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May I please request a flag for a "Federal Republic of Canada" based on Cire's thread in the Books & other Media forum?
The man himself described it as red and gold, with a striped field and a red maple leaf on gold in the canton; I would like to modify this description a little.
One imagines a flag in green and white and red - the field is striped in red and white (the stripes are vertical, to distinguish this flag from that of the United States, as well as represent a new direction for Canada after a long and thoroughly unpleasant Military Occupation), with green maple leaves in the canton to represent a new beginning for the Great White North. For the record there are seven stripes, symbolising the former provinces & territories now transformed into States of this truncated Canada.
The red should ideally be bright red, rather than sombre - fresh blood, rather than old wounds - though I will differ to your creative instincts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada#/media/File:Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1921-1957).svg
^^When describing green maple leaves, I thought of the three-stalked design at the bottom of the shield on this Red Ensign; may I please suggest losing the lower part of that central stalk, leaving the bottom curved and hopefully allowing for a smoother fit into the canton of this flag?^^
Please allow me to thank you for considering my request and also for your efforts on behalf of all those of us who have Ideas but lack the Talents to realise them!
The man himself described it as red and gold, with a striped field and a red maple leaf on gold in the canton; I would like to modify this description a little.
One imagines a flag in green and white and red - the field is striped in red and white (the stripes are vertical, to distinguish this flag from that of the United States, as well as represent a new direction for Canada after a long and thoroughly unpleasant Military Occupation), with green maple leaves in the canton to represent a new beginning for the Great White North. For the record there are seven stripes, symbolising the former provinces & territories now transformed into States of this truncated Canada.
The red should ideally be bright red, rather than sombre - fresh blood, rather than old wounds - though I will differ to your creative instincts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada#/media/File:Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1921-1957).svg
^^When describing green maple leaves, I thought of the three-stalked design at the bottom of the shield on this Red Ensign; may I please suggest losing the lower part of that central stalk, leaving the bottom curved and hopefully allowing for a smoother fit into the canton of this flag?^^
Please allow me to thank you for considering my request and also for your efforts on behalf of all those of us who have Ideas but lack the Talents to realise them!
Well... thanks for this useful material... pretty sure there are more of these, and administraive maps for other Balkan states (Montenegro, Bulgaria, Albania, etc.) dating back from just before WW1. I need them for an editable map patch (especially QBAM)Serbia's new districts looked like this:
The districts in pre-Balkan Wars territory looked like this:
I'm not sure if you want to keep the red/white stripes or make them red/black. So here are a few options:
canton replaced with red/black flag
same as above but keeping the stars
white stripes replaced with black
almost the same, but with a diagonal colour red/black switch
two diagonal switches - a bit more anarchic...
re-coloured canton, black with red stars
re-coloured canton, red with black starsHopefully one of them is roughly what you had in mind?
What about adding white stipes to the red/black such that it's black stripes meeting red stripes at the diagonal.
Or to put it another way red/white stripes cut diagonally joining black/white stripes.
Or to put it another way red/white stripes cut diagonally joining black/white stripes.
Good idea.
Plus some alternatives inspired by the same idea:
I'm well over my three images a day now...
Plus some alternatives inspired by the same idea:
I'm well over my three images a day now...
Now that would make an EXCELLENT shoulder patch or cap-badge; I imagine it would also make a pretty darned excellent flag!
I'm also very impressed by your take on the same concept!
I'm also very impressed by your take on the same concept!
Serbia's new districts looked like this:
The districts in pre-Balkan Wars territory looked like this:
I processed the source maps and spliced the new districts into an single map. Hope you find this useful.
Edited from here:
The finished product:
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