by Roland Smoker | Aug 2, 2018
The flag of Greece consists of nine horizontal stripes of alternating blue and white with a blue canton bearing a white cross. The nine stripes represent the nine syllables in the phrase “Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος” which means “Freedom or Death”. The white cross...
by Roland Smoker | Jun 28, 2018
The flag of the Estonian county of Tartu consists of two horizontal bands of white and green with the county’s coat of arms in the center of the white band. The coat of arms is split into two parts, the top-left part has a golden six-point star on a blue background...
by Roland Smoker | Jun 25, 2018
The flag of the German State of Hesse consists two horizontal bands of red and white with the state’s coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms consists of a red and white striped lion on a blue shield. The colors red and white are historical colors of the...
by Roland Smoker | Jun 7, 2018
The flag of the Ukrainian Oblast of Ivano-Frankivsk consists of a black crow with raised wings and a golden crown on a white background. Along the side of the flag is four thin vertical bands, two on the left of red and black, and two on the right of blue and yellow....
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 17, 2018
The flag of the Italian region of Mache consists of a stylized woodpecker merged with the capital letter M on a green bordered white shield on a white background. The woodpecker is a symbol associated with the Picentes, a group of people who lived in this region while...
