Flag Thread III

[wiiguy]

Originally Posted by Kaiphranos

Well, I think both of them would be distinguishable from the Gran Colombian flag on a smoke-filled South American battlefield, so by that criteria they both win.

Yaaaay! Is there liike a flag challenge somewhere?

[Kaiphranos]

Originally Posted by wiiguy

Yaaaay! Is there liike a flag challenge somewhere?

There is, in fact, a Weekly Flag Challenge:

Challenges thread

Entries thread

[jkarr]

“Following the 2nd Danish-Hansa war (1407-1412), the Hanseatic League not only reaffirmed their previous treaties with Denmark and Norway (as well as gaining control over the Swedish fishing industry), but also gained several territories, the most important of them (although not at the time) being the Faroe Islands (which had come under Danish possession during the formation of the Kalmar union).
Initially the islands were seen merely as a stop over in trade routes with the British Isles, and for allowing competition with the southern markets, and so control over the islands were passed between the various cities inside the league, until coming under control of the city of Greifswald, which began the first major development of the islands (mainly by sending colonists to diminish the native Norse inhabitants), seeing its largely untapped fishing areas as a good investment, a foresight was to pay off during the next centuries.

The 3rd Danish-Hansa war (1427-1430) saw the islands used as a staging ground for shipping and troop movements against the Norse colonies on Iceland and the far flung Greenland, allowing the Greifswald council to allocate funds to building a better harbor in the chains main city, Tórsahavr, and greater shipping facilities on the islands, which turned out to be another profitable expense for the city. During the raids against the Greenland colonies, several Hanseatic ships, under command of Eric Lange (a merchantman turned pirate) were blown off course going missing for nigh on 2 years, until, after the war (resulting in the break up of the Kalmar Union), in 1432, he returned to Lubeck claiming he had landed, and rediscovered, the “fabled” lost colonies of Vinland (in actuality its more likely they had landed on Newfoundland), and had explored large tracts of new western land alongst its coast. This report promoted several expeditions to explore this new land (then dubbed “New Hansa” at the time), and once again, the Faroe Islands proved a important staging point for these explorations, leading to its eventual importance as a trading and staging point for the later Hanseatic colonies along (future) North Hansaria, which also lead to its large economic importance within the League (resulting in its population going from just under a thousand, to 3 thousand by the end of the 15th centuary).

After the Hanseatic League becoming a fully fledged nation, independent of the Holy Roman Empire (during several wars of independence and expansion in Europe (See “Hanseatic Rebellion”), the Faroe Islands became one of its most important trade stations, resulting in its district capital, Tórshavr (although still under Greifswaldian control), becoming a free city and a important commerce center and port city of the first of the Hansa´s “Black ships“ (all the nation’s new fleet was painted black in order to distinguish from any enemies). By the beginning of the 19th centuary however the Faroe Islands started to lose their prominence to the colonies they once supplied (thanks to the colonies becoming more stable) and so, in 1832, after 5 years of negotiations, Greifswaldian administration was ended, and the Faroe Islands gained status as a official member state within the Hanseatic League.”

Excerpt of Page 22-23
“Expansion of the Hansa” , by Prof. Karl von Launburg (1957)
Ed. Alcastor-Barnes

[Cèsar de Quart]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

How's this: the famous white horse of bolivar (on the venezuelian arms in OTL) surrounded by 8 stars symbolising the 7 original revolutionary provinces + guayana.

blue and white are probably very symbolic but I have to go so I can't be buggered finding an explanation.

I really like it. Very good one!

[Flayer]

Flag I made for NationStates a couple years ago as The Free Republic of Khorsun.

People are probably sick of the cliched cross ones right now but I liked it.

[wiiguy]

The flag of the Hanseatic league, circa 1991.
My entry for the Flag Challenge:
With the collapse of the Prussian Empire after Napoleon defeated Prussia at the battle of Leipzig and stormed Berlin, the remaining north German states were convened by the French government into the Republic of New Hanse, named after an old German trade federation. The Republik was a French puppet state until the Treaty of Brussels was signed in 1819 and it was given autonomy from the French. However, it was still subject to some of Napoleon's orders, having no standing army and no dedicated navy.

The Republik found ways around these regulations, and was one of the leading exporters of manufactured goods by 1870. The Republik's powerful "Trader Navy" had enough clout to drive the British from Ceylon during the 1873-1875 Franco-British war over ports in India.

The Republik der Neuen Hanse still flourishes today, with notably less direction from Paris.

The blue stripes on the flag represent the maritime tradition of the Republik, while the white stripe shows the peaceful nature of its tradition. The castle in the center shows the eterna strength and unity of the state, and the crossed key and sword represent Hansers' willingness to fight for their homes and property. In later years, the flag has been inscribed with the motto "Freiheit und Handel," or Freedom and Trade.

[Napoleon53]

I would suggest moving the "und Handel" down to the blue to match the "Freiheit," and possibly make the text black. Other than that, looks awesome!

[wiiguy]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

I would suggest moving the "und Handel" down to the blue to match the "Freiheit," and possibly make the test black. Other than that, looks awesome!

I will try that in a sec.

[wiiguy]

Neue Hanse v1.2

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by wiiguy

Neue Hanse v1.2

Yes! I love it!

[wiiguy]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

Yes! I love it!

Dahnke schon.

[Lord Grattan]

State of Catawba (OTL eastern Tennessee, northern Alabama & extreme NW Georgia):

[follow_by_white_rabbit]

Flag of South Germany Confederation based on some game screenshot I've recently seen.

[Martin23230]

Originally Posted by follow_by_white_rabbit

Flag of South Germany Confederation based on some game screenshot I've recently seen.

Ha! That's probably because they used the flag I made for the SGF a while ago:



I even made a map and scenario to go with it:


Nice to see it being used though, and I do like your shield! If I may ask, where did you see the screenshot?

[follow_by_white_rabbit]

Originally Posted by Martin23230

Ha! That's probably because they used the flag I made for the SGF a while ago:



I even made a map and scenario to go with it:


Nice to see it being used though, and I do like your shield! If I may ask, where did you see the screenshot?

I'd like your double headed eagle. I were to do so but never found suitable one. I've seen this screenshot here on AH.

[wolf_brother]

And now for something completely different, the swallow-tailed flag of the Somalian Empire, from a TL where the Gobroon dynasty does much, much better.

[wiiguy]

Edited version:

A cookie to someone who can come up with a suitable nation and backstory for it.

[Marc Pasquin]

Originally Posted by wiiguy

On a whim, I made this:
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A cookie to someone who can come up with a suitable nation and backstory for it.

Not overly meant to be offensive but its a bit on the generic side, could pretty much apply to any communist party/country. MAybe if you had some sort of unusual element added to it it woud make the challenge more interesting.

[wiiguy]

Originally Posted by Marc Pasquin

Not overly meant to be offensive but its a bit on the generic side, could pretty much apply to any communist party/country. MAybe if you had some sort of unusual element added to it it woud make the challenge more interesting.

Oh, I understand. I'll try to add something new.

[wiiguy]

Alright, the edited version is up.