Weekly Flag Challenge: Discussion & Entries
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Sons of the Tricolor
The basket represents the French Revolution.
The Gallic rooster is the French national animal.
The sword represents the strength of France.
When Napoleon Victor Jerome Frederic Bonaparte agreed to becoming Emperor Napoleon V he insisted that the national flag change back to the white Royal pavilion with the fleurs-de-lys. While the national spirit preferred the tradition tricolor, the white flag was adopted as the national flag. The tricolor was still used, but stood secondary to the Royal pavilion flag. When Boulanger and the Sons of the Tricolour take over the government a restructured tricolor is created to satisfy the people, while also showing the strength of the new government.
The traditional colors are still present with their meanings. The center white stripe has been changed to a fleur-de-lys made of three angular swords crossed by a horizontal lozenge. This is a nod to the emperor still being present, even if only as a figurehead.
The three swords represent Revanche (Revenge mostly towards Germany), Révision (Revision of the Constitution), and la République (well a republic under the power of the Sons of the Tricolour anyway).
The horizontal lozenge represent Marianne the national personification. While the flag is the only official national emblem of France, the government felt adding in the lozenge to represent Marianne would help assuage any resentment to changing the flag again.
My first ever entry, for the South African Federation.
Blue, White & Orange = the traditional colours
4 Stars = 1 for each part of the Federation as shown in the map.
Blue, White & Orange = the traditional colours
4 Stars = 1 for each part of the Federation as shown in the map.
Krall
Banned
My entry for the contest, a flag for the South African Federation.
The colours are taken from the flag of the South African Republic. The stars each represent one of the Boer republics that existed before they were formed into the Federation (the South African Republic, the Orange Free State, and Klien Vrystaat), and the eight-pointed stars themselves are taken from the flag of the short lived Boer republic called the United States of Stellaland.
The colours are taken from the flag of the South African Republic. The stars each represent one of the Boer republics that existed before they were formed into the Federation (the South African Republic, the Orange Free State, and Klien Vrystaat), and the eight-pointed stars themselves are taken from the flag of the short lived Boer republic called the United States of Stellaland.
Kent gij dat volk vol heldenmoed
En toch zo lang geknecht?
Het heeft geofferd goed en bloed
Voor vrijheid en voor recht
Komt burgers! laat de vlaggen wapp'ren
Ons lijden is voorbij
Roemt in de zege onzer dapp'ren
Dat vrije volk zijn wij!
Dat vrije volk, dat vrije volk
Dat vrije, vrije volk zijn wij!
En toch zo lang geknecht?
Het heeft geofferd goed en bloed
Voor vrijheid en voor recht
Komt burgers! laat de vlaggen wapp'ren
Ons lijden is voorbij
Roemt in de zege onzer dapp'ren
Dat vrije volk zijn wij!
Dat vrije volk, dat vrije volk
Dat vrije, vrije volk zijn wij!
The Colony of New Jutland declared itself the independent 'Republic of New Jutland' on 1 April 1848. Danish was the official language until 1951 when English was granted equal status.
For the first 12 years of its existence the de facto flag of the new republic was a white star placed centrally on a red field. The current flag was officially adopted by act of the Folketing on 29 February 1860. The 9 vertical stripes represent the 9 Amters into which New Jutland is divided, green and yellow denoting the verdant countryside and abundant sunshine respectively. The canton denotes the European settlers (mainly Danish, British, Irish and German) who braved the Atlantic Ocean in the 17th and 18th centuries.
For the first 12 years of its existence the de facto flag of the new republic was a white star placed centrally on a red field. The current flag was officially adopted by act of the Folketing on 29 February 1860. The 9 vertical stripes represent the 9 Amters into which New Jutland is divided, green and yellow denoting the verdant countryside and abundant sunshine respectively. The canton denotes the European settlers (mainly Danish, British, Irish and German) who braved the Atlantic Ocean in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Officially adopted April 5, 1841 by the People’s Assembly of Danish Piemonte, shortly before it adjourned sine die, the flag of Piemonte was unfurled publicly for the first time 10 days later, Independence Day, in the nation’s capital, Fredericksted.
Based on the white on red “Dannebrog” flag, the flag of Piemonte is differentiated from the Danish flag by the placement of a broad green cross (representing the bounteous land) centered within a thin blue cross outline (representing the fertile sea) upon the white cross.
