Flag Thread III

[Iori]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

Flags Of The World. Its the mailing list that feeds the site of the same name:

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/

Oooh, I've seen that site before.

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by Iori

Oooh, I've seen that site before.

I use to be the fictional flags editor and I thought it might have been sent for inclusion at one point. Only flags from professionaly published sources are included but members often link to flags they find interesting.

[MoraesSarmento]

Originally Posted by YRCK

What's the symbolism?

Orange - The Netherlands
Black - Belgium

The coat of arms is from the Napoleonic Republic of Batavia.

[MoraesSarmento]

A totalitarian Brazil where Getúlio Vargas becomes much more megalomaniac.

[Glen]

From the Dominion of Southern America timeline (see sig for link).

Originally Posted by Glen

The Second Mexican Republic, also known as the United States of Mexico, was one of the earliest and hardest hit nations in the global economic downturn of the 1880s. The Panic of 1881 sent the nation to the edge of utter bankruptcy, with international creditors inpatient to be paid. As businesses failed, the government was seen as impotent. Into this maelstrom rose the Korsgaardistas, and their charismatic leader, Angel Castellanos. Castellanos was hailed by his admirers as the second coming of Jorge Quintana. When the federal government deadlocked over the budget, the Korsgaardistas marched on Mexico City. Mexican President Rivera was 'convinced' to make Castellanos his vice-president, and to enact a Korsgaardista agenda. Protectionism, corporate support and guidance from the president, as well as an odd dual celebration of the Mesoamerican past and 'traditional' Catholicism were the first priorities. Within a year, Rivera resigned citing 'health' reasons, and Castellanos was raised to the presidency. Many Mexicans welcomed the Korsgaardistas and Castellanos as their policies seemed to offer them renewed prosperity and respect on the international stage. By 1885, the Korsgaardistas had gained control over the military, judiciary, and a sizeable portion of the legislature. Other parties were dissolved, as was the constitution, and the Mexican Empire was proclaimed by President Angel Castellanos.

The new flag of the Mexican Empire

[Tsao]

Originally Posted by Glen

From the Dominion of Southern America timeline (see sig for link).

Great flag!

Although it does look a bit strange from an OTL perspective.......

Mind explaining the change of flag and the symbolism?

[Glen]

Originally Posted by Marshal Duan

Great flag!

Although it does look a bit strange from an OTL perspective.......

Mind explaining the change of flag and the symbolism?

Thanks! The flag is a variant of the very first insurgency flag of Mexico, which was kept ITTL. Korsgaardians tend to favor red-white-black as a color scheme, and more arresting graphics for their symbolism - really, I blame the Korsgaardian regime in Prussia-Poland for starting the trend. Anyway, the old blue checker design really was a hold-over from the old spanish days, and the Korsgaardians instead proferred a stronger and more 'indigenous' representing color like black. They thought the blood red border was just fine, however.

Oh, those wacky Korsgaardians!

[Iori]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

I use to be the fictional flags editor and I thought it might have been sent for inclusion at one point. Only flags from professionaly published sources are included but members often link to flags they find interesting.

Oh, well I guess it's possible, though I can't imagine the only site I think I posted it to would have had members interested in Vexicology.

[Pischinovski]

Originally Posted by Glen

From the Dominion of Southern America timeline (see sig for link).

nice flag ... i first thought it is an lion head

[False Dmitri]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

If you want to avoid chosing any one colour for the emblem, what about using all ? It does make the design a bit busy however and I had to simplify the star to avoid odd cut-off points.

Wow, thanks for these. I do think the multicolored star is a little busy, though. And the "weave" effect is one of the best things about the star, IMO.

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

As for the triband background, I think any combination will bring to mind at least one other flag. Just a problem with the limited amount of colours. If you truly want to avoid any link, maybe use a different design althogether.

Totally true, especially when this constructed culture has 10 major QSS ethnic groups (and more like 16 or 17 when you factor in likely QAA groups). Everyone seems to be represented in IB.Crimea. I think I've settled on this one, though: I liked the red-green-blue arrangement of the stripes not just because it looked "neutral" but for the aesthetics. I had colored the circle to match the center stripe, assuming this was the best option, but I like the look of blue in both circle and bottom stripe. An emphasis on blue works for an almost-island nation, I think.

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

I use to be the fictional flags editor and I thought it might have been sent for inclusion at one point. Only flags from professionaly published sources are included but members often link to flags they find interesting.

Hey, I submitted a fictional flag last year that was not picked up! I'm not saying it's your fault, just complaining.

Originally Posted by Pischinovski

nice flag ... i first thought it is an lion head

I assumed it was - it was only after reading your post that I realized it wasn't!

[Glen]

Originally Posted by Pischinovski

nice flag ... i first thought it is an lion head

Thanks - I guess I could see that!

[AYoungContrarian]

Flag I made for a socialist America, consisting of 31 states (doesn't include the South & a few others):

[Opunium]

What happend to the right hammer?

[AYoungContrarian]

Originally Posted by Opunium

What happend to the right hammer?

It was cut & pasted from the coat of arms of the GDR.

[oshron]

Originally Posted by SVeach94

It was cut & pasted from the coat of arms of the GDR.

aah, so you used paint?

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by Benkarnell

Hey, I submitted a fictional flag last year that was not picked up! I'm not saying it's your fault, just complaining.

Not the editor anymore and the new one might have a large backlog

[Beedok]

Prussia-Poland Flag (the Bohemians were grumpy about it) from Dimension 398. . . in a few years.

[Akkismat]

A flag for ATL Carribean Union with 17 member states:

- Saint Islands
- Aruba & Korsao
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Martinique & Guadeloupe
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Grenada & Barbados
- Leeward Antilles
- Margarita
- Dominica
- Haiti
- Bahama
- Surinama
- Guyana
- Cayenne (OTL French Guyana)
- Kuba (OTL Cuba)
- Jamaiko (OTL Jamaica)
- Boricua (OTL Puerto Rico)

[YRCK]

The flag of Sinterklaas.
He comes to Holland every year, so I thought de Sint could use a personal flag.

(Yes, I'm Dutch and No, Sinterklaas isn't rascist )

[Akkismat]

Hi Mathuen,

My flag proposal for your American Empire in Africa flag.

Originally Posted by Mathuen

Could I request a flag for (drum roll) The Empire of America-In-Africa!

I was thinking of a combination of the American eagle on the Pan-African flag, but my attempts didn't work out so...

If anyone could make such a flag I would be very grateful. It wouldn't have to be what I just described that was just the basic idea that ran in my head when I was coming up with it.