DECEMBER 6, 2025 — In Virginia, a proposal by Loudoun County Chair Phyllis J. Randall to augment the county’s nearly six-decade-old flag by adding the official county seal is stirring discussion within the local governing body and among those focused on flag design, according to a report by Loudoun Now. The suggested change, intended to…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — On December 2, the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission has announced the creation and adoption of new civic heraldry for the settlements of Šatrininkai and Šumskas. The design packages, created by artist Rolandas Rimkūnas, include a coat of arms, representative and field armorial flags, and an armorial seal for each town. The emblems…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — A comprehensive set of new symbols has been formally registered in the Republic of Moldova‘s General Armorial, establishing distinct coats of arms and flags for three localities following approvals from their respective local councils in November 2025. The decrees of registration, dated December 2, 2025, formalize eight unique emblems for the…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — The Bulgarian village of Gradnitsa, located in the municipality of Sevlievo, has officially adopted its own distinct coat of arms and flag, according to a Facebook post by the Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society. The new symbols were instituted by order of Mayor Ali Saliev on November 20. The motto on…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — In Canada, the Town of Coalhurst, Alberta, marked its ongoing thirtieth-anniversary celebrations with the official raising of a new flag, according to the Lethbridge Herald, coinciding with a comprehensive rebranding initiative that launched in the summer. The flag-raising ceremony, held on Tuesday, provided students from Coalhurst Elementary School with a hands-on…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — Supporters of West Papuan self-determination marked West Papuan National Flag Day on December 1st, says the National Indigenous Times, with ceremonies held globally to raise the Morning Star flag, the national emblem first officially flown in 1961. The flag was displayed at numerous locations, including for the nineteenth consecutive year at…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — The search for a vexillological identity for the Argentine village of Los Hornillos has entered its final phase, says the Córdoba Interior Informa, with residents recently concluding a vote to select a new flag. According to a post on Instagram by the communal authorities, the selection process was initially announced on…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — Whalsay resident Magnus Hutchison has proposed a redesign of the Shetland flag, arguing that the archipelago’s symbol should more accurately reflect its historical roots, says the Shetland News. His suggested design, which he calls the Hjaltlandsmerki, Old Norse for “Hjaltland’s banner”, modifies the current flag by emboldening the Nordic cross and…
DECEMBER 6, 2025 — The City of Loveland, Ohio, has concluded a public art competition to select a new flag, marking the city’s 150th anniversary in 2026. After a Call for Art issued earlier this year, the Loveland Sesquicentennial Committee chose a design titled “The Heart Land” by local artist Arianna Wilson, says a press…