Flag Thread III

[viperhawkz]

The flag of the Imperial Dominion of the Bahamas.

[Petike]

Flag of the Democratic Republic of Orava and Kysuce from the Sparrow Avengers universe. Do not be alarmed by the name - the country actually means it for a change, being a working multiparty democracy, though with flaws. No dictatorship here, thankfully.

By and large, the coat of arms and flag colours are based on the traditional coat of arms of the Orava county (three green/vert hills with an silver/argent river flowing across the bottom of the central hill, a black/sable bear standing on the same hill and two green/vert spruces (or firs ?) growing out of the adjacent two hills). However, given that the Kysuce region, a former part of the equally former Trenčín county, is a part of the DROK, this fact needed to be acknowledged somehow in the insignia. The solution was simple : A green/vert deciduous tree was added to the hilltop behind the bear's back and another silver/argent stream was added below the already existing one in the lower part of the central hill. The original silver stream symbolized Orava, the principal river of the Orava county. The added second stream is a nod to the Kysuce region's equally eponymous main river - the Kysuca.

The country's air force roundel can be seen here.

[Petike]

The textured version.

[Mac Gregor]

Flag of the Dominion of Jamaica from my TL (circa 1964).

[Lapsed Pacifist]

Hello all, I'm pretty new here so I thought I might share some of the flags I've created.

Here's a flag for an anarcho-syndicalist USA.

[Ares96]

The fist should probably be one solid shade of red, as that kind of tone gradient is hard to replicate on fabric. Other than that, awesome. For a first flag, very awesome. For a first post, supercalifragilisticexpialidociously awesome (I'm telling you, it's a real word).

[Livingod]

Originally Posted by viperhawkz

The flag of the Imperial Dominion of the Bahamas.

Originally Posted by Mac Gregor

Flag of the Dominion of Jamaica from my TL (circa 1964).

B-but... they're not defaced ensigns!

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by Lapsed Pacifist

Here's a flag for an anarcho-syndicalist USA.

Attachment 207042

I second what Ares said (about shading and quality) but one question I have is the appropriatness of having a *national* flag for any sort of anarchist entity, especialy one which (I assume) have stars representing sub-national entities (whether the name might be).

The problem is who exactly would use it ? I can see it being use as a flag of rebellion but since there would be no centralised organisation (unless the anarcho-syndicalist part is more rhetoric then fact), there would be no need for it to be flown anywhere.

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by Dr.Kafka

I actually made a flag based on a similar premise, although I think mine might better represent a communist Texas or Oklahoma than the South as a whole.

I never could figure out a good color combination for my flag, though. I'm also not to happy with the symbols I used; I tried steering away from using the hammer and sickle, but I think using the square and compass might have been heading in the wrong direction (would Southern communists even approve of the Freemasons?).

My idea was to represent the union of black and white citizens (from a previous post, wasn't sure of the country official name hence the blank scroll):

[Galaxy999]

Here's one with fourteen stripes, for each of the current republics. The other one had seven for the original seven confederate states.

[Galaxy999]

and one with the stripes extended below the canton

[Galaxy999]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

but one question I have is the appropriatness of having a *national* flag for any sort of anarchist entity, especialy one which (I assume) have stars representing sub-national entities (whether the name might be).

The problem is who exactly would use it ? I can see it being use as a flag of rebellion but since there would be no centralised organisation (unless the anarcho-syndicalist part is more rhetoric then fact), there would be no need for it to be flown anywhere.

Perhaps the flag represents the solidarity of the working class and their commitment to mutual cooperation in decentralized socialism, or the vanguard party that unifies the workers in aim and deed in lieu of the state, working with the popular zeitgeist rather than force and outside will? Think of the CNT/AFI flag in anarchist Catalonia.
And perhaps the stars represent the larger intersyndical unions that help direct production and worker communication across regions.

[xt828]

Originally Posted by Galaxy999

Here's one with fourteen stripes, for each of the current republics. The other one had seven for the original seven confederate states.

I wonder how this would look with the CoA centred vertically, like the Texan flag's star.

[Galaxy999]

Originally Posted by xt828

I wonder how this would look with the CoA centred vertically, like the Texan flag's star.

Centered CoA with stars

[Mac Gregor]

In no particular order here are some flags for the British Commonwealth from my TL circa 1964. Cheers!

[Lapsed Pacifist]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

I second what Ares said (about shading and quality) but one question I have is the appropriatness of having a *national* flag for any sort of anarchist entity, especialy one which (I assume) have stars representing sub-national entities (whether the name might be).

The problem is who exactly would use it ? I can see it being use as a flag of rebellion but since there would be no centralised organisation (unless the anarcho-syndicalist part is more rhetoric then fact), there would be no need for it to be flown anywhere.

I wasn't thinking of a national flag, rather a general flag to represent the assorted American communes and/or groups together, or for a diplomatic body which helps said communities negotiate with each other and maintain some level of solidarity (like the UN), without being a central government. Or it could work as the flag of an underground revolutionary group.

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by Mac Gregor

In no particular order here are some flags for the British Commonwealth from my TL circa 1964. Cheers!

Pretty good but just a few comments:
- If the commonwealth flag is supposed to represent a supranational entity, it would be odd to use the same design as national ones. If you want to keep the UJ on it, you might instead center the globe and have it flanked by 2 UJ or something like that.

- cyprus might benefit from having the lion within a more contrasting circle or shield.

- single creature on flag usualy face toward the hoist as otherwise they would traditionaly look as if they were running away when the soldiers were charging.