NOVEMBER 17, 2024 — The Flag Institute held its annual winter conference yesterday on Saturday, November 16. Alongside the academic talks, the event also hosted the organization’s Annual General Meeting, providing members with the opportunity to vote on appointments and engage with the Flag Institute Council. Francis M. O’Donnell and Michael P. O’Crowley explored the…
NOVEMBER 16, 2024 — In celebration of the 451st anniversary of the city of Santa Fe’s founding, the Municipality and City Council revealed the winning entry of the “A Flag for the City” contest during an official ceremony at the Parque del Sur amphitheater, Diario Uno Santa Fe reports. The competition, which closed on October…
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 — A monumental 100-meter-long national flag of Uzbekistan has commenced its journey from the historic Ichon-Qal’a open-air museum in Khorezm, making its way to Tashkent, reports Podrobno.uz. The journey began on November 13, and the flag is expected to arrive in the capital on November 18, coinciding with the anniversary of the…
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 — In Maashorst, Netherlands Mayor Hans van der Pas unveiled the design for the municipality’s new flag, DTV Nieuws reports. The municipality of Maashorst was established on January 1, 2022, following the merger of the municipalities of Landerd and Uden. The flag’s design reflects this history by incorporating elements from the flags…
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 — A red flag with Malaysia’s national flag (Jalur Gemilang) in its canton, seen flying on fishing boats in Pangkor Island, has gone viral online, drawing debate and controversy, Guang Ming Daily reports. Initially misinterpreted as a foreign flag, particularly associated with China, the flag turned out to be Malaysia’s civil ensign,…
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 — An exhibition at Thomaston, Maine’s Interloc gallery space is examining the influence of print-on-demand (POD) custom flags in shaping modern U.S. political expression, the Midcoast Villager reports. Running from October 26 to December 5, 2024, “Wide Scenarios for Indoor & Outdoor,” curated by artist and professor Alex Lukas, juxtaposes familiar political…
NOVEMBER 13, 2024 — In a ceremony of Russian Naval Aviation, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev presented the fleet’s new official flag to Major General Andrei Pakhomov, Chief of Naval Aviation, Russian media Vzglyad reports. For the first time, Russia’s Naval Aviation has received an official flag, now designated to be flown at all Naval Aviation…
NOVEMBER 13, 2024 — For the next two months, Howard County, Maryland residents can participate in a virtual poll to select their favorite from 10 flag design finalists, according to a press release by the County today. This public input follows a significant community-driven process to reimagine the county’s official flag, which has remained unchanged…
NOVEMBER 12, 2024 — In Ukraine, the collection of military artifacts from the ongoing conflict with Russia has become a rapidly growing hobby, with some items fetching their “weight in gold,” RBC-Ukraine reports. Military memorabilia from the Russian-Ukrainian war, including signed flags, personal equipment, and even fragments of drones, have surged in value as collectors…
NOVEMBER 11, 2024 — The village of Kob’, located in the Kobinsky Municipality of Irkutsk Oblast, presented its first official flag and coat of arms at a concert last weekend, bratsk.ru reports. Kob’s new flag, developed by heraldic designer Y. Y. Rosich of the Eurasian Coat of Arms Center, was chosen from three initial designs…