofa_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Bong_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Gee_County#/media/File:Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg

Liberian Counties can't compare to Belarus or Turkmenistan.

[quote=sac]Liberian county flags are a thing of beauty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofa_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_County#/media/File:Flag_of_Bong_County.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Gee_County#/media/File:Flag_of_River_Gee_County.svg[/quote]
Liberian Counties can't compare to Belarus or Turkmenistan.
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#45
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EoNAntigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png

it looks like a vagina

[quote=EoN]Antigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag [img]http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png[/img][/quote]

it looks like a vagina
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#46
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https://flagspot.net/images/p/ph_1936.gif

PINOY BOYS

[img]https://flagspot.net/images/p/ph_1936.gif[/img]

PINOY BOYS
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#47
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg

saint pierre and miquelon

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg[/img]
saint pierre and miquelon
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#48
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flag of the benin empire

https://web.archive.org/web/20150527054126/http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/575/media-575843/large.jpg

flag of the benin empire
[img]https://web.archive.org/web/20150527054126/http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/575/media-575843/large.jpg[/img]
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#49
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i was gonna put железного́рск, but someone already put it...
i love this 1 too ("state" flag, not a country flag), and im pretty biased toward it:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Kamchatka_Krai.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Kamchatka_Krai.svg.png

awesome thread, i love flags and geography stuff :p

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check out www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/ if you do too, friends
i was gonna put железного́рск, but someone already put it...
i love this 1 too ("state" flag, not a country flag), and im pretty biased toward it:

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Kamchatka_Krai.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Kamchatka_Krai.svg.png[/img]

awesome thread, i love flags and geography stuff :p

[spoiler]check out www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/ if you do too, friends[/spoiler]
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#50
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mustardoverlordEoNAntigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png
it looks like a vagina

No, this looks like a vagina, then again i'm gay and prolly seen more than u..

http://flagpedia.net/data/flags/ultra/ir.png

[quote=mustardoverlord][quote=EoN]Antigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag [img]http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png[/img][/quote]

it looks like a vagina[/quote]
No, this looks like a vagina, then again i'm gay and prolly seen more than u..

http://flagpedia.net/data/flags/ultra/ir.png
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#51
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http://i.imgur.com/KGLG6JV.png
not a country but...

http://i.imgur.com/KGLG6JV.png
not a country but...
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#52
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/2000px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png

new mexico

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/2000px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png[/img]
new mexico
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#53
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Relevant TED talk incoming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4

Relevant TED talk incoming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4
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#54
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Arizona has the coolest state flag though, i fucking love it https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/250px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png

Arizona has the coolest state flag though, i fucking love it https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/250px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png
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#55
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png[/img]
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#56
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I really like the GDR flag

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/2000px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png

I really like the GDR flag

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/2000px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png
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#57
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boulderhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png

you post that but just watch as someone posts the ISIS flag and gets downfragged to hell

[quote=boulder][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png[/img][/quote]
you post that but just watch as someone posts the ISIS flag and gets downfragged to hell
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#58
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riotbzboulderhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.pngyou post that but just watch as someone posts the ISIS flag and gets downfragged to hell

I googled it and this was one of the top results :^)

https://atheistpapers.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/corrected-isis-flag.jpg

[quote=riotbz][quote=boulder][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg/2000px-Flag_of_German_Reich_(1935%E2%80%931945).svg.png[/img][/quote]
you post that but just watch as someone posts the ISIS flag and gets downfragged to hell[/quote]


I googled it and this was one of the top results :^)

https://atheistpapers.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/corrected-isis-flag.jpg
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#59
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mustardoverlordEoNAntigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png
it looks like a vagina

Have you ever seen a vagina?

[quote=mustardoverlord][quote=EoN]Antigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag [img]http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png[/img][/quote]

it looks like a vagina[/quote]

Have you ever seen a vagina?
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#60
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RhettromustardoverlordEoNAntigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png
it looks like a vagina

Have you ever seen a vagina?

Tons probably. I mean look at all his nerd stars

[quote=Rhettro][quote=mustardoverlord][quote=EoN]Antigua and Barbuda has a wierd flag [img]http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antigua-Barbuda-Flag.png[/img][/quote]

it looks like a vagina[/quote]

Have you ever seen a vagina?[/quote]

Tons probably. I mean look at all his nerd stars
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