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 8, 2018
The flag of the US State of South Carolina consists of a white crescent and palmetto tree on a dark blue background. This flag was designed in 1775 by William Moultrie as a flag for the state’s troops during the US Revolutionary War. Moultrie chose blue because it...
by Roland Smoker | Jan 4, 2018
The flag of Malaysia consists of 14 alternating red and white stripes with a blue canton containing a yellow crescent and 14-point star. The 14 stripes represent the states and the federal territories of Malaysia, while the 14 points on the star represents the unity...
by Roland Smoker | Nov 23, 2017
The flag of Turkey consists of a white crescent and five-point star on a red field. It is very similar to the flag of the Ottoman empire from the 19th century. Red has been used in a lot of Turkish flags, dating back as far as the 14th century. The star and crescent...
by Roland Smoker | Aug 28, 2017
An update to Flag of Mauritania posted on April 13th, 2017. On August 5th, 2017, the country of Mauritania voted to modify their flag via referendum. The yellow crescent and green background remained, but added was two stripes of red, one on top and one on the bottom....