Why would either make more sense than Yerevan? Trebizond in this timeline has a very small Armenian population, and remains a Turkish-majority city. Kars is not a large or particularly important city, to my knowledge.
Flag Thread V
The flag of the Federal Republic of Astlan (or, in the UK and Scotland, Aslan). This popular-republican revolt in the Empire of New Spain's northern territories was a symptom of the ailing empire's early-twentieth century "federales" period, named for the guerillas federales that plagued its more distant locales. General Secretary Juan Duran Palazo's centralizing and industrializing reforms brought with them extreme changes to traditional ways of life, and traditional rights and privileges protected in many localities were suddenly trampled on with no recourse. Water and land disputes, sudden loss of popular representation in many areas, and a total ban on collective ownership of private property sent shockwaves through the empire. However, not only the peasantry was hit hard by the new reforms— industrialization involved revocation of traditional holdings and rights of the old nobility, as well, and the reorganization of the empire's constituent kingdoms and lesser territories into provinces ruled directly from Mexico (City).
In an unholy, yet holy, alliance, church officials, regional landholding nobility, and the peasants all rose up together in the north and the Philippines— both the last two areas in which their interests all converged. Over this period, the various northern rebellions for autonomy quickly morphed into an organized and united independence movement— Astlan— while the revolt in the Philippines took on a decidedly more ethnonationalistic character. Hopelessly outnumbered and waiting in the mountains and the deserts for any sign of foreign assistance, los federales de Astlan held their ground for a long, long time.
The flag itself saw many iterations, but the most "official" version included two green bands on the side, a green hummingbird, and the text "Per Ardua Ad Libertas," often accompanied by a translation in Spanish, all over a white field. Often, the defacement was alone on the white field, without the accompanying bands. The hummingbird, much like the name of the republic itself, was inspired by a twentieth-century New Spanish understanding of Aztec mythology, symbolizing a warrior spirit and hope for victory. The green symbolizes prosperity and victory, and the white symbolizes the innocence of their cause and the Catholic church. Notably, the colors are both entirely different from the New Spanish red and gold.
In an unholy, yet holy, alliance, church officials, regional landholding nobility, and the peasants all rose up together in the north and the Philippines— both the last two areas in which their interests all converged. Over this period, the various northern rebellions for autonomy quickly morphed into an organized and united independence movement— Astlan— while the revolt in the Philippines took on a decidedly more ethnonationalistic character. Hopelessly outnumbered and waiting in the mountains and the deserts for any sign of foreign assistance, los federales de Astlan held their ground for a long, long time.
The flag itself saw many iterations, but the most "official" version included two green bands on the side, a green hummingbird, and the text "Per Ardua Ad Libertas," often accompanied by a translation in Spanish, all over a white field. Often, the defacement was alone on the white field, without the accompanying bands. The hummingbird, much like the name of the republic itself, was inspired by a twentieth-century New Spanish understanding of Aztec mythology, symbolizing a warrior spirit and hope for victory. The green symbolizes prosperity and victory, and the white symbolizes the innocence of their cause and the Catholic church. Notably, the colors are both entirely different from the New Spanish red and gold.
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Neat. Out of curiosity, what territories does Astlan occupy ITTL? Sounds like OTL Southwestern United States.
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Check Map Thread, haha. It's some of the southwestern US states, but also California, much of the Rockies, and some Native American territories at its absolute height near the start of the revolt. The map in the Map Thread isn't representative of what's described in this write-up, though. They quickly lose a loooooot of controlled territory and are held pretty much entirely within the OTL's southwest US states and some scattered parts of Colorado and Utah by the time of what's described here.
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Flags of the Colony of New Guernsey (1664-1699) (pt 1)
Civil and government flag
Government ensign
Flag of the German Socialist Council Republic/Deutsche Sozialistische Räterepublik
10 points for the provinces and 1 for the territories arranged in the pattern of Ursa Major.
"For the old motto of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity no longer rings true in France, it seems that in their eagerness to destroy everything associated with the old order they have replaced it with something more in line with the current regime; Vigueur, Vitesse, Revanche! (Vigor, Speed, Revenge!)"
