Flag Thread IV
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New Britain Mapping
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Hello, this is my first post!
I am currently doing a Nordic flag for every country in the world as a project.
This is one of my creations:
The other one is The Irish Nordic Republic
I am currently doing a Nordic flag for every country in the world as a project.
This is one of my creations:
The other one is The Irish Nordic Republic
Dorozhand
Banned
Altered the hues and the lion a bit:
Flag of the Republic of Leon, formed from the succession war that resulted in the disintegration of Bourbon Spain during the French Revolutionary Conflicts and the brief foundation of the Spanish First Republic. It was subsequently twice reabsorbed and recreated during the 19th century.
The tragedies of the Spanish House of Savoy-
First during 1845 for a brief period after the Carlist absolute monarchy collapsed. The republic fought against both the Carlists the liberal Savoyard monarchy of Ferdinand VIII to regain its independence but was reincorporated into Castile following the defeat of the Leon Uprising.
Again from 1897-1903 during the Bothnian War, a conflict between the United Realms of Scandinavia and the Republic of Russia over Suomi that eventually drew in many other powers fighting proxy wars on fronts from China to chaotic Iberia. Following the breakup of Scandinavia and the independence of Suomi, a Spanish Republic was created with the abdication of King Thomas II of the Spanish House of Savoy. The Republic of Leon was incorporated into it as a federal entity.
The Second Republic lasted until 1915, when a Carlist uprising in the Basque country precipitated its overthrow following an Italo-British military intervention that restored the liberal monarchy of Thomas II in 1917. But with the death of King Thomas in 1923, his son Ferdinand IX became associated with the disastrous war in Morocco and the dictatorship of his military officers, and was eventually overthrown by the communists in 1933, who founded the Third Republic. In 1935, a military coup was launched aimed at creating a nationalist state, but this spun out into a civil war that eventually spread to include much of the world as Nationalist Poland steamrolled across Europe and the communists, liberals and reactionaries all fought back. After the Poles and their Carlist, falangist, and savoyardist collaborators had been driven entirely out of Iberia, the new state raised a few thousand volunteers to be trained in Mexico, who would see action on the Rhine and Alpine fronts during the last phase of the war, participating in the final destruction of the Greater Polish Empire and its sphere.
The Republic of Leon was finally restored permanently as part of the Iberian Spring during the 1935-1953 Nationalist War. It is a member of the Union of Iberian States since 1954 and the European Radical League since the Second Republic in 1845.
The numbers in the upper left are "9 13 14" and stand for the year, month, and day that the First War of Independence began as reckoned by the French Revolutionary Calendar, which ITTL divides the year into fourteen equal months of 26 days with a leap day every two years on the last month. The revolution began on the 14th day of the 13th month of Year 9 of the French Republic.
the grey border is just to distinguish the white from the background of the board.
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In the 16th century the blazon of the city of Leon within Spain had assumed its modern form: Argent a lion rampant Purpure, langued and armed Gules
The province of Leon had the same arms but with a marquesal coronet, and without a crown on the lion as had been the arms of the old Kingdom of Leon. To this day Leonese regionalists use the Purpurada, or a flag consisting of the shield described above charged on a field of Purpure.
In this alternate timeline the flag associated with the 18th and 19th century Leonese republican separatists (that sprung up in the wake of a continued French Revolution) became a bicolor of purpure and argent or white. The arms charged in the flag come from the lion passant Purpure depicted in the arms attributed for centuries to Alfonso VII. I found its configuration the most attractive and imagined it works as well as anything else as the in-universe inspiration for a republican flag as I could just replace the old crown with a Phrygian cap.
Flag of the Republic of Leon, formed from the succession war that resulted in the disintegration of Bourbon Spain during the French Revolutionary Conflicts and the brief foundation of the Spanish First Republic. It was subsequently twice reabsorbed and recreated during the 19th century.
The tragedies of the Spanish House of Savoy-
First during 1845 for a brief period after the Carlist absolute monarchy collapsed. The republic fought against both the Carlists the liberal Savoyard monarchy of Ferdinand VIII to regain its independence but was reincorporated into Castile following the defeat of the Leon Uprising.
