NOVEMBER 8, 2024 — In Santa Fe, Argentina, residents can now vote on three finalist designs in the “A Flag for the City” contest, with the winning flag to be presented on November 15, as part of the city’s 451st anniversary celebration, Sol Play 91.5 reports. The contest, launched to create an emblem for Santa…
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 — Villa Carlos Paz in Argentina introduced its official city flag on November 4, concluding a public design competition that received 140 submissions, El Diario de Carlos Paz reports. The new flag was designed by 21-year-old Vera Distel, a local graphic design student at Instituto Mariano Moreno. The flag design contest, launched…
NOVEMBER 2, 2024 — Today, the municipality of Villa María, Argentina, has introduced a public contest to design a new city flag as part of the city’s 157th-anniversary celebrations, according to the municipality website. The proposed new flag should aim to reflect Villa María’s historical, cultural, traditional, artistic, educational, and community values. The initiative also…
OCTOBER 31, 2024 — Today, Ecuador celebrates National Coat of Arms Day, according to Primicias. Designed by Pedro Pablo Traversari Salazar and officially adopted in 1900, the emblem is packed with meaningful symbolism reflecting Ecuador’s heritage, geography, and aspirations. The Centro de Estudios Históricos del Ejército Ecuatoriano describes the symbolism of the coat of arms:…
OCTOBER 29, 2024 — Today, the district of Lobería (Lobería Partido), Argentina, celebrated the hoisting of its new district flag, “Armonía” (Harmony), in a ceremony at the Explanada del Palacio Municipal, 2261 reports. Created by local students Sara Lauga Eder, Juanita Negretti, and Angelina Díaz Lance from Colegio Justa Silvia Mayora, the flag’s design features…
OCTOBER 28, 2024 — The submission period for a new flag design for Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina concluded on Friday, October 25, with 140 proposals received, La Ribera reports. The design proposals predominantly feature light blue, brown, and green in horizontal stripes. A jury will review the sketches to select the winning design, which will…
OCTOBER 24, 2024 — Sierra de la Ventana, a village in Argentina, is inviting residents to design a new flag as part of its 117th-anniversary celebration, reports Noticias Tornquist. The design competition, open to residents aged 13 and over, aims to capture the history, culture, geography, and spirit of the village. Submissions will be accepted…
OCTOBER 23, 2024 — The competition to submit a flag design for Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, will conclude on Friday, October 25, according to La Jornada Web. Residents who have lived in the city for at least two years can participate by submitting their designs through the municipality’s official website or delivering them physically, according…
OCTOBER 20, 2024 — The National Army of Colombia has carried out an operation in the town of El Plateado to dismantle flags of the National Liberation Army (ELN), as part of their efforts to counter insurgent groups operating in the area, reported El Heraldo. In a statement shared on Twitter, the Army explained that…
OCTOBER 17, 2024 — The neighborhood of Miguel Lanús in Misiones, Argentina, has a new flag, reports MisionesOnline. The new flag is designed through a contest held among 7th-grade students as part of the 120th anniversary celebrations. Students from three neighborhood schools participated in the competition, and the winning design was created by Pricila Gimena…