MAY 11, 2026 — The Lithuanian Heraldry Commission has unveiled via Facebook the newly designed coats of arms, flags, and seals for the localities of Glitiškės and Klausučiai. Designed by artist Rolandas Rimkūnas, the symbols for Glitiškės feature a crimson field charged with an argent oak tree. This central figure references a 1,500-year-old oak situated…
MAY 11, 2026 — Turégano, located in the province of Segovia, Spain, has initiated a public contest to design an official flag for the town, says El Adelantado de Segovia. According to municipal officials, the project is intended to ensure the new insignia “is born from the initiative of its residents,” thereby strengthening ties to…
MAY 11, 2026 — Recent attempts to establish official flag designs in Argentina have met with administrative hurdles and public debate. In Rafaela, a city in Santa Fe, the government’s recent announcement of a public contest to design a city flag has sparked significant criticism due to the existence of a prior, semi-official design, says…
MAY 11, 2026 — The Museum of Boulder has narrowed a field of nearly 190 submissions down to 10 finalist designs in its search for a new unofficial flag for the city of Boulder, Colorado, says Boulder Reporting Lab. This community-led initiative seeks to establish a modern visual identity for the city, which currently lacks…
MAY 11, 2026 — The City Council of Montgomery, Alabama, has formally approved a new flag, reports the Montgomery Advertiser, concluding a multi-year effort to modernize the city’s heraldry and distance its official branding from Confederate-linked symbolism. In a 6-1 vote on May 5, legislators moved to adopt a design that emphasizes themes of unity,…
MAY 1, 2026 — In observance of International Day Against School Bullying on May 2, as designated by the Organización Mundial Bullying Sin Fronteras, Argentine vexillologist Cristian Baquero Lazcano has introduced a proposal for a global flag to symbolize the movement against peer harassment, reports La Brújula 24. Baquero Lazcano, who serves as the Director…