Again from 1897-1903 during the Bothnian War, a conflict between the United Realms of Scandinavia and the Republic of Russia over Suomi that eventually drew in many other powers fighting proxy wars on fronts from China to chaotic Iberia. Following the breakup of Scandinavia and the independence of Suomi, a Spanish Republic was created with the abdication of King Thomas II of the Spanish House of Savoy. The Republic of Leon was incorporated into it as a federal entity.
The Second Republic lasted until 1915, when a Carlist uprising in the Basque country precipitated its overthrow following an Italo-British military intervention that restored the liberal monarchy of Thomas II in 1917. But with the death of King Thomas in 1923, his son Ferdinand IX became associated with the disastrous war in Morocco and the dictatorship of his military officers, and was eventually overthrown by the communists in 1933, who founded the Third Republic. In 1935, a military coup was launched aimed at creating a nationalist state, but this spun out into a civil war that eventually spread to include much of the world as Nationalist Poland steamrolled across Europe and the communists, liberals and reactionaries all fought back. After the Poles and their Carlist, falangist, and savoyardist collaborators had been driven entirely out of Iberia, the new state raised a few thousand volunteers to be trained in Mexico, who would see action on the Rhine and Alpine fronts during the last phase of the war, participating in the final destruction of the Greater Polish Empire and its sphere.
The Republic of Leon was finally restored permanently as part of the Iberian Spring during the 1935-1953 Nationalist War. It is a member of the Union of Iberian States since 1954 and the European Radical League since the Second Republic in 1845.
The numbers in the upper left are "9 13 14" and stand for the year, month, and day that the First War of Independence began as reckoned by the French Revolutionary Calendar, which ITTL divides the year into fourteen equal months of 26 days with a leap day every two years on the last month. The revolution began on the 14th day of the 13th month of Year 9 of the French Republic.
the grey border is just to distinguish the white from the background of the board.
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In the 16th century the blazon of the city of Leon within Spain had assumed its modern form: Argent a lion rampant Purpure, langued and armed Gules
The province of Leon had the same arms but with a marquesal coronet, and without a crown on the lion as had been the arms of the old Kingdom of Leon. To this day Leonese regionalists use the Purpurada, or a flag consisting of the shield described above charged on a field of Purpure.
In this alternate timeline the flag associated with the 18th and 19th century Leonese republican separatists (that sprung up in the wake of a continued French Revolution) became a bicolor of purpure and argent or white. The arms charged in the flag come from the lion passant Purpure depicted in the arms attributed for centuries to Alfonso VII. I found its configuration the most attractive and imagined it works as well as anything else as the in-universe inspiration for a republican flag as I could just replace the old crown with a Phrygian cap.
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Dorozhand
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great stuff
I could definitely see the last one being used by a fascist/rightist or ultra-catholic Ireland in the 20th century.
Welcome to the board!
Bulldoggus
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Not an ultra-catholic one- there's far too much Orange (the color of the Ulster Protestants) for that.
I made a few flags for the Somali Democratic Republic and I can't decide on which one looks best, so heres them all:
Dorozhand
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I love them all. Reminds of the Viet Cong flag.
If I had to pick a favorite configuration I think it'd be the third one.
Cross-post of my entry to the previous Flag Challenge:
The next challenge is now up in the Weekly Flag Challenge: Discussion & Entries thread.
The Hidden Banner of the Sons of Wotan
The Sons of Wotan (Söhne von Wotan) was just one of the many radical groups which sprang up around Europe in the 19th century. Despite its radicalism (which in modern times might be termed fascist or far-right, with some anarchist tendencies mixed in), it had no noticeable impact on history. This was no doubt due to the extreme paranoia of its members, who went to extreme lengths not be noticed by the authorities. This had the positive effect of enabling the group to continue for a relatively long time, even surviving the tumultuous formation of the Deutsches Reich and the Franco-Prussian War. However, the negative impact was that it was almost impossible to recruit new members. As a result, instead of being closed down by the authorities or destroyed in a battle with another opposing group, the Sons of Wotan simply died out - literally - as its members grew old and died.
