DECEMBER 9, 2024 — The Leningrad Oblast is observing the Day of the Coat of Arms, Flag, and Anthem today, reports Evening St. Petersburg. In an official statement, Governor Alexander Drozdenko noted, “The coat of arms, flag, and anthem keep in themselves the spirit of diligence, courage, and steadfastness, which have always been inherent in…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree today introducing an official emblem and flag for Ukraine‘s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), Militarnyi reports. According to the decree, the SZRU’s emblem features a graphite-gray cross with a blue medallion in its center, displaying the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great….
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — The Illinois Flag Commission did not unveil the anticipated ten finalist designs during its meeting today at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, 97.9 KICK FM reports. Formed under the 2023 Senate Bill 1818, the commission seeks to create a flag that reflects Illinois’s diverse communities and renews state pride. After…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — Point Pleasant, New Jersey, has officially adopted a borough flag for the first time in its 104-year history, thanks to the initiative of a 12-year-old student, the Asbury Park Press reports. Carlo Polino, a sixth grader with a passion for flags, designed the new flag and presented it to the borough…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — As Riverside, Illinois, prepares for its 150th anniversary, the village is exploring a new design for its flag in a November 21 meeting, the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark reports. Trustees have selected a preliminary concept featuring a minimalist depiction of the Water Tower set against a tree line, a river, and a rising…