DECEMBER 18, 2024 — Russia’s Karpyinsk has officially adopted modifications to its coat of arms following a change in its administrative status from an urban district to a municipal district, Vecherniy Karpinsk reports. The decision was made during the most recent session of the City Duma. According to the City Territorial Election Commission’s official website,…
DECEMBER 18, 2024 — The Dutch municipality of West Betuwe has introduced an official municipal flag, unveiled by Mayor Servaas Stoop during yesterday’s meeting on December 17, the municipal government announced. The new flag, designed in collaboration with the High Council of Nobility (Hoge Raad van Adel), symbolizes the municipality’s identity and history. Since its…
DECEMBER 16, 2024 — Two young men in Bashkiria, Russia were compelled to apologize after unfurling the black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire, Telegraf UA reports, in an incident that has sparked controversy and political scrutiny in the region. The controversy began when a photo circulated online of the individuals holding the Russian Empire flag,…
DECEMBER 16, 2024 — An independent councillor in Fenland District, England, will propose a motion today to officially recognize the Fenland flag, BBC reports. If successful, the flag will be sent to be included in the Flag Registry. Councillor Dal Roy, representing Elm and Christchurch, plans to bring the motion to Fenland District Council in…
DECEMBER 13, 2024 — Education authorities in Armenia have instructed school directors to collect third-grade Armenian language textbooks that sparked controversy over an image resembling a burning national flag, times.am reports. Plans are underway to distribute adhesive stickers to cover the contentious illustration on the back cover. The controversy erupted during the summer when social…
DECEMBER 11, 2024 — The People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) has proposed its own design for the new flag commissioned by the municipality of Maashorst, Netherlands, AD.nl reports. VVD council member Maarten Prinssen criticized the official design (left), describing it as “an ugly thing,” and expressed hope that the alternative design (right) would…
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 7, 2024 — The Parisian island of Île Saint-Louis has chosen its new unofficial flag following a public voting process, according to a press release. The winning design, dubbed the “Heart of Paris,” garnered the majority of votes in the second round of voting, which concluded on November 28, with 1,100 cumulative votes cast….
DECEMBER 4, 2024 — Andalusia in Spain celebrated its third annual flag day today, according to the Spanish newspaper ABC. The event, established by a decree in November 2022, honors the region’s flag while commemorating the historic autonomy demonstrations of 1977, according to a press release by the government. The central celebration, led by the…