This banner was discovered by a deceased member's daughter when she was sorting through his effects. The banner was folded and clipped in such a way that it looked just like the national flag of the empire, with the only apparent oddity being that it seemed to be designed to be hung from a horizontal pole instead of being flown from a normal vertical flag-pole. However, when the small, almost invisible, clips were removed, the banner unfolded to show, hidden between the two flags, the red-on-black symbol of the Sons of Wotan (primarily the rune ansuz - which was apparently a symbol of Wotan, the chief germanic deity, god of battle and war - at least according to the Söhne von Wotan...).
It seems that the group would hang the flag in the room where they were meeting and only unfurl the hidden banner when they were sure there were no 'traitors' amongst them.
The Fahne der Söhne von Wotan in der Kaiserflagge versteckt ('banner of the Sons of Wotan hidden in the imperial German flag') was put on display in the local museum, part of a display about anarchism and radicalism, but was lost during the Second World War. Only photographs remain of this ingenious, but ultimately futile, 'hidden banner.'
Unfurled:Folded:
The next challenge is now up in the Weekly Flag Challenge: Discussion & Entries thread.
*please i made it with mobile phone, so the cross should not be well centered.
Flag of the Greece republic.
The republic replaced the Roman Empire in 1833 after a military coup.
Emperor Michael XII was arrested and killed by a military junta.
His son Demetrios(later Demetrios IV) was able to escape in Cyprus, thanks to an Iranian diplomat.
The flag recycled the imperial colors (red and gold), adding 5 red stripes to symbolize the five regions of the empire: Thace, Macedonia, Thessalia, Attika and Anatolia(a broad term for empire lands in Asia).
The cross was put remember the alliance with God and Church, allied with the military to overthrow the Emperor that was willing to reform the land possession.
Unfortunately for the military, but fortunately for the Empire, the plane backfire and after 15 years of cruel ruel in 1848, during the liberal revolutions the Emperor's son, Demetrios was restored.
I found another old flag of mine, I think I was trying to incorporate all the British territory to have representation on the British flag. It's a mess.
Cross post for the latest challenge
The Confederation of Murcia
The Confederation of Murcia was formed by the Cuyper Accords to help resolve the Tribulations [1] following the Republican Wars. Like most of the Mediterranean Republics it had a triune State Council acting as Head of State, although most of its powers were delegated to the First Secretary. This being because each State Councillor was themselves a Head of State: the Princes-General of the Aragonese Republic, the Ra's of the Republic of Granada, and the King of the Commonwealth [2]. Pragmatically these were typically the Medial Prince-General, a Wazir of Murcia, and a Lord Lieutenant of Murcia (usually also of the Balearic Protectorate).
The Accords also mandated rotating the First Secretariat among Gharbi Muslim, Papal Catholic, and Sephardic Jew, with Secretaries of Government having portfolios for each. Half the Members of the Assembly are also assigned to each religious denomination at each census (currently 43% Muslim, 42% Christian, 15% Jewish) though it's not always clear if the Member is an actual practitioner rather than nominal.
The Flag of the Confederation itself is a compromise based on the historical and neighbouring flags albeit the Commission headed by Lord Lieutenant Miles FitzGerald carried through aesthetic considerations [3]. Blue is for Aragon, Red for Granada, White for peace, 3 stripes for the 3 major religions, 2 stars for the main traditional divisions of the region.
[1] Think OTL Troubles crossed with the Yugoslav Wars
[2] England, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Wendland, and the Overseas Territories
[3] No damn maps on flags!
[NB If anyone wants to provide some linguistic help for alt Mozarabic, Murcian, etc. translations this will cited gratefully!!!]
If we acknowledge Wales any more than we already do, it will quickly grow to encompass all of Earth and beyond, making it's neglect a necessary evil.
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