"Comrades, I stand here before you with only one question; QUIS CONTRA NOS?"
"So am I to believe that this is the new vanguard of Politics? A bunch of painters, poets and artists. It seems like Europe has collectively lost it's marbles."
"Comrades, I stand here before you with only one question; QUIS CONTRA NOS?"
"So am I to believe that this is the new vanguard of Politics? A bunch of painters, poets and artists. It seems like Europe has collectively lost it's marbles."
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A glimpse into the NALverse: Flags of the Wirtist Regime, the founding state of Wirtist Thought, the closest ideology to otl Fascism.
Wirtist America
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The Republic of America was governed by the United Nationalist Association from 1817 to 1832 with William Wirt as the Most Loyal Advisor and then as President of the American Nationalist Union. The American Nationalists imposed authoritarian rule and crushed political and intellectual opposition, while promoting total loyalty to the state, regressive social values, such as the attempted expulsion of the Native American tribes, re-installment of debt slavery, and de jure segregation of African and White Americans in the Southeast, and the establishment of an official ban of all religions except the state-funded National Church of America.
The Official banner of the National Union of America, based on a proposal for the Grand Seal of the Republic of America. the flag in front of the eagle was replaced with his personal symbol, the Lightning Bolt of Justice, and the faded olive branch and banner represent Total Strength against the American Nation's Enemies, and the Total Loyalty to the State, Respectively. It is banned in all of the Republics, and only 10 copies are known to exist, 3 in the national Museum for the Education of the Wirtist Regime in Rememberenceville,(otl New Kent, Virginia) Mariana, 2 in the Wirtist Genocide Memorial in New Boston (otl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Corinth, 4 in storage in the Head Archon Storage Facility in Achilles Federal District(otl Cincinnati, Ohio), Ohiyo, and 1 rumored copy in Berlin, Germany, brought over by one of the members of the exiled Lee Family.
The 'Old Glory' Flag, a de facto official symbol of the Wirtist Regime of 1817-1831, is a defaced copy of the proposed "Union of States" flag made by Bethany Ross during the Constitutional Convention of the 1750s, it features many groups that the followers of the Wirtist Regime, mainly lower class White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, wished to expel or exterminate from the borders of at least the Republic of America. Possession of the Flag in all of the republics, without explicit permission, such as Museums or Historical Reenactments of Battles against the Wirtist Regime, can lead an individual to have an up NAL$10,000 fine and 2 months in jail for Hate Speech and violation of the ban of Wirtist Ideology in the New Achaean League. The Edward and Pius on the flag refer to King Edward the Third of Great Britain, and Pope Pius VIII, Respectively.
The Southern Saltire was the personal banner of the Lee Family, one of the Primary Patrons of the Wirtist Regime both before and after the Coup of 1820. It originally was without the lightning bolt, but was added after the Revolts of 1825, to show Wirt the true loyalty of the Lee Family. It is banned in all Republics, but is especially noted in the Commonwealth of Mariana, with one case resulting in the offender getting 6 years in jail and a NAL$100,000 fine for Violation of Human Decency, Hate Crimes, and Wirtist Sympathies, the latter of which is one of the few crimes that in the Commonwealth of Mariana can result in the Death Penalty. The only known official copies are in the the National Museum for the Education of the Wirtist Regime of Rememberenceville, formerly named Robertsville, after the founder's late son, who died of hypothermia at the age of 3. There are many unofficial copies, although many of them are with the Lee Family, who was exiled permanently from the New Achaean League after the ruling of Lee v. the New Achaean League in 1865, and now have their primary residency in Berlin, Kingdom of Brandenburg, Empire of Germany.
Wirtist America
From Grigorapaedia, the Free enkyklopaedia
The Republic of America was governed by the United Nationalist Association from 1817 to 1832 with William Wirt as the Most Loyal Advisor and then as President of the American Nationalist Union. The American Nationalists imposed authoritarian rule and crushed political and intellectual opposition, while promoting total loyalty to the state, regressive social values, such as the attempted expulsion of the Native American tribes, re-installment of debt slavery, and de jure segregation of African and White Americans in the Southeast, and the establishment of an official ban of all religions except the state-funded National Church of America.
