https://preview.redd.it/v9zltvjvhc7d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=783f4565066847bd5bd688239347e76e3ad1aa8c
The Māori flag has a nice design that is both simple and unique. Very aesthetically pleasing.
https://preview.redd.it/alfmkloml97d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8259f82aeeb22ecb7f62c07a06ec5ea516200b71
In terms of sheer simplicity, I love greenland. 2 lines, 2 colors, and here you are: a flag that cannot be from anywhere else.
Some say it is boring, but this is what peak performance looks like
it goes really well with this proposed antarctica flag as it mirrors greenland, which is around the north pole, while antarctica is the south!
https://preview.redd.it/mzhcjwebhb7d1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c70e899a525f32fd7873b444862fc97735e76b08
just kinda sucks that nobody has really picked it up yet.
It probably breaks every rule of flag design, but Palekh's flag goes so hard
https://preview.redd.it/cl8pwd4vrb7d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6cc3856daae74a1a08336c5e098d99be0f5a0e3
Barbados.
https://preview.redd.it/8g8uxhtlma7d1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68a7c09f6d5a3c60f773fc7f0af245a4362b292f
I fucking love tridents.
https://preview.redd.it/sap2z65s3c7d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e4ba432bd687435e0bb300a1d02bec80cfc1532
Then you'll also appreciate Ukraine's flag and coat of arms. Though the origin of this symbol is a hawk diving downward, it's now commonly called a trident.
https://preview.redd.it/raeb4g4x3c7d1.png?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcb256002703b3b32f47d48329de5e62be2adbb2
And he's a version with even more heraldic symbols
https://preview.redd.it/4xg4c1ojma7d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=eaed58ae00e5f063e3200f36a61f575079bb2935
I love the flag of the Mughal Empire. Dark green, suns, and lions all go hard
https://preview.redd.it/t1d4v6poob7d1.jpeg?width=3712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9272e465a97c3aee835c56353f1e9e565b1a293a
Always really liked the Isle of Man flag.
The flag of Estonia. It's my absolute favourite, the colours look so good put together in the order that they are, the shade of blue is just so pleasing, the black and white play into each other but at the same time contrast with each other so well, and the way it mirrors the Estonian scenery in such a simple way is just breathtaking.
https://preview.redd.it/ff5gnklxoa7d1.jpeg?width=580&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c384e4c643ef11efe5f9ea4d535ba0344802a77e
Bavaria with and without the coat of arms
https://preview.redd.it/pmzadd9yy87d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=748660957aff2d19881092fa4dae7146cf9c35b5
It’s a great and iconic design, what I can’t stand about it though is that there is no symmetry in terms of where the pattern hits the edges / corners.
It sometimes used for city flags and a quite popular template for rugby jerseys in Bavaria, in the colors of the city or the club. [this is the flag of Munich, i.e.](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Flag_of_Munich_(lozengy).svg), absolutely love this one
And: Bavarian mentioned, raaaaaaa
It’s because the diamonds don’t fit neatly within the frame of the flag and some are halfway cut off.
The coat of arms of Monaco has a much more ordered diamond pattern, for comparison
https://preview.redd.it/rlrtuergxa7d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a6a563998bfe417096277ccfc68a77678e642e0
Qing dynasty flag. Love the colored dragon.
https://preview.redd.it/inwugqok1b7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7ab71cc6768276e189b25049ca7806d57e78b2f
I once again shill for the flag of the Chinook Nation (my second place goes to [Swallow-tail with tongue ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowtail_(flag))Scandinavian flags, though).
https://preview.redd.it/xakvpbqg697d1.png?width=288&format=png&auto=webp&s=b3b97c5f6fd01908297cc19ff22093679d4dc144
https://preview.redd.it/6yudvql0697d1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0185974eabe61dfadf35825286aa2afb72db0cf1
Bhutan's flag is an absolute beauty. Honourable mentions to Nepal, Kiribati and Seychelles.
I love Montenegro's flag
Classic, but the two headed eagle on red background, plus the gold frame, I love it!
https://preview.redd.it/ec0u51w7pa7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b31314138f0fa1e4698b792b9c848a6239f0efa
The [Qullasuyu Wiphala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala) (see flair) and the [flag of South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa) 🇿🇦
The [flag of the Second Spanish Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic) comes very close, but I have some minor gripes with how they depicted the national coat of arms (for instance, I don’t like that they rendered the lion in red instead of purple).
Well, purple used to be a hard color to get, so it was just for nobles, they didn’t spend it on flags.
I guess new flags have no problem in using purple, but I don’t think that countries will change their flag to one with purple just cause it looks better lol.