The Republic of San Canuto (Saint Canute/Sankt Knud)
Dissatisfied with their foreign governance and inspired by their British American neighbors, the Danish colonists in Sankt Knud (Saint Canute to English speakers, San Canuto to speakers of other romance languages) rebelled against Denmark. With the Danish unable to muster a force to bring the colonists to heel, the eighteen provinces of Sankt Knud broke free and established their republic. They renamed the Ny (New) Copenhagen to Jorgenberg in honor of the inspiration provided by and the aid given by George Washington to them during their revolution. The Constitutional Convention of Jorgenberg created the design of the new flag, inspired by the US and Danish flags. The eighteen smaller stars represent the provinces, with the nineteenth and larger star representing both the unity of the provinces as well as the province-less capital city of Jorgenberg.
Dissatisfied with their foreign governance and inspired by their British American neighbors, the Danish colonists in Sankt Knud (Saint Canute to English speakers, San Canuto to speakers of other romance languages) rebelled against Denmark. With the Danish unable to muster a force to bring the colonists to heel, the eighteen provinces of Sankt Knud broke free and established their republic. They renamed the Ny (New) Copenhagen to Jorgenberg in honor of the inspiration provided by and the aid given by George Washington to them during their revolution. The Constitutional Convention of Jorgenberg created the design of the new flag, inspired by the US and Danish flags. The eighteen smaller stars represent the provinces, with the nineteenth and larger star representing both the unity of the provinces as well as the province-less capital city of Jorgenberg.
The current flag of the Appalachian Commonwealth (commonly known as Appalachia) was officially adopted on the 1st June (Commonwealth Day) 1946, replacing the former flag - the Dannebrog with the Appalachian coat of arms in the centre of the cross. The flag is based on the swallow-tailed Danish state flag, indicating the country's ties to Denmark (the Danish monarch is the Appalachian head of state), with the 'cut-out' section being replaced with a blue triangle representing the Atlantic Ocean that many Appalachian people, or their ancestors crossed. The blue and white stripes stand for the rivers and the land respectively. The six stars are for the six provinces - Chesapeake, Christiana, Fredericksland, New Zealand, Vestligen and Virginia.
The Kingdom of New Denmark
Following the acquisition of the Swedish colonies in America, the territories were named New Sjaelland and, unusually, held as a personal demesne of the Danish monarch rather than being a state property. As such, the colony used the royal arms of 3 blue lions and 9 hearts on a gold field.
Over the next two hundred years, as New Sjaelland became prosperous and a source of great wealth for the Danish monarchy, they pursued a policy of rigid control over who was allowed to immigrate into New Sjaelland: many of the Danish nobility and upper classes established large estates, using huge numbers of slaves to farm the newly popular tobacco as well as many other profitable crops, as New Sjaelland expanded south and west.
By the early nineteenth century, this had put the increasingly arrogant and autocratic Christian VIII at odds with his more liberal and educated subjects; when he was succeeded by his son Frederick VII in 1848, many saw a chance to liberalise and democratise their own country as well as enfranchise the overseas territories, and in this year, the Year of Revolutions, a march on Christiansborg confronted Frederick with a list of demands.
Sadly, Frederick was in his father's mould, and refused to compromise; the march became a bloody confrontation, and as the army deserted en masse to the citizens, Frederick was forced to flee. Boarding a ship, he set sail for the Americas, where the loyal nobility and aristocracy welcomed him and prepared for war against the newly proclaimed Danish Republic.
The declaration of the colony as the Kingdom of New Denmark necessitated a state flag to difference it from the monarchs flag; the same elements were adopted, but with a blue band representing the Atlantic Ocean, and the lion and hearts (4, for the four provinces of the new kingdom) rising from the sea to represent the rebirth of Denmark in crossing that ocean.
Following the acquisition of the Swedish colonies in America, the territories were named New Sjaelland and, unusually, held as a personal demesne of the Danish monarch rather than being a state property. As such, the colony used the royal arms of 3 blue lions and 9 hearts on a gold field.
Over the next two hundred years, as New Sjaelland became prosperous and a source of great wealth for the Danish monarchy, they pursued a policy of rigid control over who was allowed to immigrate into New Sjaelland: many of the Danish nobility and upper classes established large estates, using huge numbers of slaves to farm the newly popular tobacco as well as many other profitable crops, as New Sjaelland expanded south and west.
By the early nineteenth century, this had put the increasingly arrogant and autocratic Christian VIII at odds with his more liberal and educated subjects; when he was succeeded by his son Frederick VII in 1848, many saw a chance to liberalise and democratise their own country as well as enfranchise the overseas territories, and in this year, the Year of Revolutions, a march on Christiansborg confronted Frederick with a list of demands.