The Official banner of the National Union of America, based on a proposal for the Grand Seal of the Republic of America. the flag in front of the eagle was replaced with his personal symbol, the Lightning Bolt of Justice, and the faded olive branch and banner represent Total Strength against the American Nation's Enemies, and the Total Loyalty to the State, Respectively. It is banned in all of the Republics, and only 10 copies are known to exist, 3 in the national Museum for the Education of the Wirtist Regime in Rememberenceville,(otl New Kent, Virginia) Mariana, 2 in the Wirtist Genocide Memorial in New Boston (otl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Corinth, 4 in storage in the Head Archon Storage Facility in Achilles Federal District(otl Cincinnati, Ohio), Ohiyo, and 1 rumored copy in Berlin, Germany, brought over by one of the members of the exiled Lee Family.
The 'Old Glory' Flag, a de facto official symbol of the Wirtist Regime of 1817-1831, is a defaced copy of the proposed "Union of States" flag made by Bethany Ross during the Constitutional Convention of the 1750s, it features many groups that the followers of the Wirtist Regime, mainly lower class White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, wished to expel or exterminate from the borders of at least the Republic of America. Possession of the Flag in all of the republics, without explicit permission, such as Museums or Historical Reenactments of Battles against the Wirtist Regime, can lead an individual to have an up NAL$10,000 fine and 2 months in jail for Hate Speech and violation of the ban of Wirtist Ideology in the New Achaean League. The Edward and Pius on the flag refer to King Edward the Third of Great Britain, and Pope Pius VIII, Respectively.
The Southern Saltire was the personal banner of the Lee Family, one of the Primary Patrons of the Wirtist Regime both before and after the Coup of 1820. It originally was without the lightning bolt, but was added after the Revolts of 1825, to show Wirt the true loyalty of the Lee Family. It is banned in all Republics, but is especially noted in the Commonwealth of Mariana, with one case resulting in the offender getting 6 years in jail and a NAL$100,000 fine for Violation of Human Decency, Hate Crimes, and Wirtist Sympathies, the latter of which is one of the few crimes that in the Commonwealth of Mariana can result in the Death Penalty. The only known official copies are in the the National Museum for the Education of the Wirtist Regime of Rememberenceville, formerly named Robertsville, after the founder's late son, who died of hypothermia at the age of 3. There are many unofficial copies, although many of them are with the Lee Family, who was exiled permanently from the New Achaean League after the ruling of Lee v. the New Achaean League in 1865, and now have their primary residency in Berlin, Kingdom of Brandenburg, Empire of Germany.
its for something i'd call "timeline in the works, but the only works have been about probably 10 pages of random lore tidbits if you put it in a google doc", im probably going to make it into an actual timeline, and itd probably be like Cinco de Mayo in terms of format
Flag of the Arab Defence League, a military organisation uniting North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
The flag of the Force for the Suppression of Partisan Activity in the Eastern Territories, or TUPO
Variations
Flag of the Saami community of Kalaallit Nunaat
Flag of the Kingdom of Alaska and Kuigpak, a member state of the Northwest Confederation
Flag of the Australian (OTL Antarctica) Economic Union in the year 2123
Here's my entry for the latest flag challenge, designing a flag for a fictional nation in the superhero genre:
The Flag of the Confederation of Lylybium combines the dominant elements of the flags of Arthor and Caarns, the two largest constituent "nations" of the Confederation.
Originally produced during the personal union of the Kingdoms of Arthor-Caarns, it has served as the national flag of Lylybium since its formation, excepting during communist rule.
2:3 Proportions. It's kind of an off-kilter quartering, with the red being a canton and a sort of counter-canton and a mirrored azure-white-azure tricolor.
Here are the component flags this one is based upon:
https://www.deviantart.com/lnucleus/art/Flag-of-Arthor-847268579
https://www.deviantart.com/lnucleus/art/Flag-of-Caarns-847269091