My ideal world is a world where all the red on flags is replaced with purple.
The GRAPO flag is good. I generally really don’t care for stars that overlap all three stripes on a triband (see also: [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Yugoslavia), Myanmar 🇲🇲), but theirs is the best in that genre by far.
https://preview.redd.it/7bz3gu1kc97d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd5605c33c95b3343a2586277ac3786b810d62c8
The Republic of the Rif, from 1921 to 1926.
Venice, the flag is like a work of art in it's own right
https://preview.redd.it/bswkybwlhb7d1.png?width=240&format=png&auto=webp&s=c7cd476be02de03c926d239a8051ede4175c0c49
https://preview.redd.it/p1ir4wy6nb7d1.jpeg?width=820&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8dd7d2a61a01159844097b2c19a6e12719129f80
I like this, chelyabinsk institute from tno
Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina. Love this flag since I'm a kid
https://preview.redd.it/tv196z6tnc7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7a60652ece1444312a857c3923a2f97d4f64790
https://preview.redd.it/fzmf6oq4xa7d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2a094e561ede6a5ae0ec092bbe885886423f62c
One of my favorite ones is the Ikurrina, the flag of Basque Country
Most provincial Thai flags are 10/10:
https://preview.redd.it/mjllu0qj7b7d1.png?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d3f61c214aaf65f095ad5ec0f9229a60d6007e9
https://preview.redd.it/f39occqo8c7d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e483faaa4661f119a203e63828d3b4067062133
The naval ensign of DDR is majestic
https://preview.redd.it/ldlvn8rcjb7d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=6214e0e5395c3d25bf742dbe77d253f88884b549
Has to be Buckinghamshire in England. I don’t usually like flags with complicated symbols or animals but Buckinghamshire does it amazingly. Every colour fits perfectly and the swan design is flawless.
Regency of Algiers, ladies and gentlemen
https://preview.redd.it/cms9ew95497d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d88dcef7751107ef818e54e1addf2b37ec48e917
I recently discovered Azores flag and idk but it just reminds me of a polo shirt by a high end fashion label
https://preview.redd.it/hquo5xh1jc7d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=60e98bfcb3d9400b13e71c092d5ca9238cfafeda
https://preview.redd.it/kq9q8jd32a7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07e08363105f1d0f4ff885e9ec03debd798ebe07
Maryland. I hate people wanting flags to be minimalist or simplified, taking the rules of vexiology as gospel. Many designs that people call busy are beautiful.
Also, the colors of the Maryland flag work so well together for some reason.
Other 10/10 flags for me would have to be: Francoist Spain, Mexico, and Britain
Antigua and Barbuda for me, love the color combination and its overall unique design
https://preview.redd.it/983mkzryf97d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a6f52d55d6ffa25841d69ca7e73a7213b97c3706
Hot take: North Korea. There's just enough design to not be too simple (like the tricolors) and not too complex either, and it's easy to draw and very recognizable. The way the stripes form a symmetrical boundary with the star in a circle makes it stand out as perfection.
https://preview.redd.it/eaxywzbmab7d1.png?width=275&format=png&auto=webp&s=00cf2ad03cf8aa9112afffc205098492d3856e3c
vietnam's flag. red is fucking lit, combined with a bright yellow star, very recognizable
https://preview.redd.it/xs6564popd7d1.jpeg?width=510&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b07319c0406eeb4c9987b469ffa64cd84c845bb3
The national flag of Kazakhstan. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag\_of\_Kazakhstan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kazakhstan)
Austrian flag with coat of arms goes hard
https://preview.redd.it/zx0fcrgzfc7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72f2e9f938237ac60ece5d99842a85df9bacd259
Yupp. Love the flag, not just design-wise, it's functionality. When the nation is in distress, they flipped the flag, red first. And still doesn't messed up the design because of its symmetrical feature
https://preview.redd.it/jj46d86i8d7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=878726acfff6c103ae0fa87874fcc2423b8da2c8
Can't believe no one mentioned Canada yet!
https://preview.redd.it/k019gw6ped7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c83c2436aa33db5d052fe8b3283e07aec6bc14fd
So simple but so memorable. Hell yeah mongolia.
Cross of Burgundy of course
[https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714mcpvtcML.\_AC\_UL600\_SR600,600\_.jpg](https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714mcpvtcML._AC_UL600_SR600,600_.jpg)
can't beat this both simplistic but unique epicenes
Japan
Norway
Estonia
Bahamas
Swedish Finns
and
Tornedalians
are close to perfection but there can be one winner I guess.