Sadly, Frederick was in his father's mould, and refused to compromise; the march became a bloody confrontation, and as the army deserted en masse to the citizens, Frederick was forced to flee. Boarding a ship, he set sail for the Americas, where the loyal nobility and aristocracy welcomed him and prepared for war against the newly proclaimed Danish Republic.
The declaration of the colony as the Kingdom of New Denmark necessitated a state flag to difference it from the monarchs flag; the same elements were adopted, but with a blue band representing the Atlantic Ocean, and the lion and hearts (4, for the four provinces of the new kingdom) rising from the sea to represent the rebirth of Denmark in crossing that ocean.
Immediately prior to the Danish Homeland falling to a coup by Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti (National Socialist Workers’ Party of Denmark), King Christian X issued a Royal Decree (23 January 1934) granting independence to all of Denmark's Colonies and overseas possessions. Although doubt was cast upon the King's right to make such a Decree its provisions were fully implemented outside Denmark.
The colony of Ny Fyn, on the Atlantic coast of North America, proclaimed itself the Republic of Andersenland on 2 April 1934. Proud of its Danish heritage, it chose a design for its flag which took elements of the flag and Arms of Denmark, changed in a way to reflect its distancing from the new regime in that country. Thus the white cross on red background was changed to a saltire form and the new nation's arms, place in the centre of the flag, were the old country's but with different colours and the crowns removed from the heads of the lions.
The colony of Ny Fyn, on the Atlantic coast of North America, proclaimed itself the Republic of Andersenland on 2 April 1934. Proud of its Danish heritage, it chose a design for its flag which took elements of the flag and Arms of Denmark, changed in a way to reflect its distancing from the new regime in that country. Thus the white cross on red background was changed to a saltire form and the new nation's arms, place in the centre of the flag, were the old country's but with different colours and the crowns removed from the heads of the lions.
Insulae Mediterraneae
The New Flag of Insulae Mediterraneae
After the shock of the EU mandate had worn off, the new ruling government of the Islands, headed by Raffaele Lombardo (president of the former Autonomous Region of Sicily, now interim leader for the new nation until a new one can be elected), launched a campaign across the Islands to design a new flag for the nation. After the 6 month entry period and subsequent decision, one design in particular stood out. The winning design came from Vittoria Maria De Simone, a 13 year old school girl from Cagliari, Sardinia. The design is as follows.
-Proportions 1:2, with steel blue main background
-7 White Star groupings representing the comprising islands (Balearic Is. have 4 stars for Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera), total 10 stars, with size adjusted relatively for the size of the individual Islands.
-Star groupings are arranged in the exact relative positions of each of their respective island regions.
-Blue for the water of the Mediterranean, and a nod to the EU
-Gold for the sand/earth and the continued prosperity of the Islands, another nod to the EU
-White for peace and/or prosperity
-5 Gold and White alternating stripes to represent the 5 official languages of the country (OTL country languages, no regional languages): Spanish for The Balearic Islands, French for Corsica, Italian for Sardinia and Sicily, Maltese for Malta and Greek for Rhodes and Cyprus (plus the Dodecanese, not represented). A nod to the EU motto, In varietate concordia.
-The 5 stripes are located on the bottom to represent that these languages are the foundations for the stability and prosperity of the new nation.
EDIT: Have now uploaded a YouTube Video with the Flag and the EU anthem (faux flag raising ceremony broadcast). Note that following the link is the only way to get to the video; searching will not produce this video (sometimes its best to view flags when in use
). It can be found here.
The New Flag of Insulae Mediterraneae
After the shock of the EU mandate had worn off, the new ruling government of the Islands, headed by Raffaele Lombardo (president of the former Autonomous Region of Sicily, now interim leader for the new nation until a new one can be elected), launched a campaign across the Islands to design a new flag for the nation. After the 6 month entry period and subsequent decision, one design in particular stood out. The winning design came from Vittoria Maria De Simone, a 13 year old school girl from Cagliari, Sardinia. The design is as follows.
-Proportions 1:2, with steel blue main background
-7 White Star groupings representing the comprising islands (Balearic Is. have 4 stars for Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera), total 10 stars, with size adjusted relatively for the size of the individual Islands.
-Star groupings are arranged in the exact relative positions of each of their respective island regions.
-Blue for the water of the Mediterranean, and a nod to the EU
-Gold for the sand/earth and the continued prosperity of the Islands, another nod to the EU
-White for peace and/or prosperity
-5 Gold and White alternating stripes to represent the 5 official languages of the country (OTL country languages, no regional languages): Spanish for The Balearic Islands, French for Corsica, Italian for Sardinia and Sicily, Maltese for Malta and Greek for Rhodes and Cyprus (plus the Dodecanese, not represented). A nod to the EU motto, In varietate concordia.
