DECEMBER 13, 2025 — The municipality of La Merced, located in Salta Province, Argentina, has officially adopted a new flag following a public design competition, reports El Tribuno. The inaugural ceremony for the flag, which has been declared a part of the municipality’s cultural heritage, took place in the General San Martín plaza. The winning…
DECEMBER 13, 2025 — The village of Elburn, Illinois, has officially adopted its first flag, which was publicly displayed for the first time on December 6, during the annual Elburn Christmas Stroll, says a news release on the Kane County website. The initiative to establish a village flag was spearheaded by Village Trustee Chris Hansen,…
DECEMBER 8, 2025 — The Department of General López in Santa Fe province, Argentina, officially unveiled its new flag on Friday, reports Sur24. The initiative to create a departmental flag began with a competition launched on August 11. The goal was to establish an emblem that would integrate the department’s constituent towns and reflect the…
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…