AUGUST 31, 2025 — Last Friday, the Spanish Ministry of Defence posted a tweet featuring an AI-generated image of the Spanish flag that notably distorts the official national coat of arms, according to reporting by Contando Estrelas. The image, shared on August 29 in a now-deleted tweet archived here, has drawn attention due to its…
AUGUST 31, 2025 — Finland’s Air Force is set to remove the swastika symbol from its unit flags and replace it with an eagle design, according to the Helsingin Sanomat. The swastika, a symbol in use since the Air Force’s founding in 1918, has become a source of international embarrassment and confusion due to its…
AUGUST 31, 2025 — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), located on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana, USA, are considering a new tribal flag designed to better represent all three constituent tribes: the Séliš (Salish), Ksanka (Kootenai), and Ql̓ispé (Upper Pend d’Oreille), reports the Char-Koosta News on their website and on a…
AUGUST 27, 2025 — In Georgia, a new flag will soon be flying high over the Town of Brooks after resident Ella Robinson won the community’s official municipal flag design competition, according to the Fayette County News. Her design received 87 of the 240 votes cast, making it the clear choice among the 38 entries…
AUGUST 26, 2025 — Liberia commemorated its 178th National Flag Day yesterday with colourful school parades, competitions, and patriotic reflections in the city of Monrovia, Front Page Africa reports. The event honoured the historic moment in 1847 when the Liberian flag, designed by seven women led by Susanna Lewis, was first raised as a symbol…
AUGUST 26, 2025 — In Taiwan, the Taichung city government has officially unveiled a new city flag, replacing the previous flag that was widely derided as the “ugliest city flag in Taiwan,” says FTV News. Announced at a municipal meeting today by Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, the new design replaces the plain yellow background and red…
AUGUST 24, 2025 — In the Dutch municipality of Westerkwartier, the flag, with its logo and stylized arrows, flies daily at town halls. But vexillologist Sebas van den Brink argues it fails as a true flag. “A municipal flag isn’t a sign for a logo,” he told RTV Zulthe. “A flag is used in times…
AUGUST 24, 2025 — The City of Hillsboro in Oregon is calling on its residents to participate in the creation of its first official community flag as the city approaches its 150th anniversary, according to a press release by the City. Residents have just seven days, from now until September 1st, to share their ideas…
AUGUST 23, 2025 — The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission, established by the state legislature in 2024, has recently announced the next step in its ongoing effort to redesign the Commonwealth’s official symbols. After receiving over 1,150 public submissions, the Advisory Commission has advanced a total of 23 seal designs, 48 flag designs,…
AUGUST 23, 2025 — Today, Ukraine observed National Flag Day, a symbolic occasion reflecting the country’s history, identity, and ongoing conflict. Celebrations and events took place across Ukraine, in occupied territories, and abroad, highlighting the significance of the blue-and-yellow flag as a national emblem. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the day by participating in a…