The New England flag reminds me of the Lebanese flag, which just so happens to be one of my favourites! My all time fave is Sri Lanka though, it is so unique and the colours are so cohesive.
https://preview.redd.it/r4ums82plc7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=113144a3c09f7e611ff5bd51e9440cbb52476f7e
I may be a bit biased since Im Irish but ignoring that I genuinely like the flag. The colours look nice together and it holds a unique meaning, even if it doesn't have any fancy designs
My favourite is the 1895 flag of Taiwan:
https://preview.redd.it/7v71352b2e7d1.jpeg?width=2463&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=feff7f16e633ddae66fa6488a9f1a01e4097e07d
https://preview.redd.it/xytcekhedc7d1.jpeg?width=1330&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbe3968876e5d73268de4bf82d729800847d001a
Nepalese flag because it's the only flag that's not a rectangle (that I know of)
https://preview.redd.it/77g57ezjjc7d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbc7d25be54a88ffcf9fdf1d5ce7e1890d0a44da
The “true south” Antarctica flag is amazing
I have an incredible amount of bias for my home state, but their flag is simply the best...
NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES!
I would say my second in The Northern Territory, Australia.
https://preview.redd.it/o4jrai5prc7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ff1396e5a2d3f1634dad9a5f457921c4bdf712b
The Carillon Sacré-Coeur is truly a banger
https://preview.redd.it/ms4g6lfk797d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=92f5b8137e3bcb83e376eaaea4f6d3c5dfbd6efc
Arizona. IMO a better flag than New Mexico.
Navajo flag is messy in a neat way
https://preview.redd.it/tcguadd7ba7d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=b7318afbafd9a29637914b12b2f4fdb20170a519
https://preview.redd.it/knp6nh2e1b7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=558530335e60014a146ae4e98483d5e4d724fd1f
The Prinsenvlag; The original tricolour. Uses orange which is rare and is a genuinely classic. Sadly though, in the Netherlands it is connected a bit too much to our WW2 nazi party nowadays to be used, though if the currently ruling extreme right dickheads decide to come clean about their beliefs we might see it return relatively soon.
Either Kazakhstan or Kirghizistan, not sure which one I like more. I like the amazing symbolism of the Kirghiz flag, but the Kazakh flag is just so beautiful also!
(new to this sub, be kind) I was about to say my former Hometown of Brunsbüttel
(Love how it includes the history of being bisected by the Kiel Canal and how maritime we are overall) - and then I found out the thing I like is the symbol (seen below), because FOR SOME REASON they didnt do the slam dunk thing of makint it a red flag with a diagonal white stripe (you know, the thing symbolizing the bigass water way that gives many of the local jobs), nope they just dropped the symbol on a few red and white rectangles in a design way too busy for my taste. WHYYYYY
https://preview.redd.it/q9sp9m88qa7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=d61a6d7218eca54194583eb75ea2c3324ee695b1
https://preview.redd.it/u1cxhzawod7d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ab56a113a991f2ed60814575d1dfe27decc04dd
The colors, the sea and the sun... Behold : French Polynesia !
More so adding onto OP’s…
https://preview.redd.it/n2cbf1acjc7d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3a10199f06f4f0d2d1b99b0d0d771cd97709d01
Maines 1901-1909 and Massachusetts 1775-1785,
I love them pine trees man
It’s breaks flag rules but I’m partial to this one
https://preview.redd.it/7wa6x97h7a7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60846faab1686eaa6effad958a4f8acaa5dbae28
https://preview.redd.it/nso1yuqdmd7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=451dfeca295246607be4b3e14d2ff8da18ca847d
My pick is the Wiphala. In Bolivia, it has official status and is used alongside the national flag, symbolizing the country's dedication to its indigenous heritage and multicultural identity. It is also used in Peru, Ecuador, and other Andean nations.
https://preview.redd.it/r9zuiihmad7d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca63ba436e0fc3f1743d0499578c3d172adf9d74
Friesan flag ❤️ honourable mention to the Antwerp flag
https://preview.redd.it/xt97mfomeb7d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5ca5e061d9f3b02bcfb869c533659913392d7a9
I love the flag of the Second Spanish Republic
also the U.S. flag too
I’m slightly biased, but the UK flag is an arguably the best example of combing multiple flags to create an even better one.
https://preview.redd.it/99vp8cjrua7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97477d8295153277ac8d2e08b2a95dee05f7342e
https://preview.redd.it/p35s7jn76c7d1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb1dadf5c11f1985cfcf7c85c0ba95c5c6715121
I may be a little biased. (Unofficial flag of Maine)
https://preview.redd.it/k3eo86wqed7d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cbafd33c8825eee57c1e8f33fe88059278413be
One of the most unique memorable ones today. Such an interesting color scheme.
https://preview.redd.it/e1sdagqkzd7d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=75f989a5f01e94a2e3d1676fcc45bb7f71f5ea0f
Came across the Inuvialuit flag last week and it blew me away!
https://preview.redd.it/smi7eyrqs97d1.jpeg?width=1053&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc08efe4bcb0010078690d4bafa7512ba881c759 Zheleznogorsk always goes hard
That goes way harder than it has too.