-The 5 stripes are located on the bottom to represent that these languages are the foundations for the stability and prosperity of the new nation.
EDIT: Have now uploaded a YouTube Video with the Flag and the EU anthem (faux flag raising ceremony broadcast). Note that following the link is the only way to get to the video; searching will not produce this video (sometimes its best to view flags when in use
). It can be found here.
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Flag of Insulae Mediterraneae
Following the sudden reorganisation of the European Union, all of the new states were given temporary flags based on the EU flag with the state's name (in Latin) written in the center of the ring of stars. The process for choosing a permanent flag were up to each new state. The State of Insulae Mediterraneae allowed members of the public and professionals from across the EU to submit designs. These were then narrowed down to a shortlist of six with a panel of judges choosing a winner from these proposals. The winning design was officially adopted on 9th May (Europe Day) 2011.
The seven stars and seven stripes represent the seven islands or island groups that make up the state. The stars are arranged to reflect the islands' geographic positions, rotated through approximately 80°, and are yellow to reflect the yellow stars on the EU flag. The flag's ratio of 2:3 is the same as the EU flag as well. The blue stripes are for the sea and the Greek islands of Crete and Cyprus. The red is for the western islands as all but one of them (Corsica) have red in their flags. The light shade of blue and the greater number of blue stripes are simply for aesthetic reasons.
Following the sudden reorganisation of the European Union, all of the new states were given temporary flags based on the EU flag with the state's name (in Latin) written in the center of the ring of stars. The process for choosing a permanent flag were up to each new state. The State of Insulae Mediterraneae allowed members of the public and professionals from across the EU to submit designs. These were then narrowed down to a shortlist of six with a panel of judges choosing a winner from these proposals. The winning design was officially adopted on 9th May (Europe Day) 2011.
The seven stars and seven stripes represent the seven islands or island groups that make up the state. The stars are arranged to reflect the islands' geographic positions, rotated through approximately 80°, and are yellow to reflect the yellow stars on the EU flag. The flag's ratio of 2:3 is the same as the EU flag as well. The blue stripes are for the sea and the Greek islands of Crete and Cyprus. The red is for the western islands as all but one of them (Corsica) have red in their flags. The light shade of blue and the greater number of blue stripes are simply for aesthetic reasons.
Pleiadesa
The European state of Pleiadesa, also known as Insulae Mediterraneae, is named for the seven daughters of Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.Cyprus, Crete, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, Corsica and the Balearic islands make up the state.
The flag has the Pleiades star grouping as its symbol. The seven stars on the right of the flag are the sisters representing each island grouping within the state body. Each island grouping has also taken a color from the rainbow to represent them on the flag.
The black star is Atlas representing Pleiadesa as being the foundation, or southern most state of the union, and holding up the other members. The White star is Pleione and represents the Mediterranean Sea which the State is located within.
The four-pointed star was chosen over that of the typical five-pointed to represent the four cardinal directions. The white around each star is for peace and unity between all the islands.
The dark blue field of the flag represents several things. One is reaching for the heavens. Another is the blood (waters) of the Islands making up the state. It is also the same color as the field of the EU flag.
The European state of Pleiadesa, also known as Insulae Mediterraneae, is named for the seven daughters of Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.Cyprus, Crete, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, Corsica and the Balearic islands make up the state.
The flag has the Pleiades star grouping as its symbol. The seven stars on the right of the flag are the sisters representing each island grouping within the state body. Each island grouping has also taken a color from the rainbow to represent them on the flag.
The black star is Atlas representing Pleiadesa as being the foundation, or southern most state of the union, and holding up the other members. The White star is Pleione and represents the Mediterranean Sea which the State is located within.
The four-pointed star was chosen over that of the typical five-pointed to represent the four cardinal directions. The white around each star is for peace and unity between all the islands.
The dark blue field of the flag represents several things. One is reaching for the heavens. Another is the blood (waters) of the Islands making up the state. It is also the same color as the field of the EU flag.
Officially hoisted aloft for the 1st time at 12:00 noon GMT on 9 May 2011 simultaneously throughout the state to much fanfare and acclamation, the flag of Insulae Mediterraneae consists of a shell, bronze & white, symbolizing the "call to union", surrounded by 10 stars, also bronze & white, representing the major constituent islands making up the state, on a field of Mediterranian blue, representing the sea surrounding the islands.
