by Roland Smoker | May 31, 2018
The flag of Jordan consists of a horizontal triband of black, white, and green, with a red chevron and white seven-point star. This flag is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I, which is the same except for the star. The...
by Roland Smoker | May 24, 2018
The flag of Russia consists of a horizontal triband of white, blue, and red. A few accounts of the flag’s origin indicate that the colors come from the flag of Netherlands. There are varying interpretations of the meaning of the colors, but the following is the most...
by Roland Smoker | May 3, 2018
The historical flag of the Republic of Rif consists of a white diamond containing a green crescent and six-point star on red field. This flag was in use from 1921 to 1926, while the region in current northern Morocco revolted against the Spanish occupation and the...
by Roland Smoker | Mar 22, 2018
The flag of Barbados consists of a vertical triband of blue separated by gold, with a black trident head in the center. Blue represents the ocean and gold represents the sand. The black trident head, call the Broken Trident, is purposely missing its staff. This...
by Roland Smoker | Mar 5, 2018
The South African flag consists of a horizontal Y shape that separates three regions of red (top), blue (bottom), and black (left). The Y shape is also bordered with white on the top and bottom and yellow on the left. According to Frederick Brownell, the designer of...
by Roland Smoker | Feb 15, 2018
The flag of Laos consists of three horizontal bands, two red bands separated by a wider blue band, with a white disc in the center. Red represents the blood of those who died fighting for freedom, blue represents the wealth of the nation, and white represents unity....