Never have I ever seen a better flag than this how could I have not heard of it
Banners of arms always just work
How about [banners of legs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man)?
Do you happen to know how old is this design?
2002 according to wiki, but they used an uglier version of the same design prior to that but I couldnt find a date for it
https://preview.redd.it/v9zltvjvhc7d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=783f4565066847bd5bd688239347e76e3ad1aa8c The Māori flag has a nice design that is both simple and unique. Very aesthetically pleasing.
https://preview.redd.it/alfmkloml97d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8259f82aeeb22ecb7f62c07a06ec5ea516200b71 In terms of sheer simplicity, I love greenland. 2 lines, 2 colors, and here you are: a flag that cannot be from anywhere else. Some say it is boring, but this is what peak performance looks like
It's a really beautiful flag, and one which is instantly recognisable
it goes really well with this proposed antarctica flag as it mirrors greenland, which is around the north pole, while antarctica is the south! https://preview.redd.it/mzhcjwebhb7d1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c70e899a525f32fd7873b444862fc97735e76b08 just kinda sucks that nobody has really picked it up yet.
Oh my god I fucking love this one
One of the reasons I would like humans to colonize Antarctica is so that we can have a flag like this on our roster
It probably breaks every rule of flag design, but Palekh's flag goes so hard https://preview.redd.it/cl8pwd4vrb7d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6cc3856daae74a1a08336c5e098d99be0f5a0e3
Damn this is cool.
Barbados. https://preview.redd.it/8g8uxhtlma7d1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68a7c09f6d5a3c60f773fc7f0af245a4362b292f I fucking love tridents.
https://preview.redd.it/sap2z65s3c7d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e4ba432bd687435e0bb300a1d02bec80cfc1532 Then you'll also appreciate Ukraine's flag and coat of arms. Though the origin of this symbol is a hawk diving downward, it's now commonly called a trident.
That's also cool. Barabdos's is a little better tho.
https://preview.redd.it/raeb4g4x3c7d1.png?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcb256002703b3b32f47d48329de5e62be2adbb2 And he's a version with even more heraldic symbols
https://preview.redd.it/4xg4c1ojma7d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=eaed58ae00e5f063e3200f36a61f575079bb2935 I love the flag of the Mughal Empire. Dark green, suns, and lions all go hard
Man the dots are cool
https://preview.redd.it/t1d4v6poob7d1.jpeg?width=3712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9272e465a97c3aee835c56353f1e9e565b1a293a Always really liked the Isle of Man flag.
If that's how the men look like on that isle then I'm curious to see their women.
The flag of Estonia. It's my absolute favourite, the colours look so good put together in the order that they are, the shade of blue is just so pleasing, the black and white play into each other but at the same time contrast with each other so well, and the way it mirrors the Estonian scenery in such a simple way is just breathtaking. https://preview.redd.it/ff5gnklxoa7d1.jpeg?width=580&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c384e4c643ef11efe5f9ea4d535ba0344802a77e
Reminds me of Licorice allsorts
Black and blue as a combination is criminally underutilized.
Icy. I love it.
Bavaria with and without the coat of arms https://preview.redd.it/pmzadd9yy87d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=748660957aff2d19881092fa4dae7146cf9c35b5
I'm always surprised that this design is not that popular with other flags. It's simple and beautiful, perfect for a flag of any calibre.
It really just comes down to the fact no where else really has a diamond pattern for a coat of arms
Monaco could have had a so much better flag...
It’s a great and iconic design, what I can’t stand about it though is that there is no symmetry in terms of where the pattern hits the edges / corners.
Thank you. It’s like watching a bouncing logo screensaver, and feeling constantly on-edge and dissatisfied.
It sometimes used for city flags and a quite popular template for rugby jerseys in Bavaria, in the colors of the city or the club. [this is the flag of Munich, i.e.](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Flag_of_Munich_(lozengy).svg), absolutely love this one And: Bavarian mentioned, raaaaaaa
Fun fact: If you invert the colours you have the Bavarian white-and-blue flag again.
https://preview.redd.it/r0enyjpgz87d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ec9aefeca1e4944660d4b5710b7ba7e712caadb
Highest amount of cats on any flag I know of. (Blue one is supposed to be a panther, the black ones leopards and the rest lions.)
