MAY 4, 2025 — A new flag design for Jefferson City, Missouri, will be presented to the City Council on Monday, reports the Jefferson City News Tribune, potentially replacing the current flag that has flown since 1990. The proposed change stems from a collaboration between the city government and Nichols Career Center’s Graphic Design Program….
MAY 2, 2025 — Poland commemorated National Flag Day and the Polish Diaspora Day today with a series of official ceremonies in Warsaw, Polskie Radio SA reports. President Andrzej Duda presided over the celebrations at Warsaw’s Belvedere Palace, accompanied by First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda. “It is the white and red that became the colours of…
APRIL 30, 2025 — Dolavon, a town in Argentina’s Chubut province, has officially adopted its first municipal flag following a community-led design competition held in celebration of the town’s 106th anniversary, says El Valle Online. The winning design was selected after a close public vote. The flag incorporates several symbolic elements: a noria, representing the…
APRIL 28, 2025 — As South Africa marked Freedom Day yesterday, Eastern Cape artist Thembani Hastings Mqhayi, who claims to be the original creator of the country’s national flag, renewed his call for recognition and threatened to pursue legal action if his demands are not addressed, says Independent Online. Freedom Day commemorates the country’s first…
APRIL 28, 2025 — Leaders and guests gathered in London to celebrate Faroese Flag Day on Friday, April 25. This year’s Flag Day Reception, hosted by the Representation of the Faroe Islands at the National Liberal Club, was attended by Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen and Jennifer Anderson, Co-Director for Europe at the UK Foreign…
APRIL 28, 2025 — In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the official emblem and flag for Ukraine’s State Treasury Service, the Judicial and Legal Newspaper reports. According to a presidential decree signed on April 23, the new designs and regulations regarding their usage have been officially adopted. The emblem consists of a green circular…
APRIL 28, 2025 — Hobson City, Alabama, has officially raised its first town flag, marking a historic moment for the state’s first incorporated all-Black municipality, reports the Calhoun Journal. The new flag was unveiled in a ceremony led by the Hobson City Enhancement Committee, with community members gathering to celebrate the milestone. The flag’s design…
APRIL 26, 2025 — Syria’s foreign minister raised the country’s newly adopted flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, according to the Radio France Internationale, marking what officials described as a symbolic moment in the country’s transition following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. During a formal ceremony, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad…
APRIL 26, 2025 — Overland Park is seeking community input as it moves forward with designing a new city flag, according to a press release, following the recent approval of a modernized city brand. The City has opened a public submission process, encouraging residents, visitors, business owners, employees, and students to submit flag designs now…
APRIL 26, 2025 — Circassians worldwide commemorated Circassian Flag Day yesterday on April 25, according to the Caucasus Knot. In the southern regions of Russia, including Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia, residents participated in events that emphasized the historical and cultural significance of the Circassian flag. In preparation for the holiday, local authorities organized educational activities…