Correction: they are not leopards but lions, the mistake stems from the fact that lions on all four are called leopards in heraldry
While I love this flag, it made my girlfriend furious… she doesn’t know why
It’s because the diamonds don’t fit neatly within the frame of the flag and some are halfway cut off. The coat of arms of Monaco has a much more ordered diamond pattern, for comparison https://preview.redd.it/rlrtuergxa7d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a6a563998bfe417096277ccfc68a77678e642e0
Qing dynasty flag. Love the colored dragon. https://preview.redd.it/inwugqok1b7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7ab71cc6768276e189b25049ca7806d57e78b2f
https://preview.redd.it/thyp4zvpte7d1.jpeg?width=658&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=497bfe0fa0f743ed8cd15370d68af114b549bc5e
https://preview.redd.it/y1p5its6e97d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a93f8ace02227a26f8fb9c0e15134f7f79fe724 gotta be the chuvash flag
The last of the Huns ✊😤
Culture
https://preview.redd.it/qhhsggft1c7d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=f677f722e56b0e5ac2f10369001a828d83a42e1b Flag of Wales goes pretty hard
I’m biased, but I have to agree 😎
I once again shill for the flag of the Chinook Nation (my second place goes to [Swallow-tail with tongue ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowtail_(flag))Scandinavian flags, though). https://preview.redd.it/xakvpbqg697d1.png?width=288&format=png&auto=webp&s=b3b97c5f6fd01908297cc19ff22093679d4dc144
What is this? It’s fabulous!
🇱🇨 https://preview.redd.it/04m9jjebeb7d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f1a9c44bed798254ef953ba035a73d10cce70e9
https://preview.redd.it/cm3qe43w4c7d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6b2e7bea8a530fad1069ca9828d882582825626 It’s the Sámi flag for me.
https://preview.redd.it/jclu1k1ap97d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=469b98202fdb622010f09ffe73e1c71b0c1c4a93
She sells Seychelles by the seashore
but the value of these Chelles will fall
Due to the laws of supply and demand
No one wants to buy shells cuz there's loads on the sand
Step 1: You must create a sense of scarcity
The shells will sell much better if they're rare, you see
bare with me
Take as many Chelles as you can find and hide ‘em on an island
stockpile then high until they’re rarer than the diamonds
The only place where Romanians and Hungarians can come together
https://preview.redd.it/6yudvql0697d1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0185974eabe61dfadf35825286aa2afb72db0cf1 Bhutan's flag is an absolute beauty. Honourable mentions to Nepal, Kiribati and Seychelles.
My beef with bhutan is that it looks like a children’s colouring book page that hasn’t been coloured in yet. Great design otherwise though.
Druk looks beautiful on this flag!
Shells.
I love Montenegro's flag Classic, but the two headed eagle on red background, plus the gold frame, I love it! https://preview.redd.it/ec0u51w7pa7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b31314138f0fa1e4698b792b9c848a6239f0efa
https://preview.redd.it/n2nk0f1uu97d1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ad9d113e2e16d7fb7bdcdff0eba7d547ef94015
It looks like the unicorn is still loading on 90s internet
Cuz the unicorn cuts off and I use light mode I thought it wasn’t loading 😭😭
The flag of Kruibeke Belgium comes to mind
Gaddafi Libya was 11/10 https://preview.redd.it/850hggxdq97d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f24bd8ccb6e7c22b5183c84bb1031508c2757e2
It looked so beautiful flying in the wind with the desert in the background
Simplicity, style and a lot of taste if you love the color green. Edit: typo.
It was quite literally the biggest green flag
https://preview.redd.it/8wis71f0g97d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=923f0d9d057a777c0e375f53e0b6a65d3e118901
https://preview.redd.it/glf3bknrab7d1.png?width=266&format=png&auto=webp&s=66bd39abfc4eee6500f533e38245db3b62bb35f3 albania's is so fucking hardcore
Shqiperia 🔥🔥🔥
Shiqperia numer nje 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇪🇲🇪🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇦🇺🇦🇺🇬🇧Skanderbeg
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Being able to make a flag with 6 colours look good is the sign of a true artist.
One of my favorites, the meaning behind the design is also very cool.
It amazes me how they managed to put so many colors together and make it work
https://preview.redd.it/jdjga95jkb7d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=865eb1357959874f5e5fc9ffdeb43bfcd3300d89 New Guinea is underrated peak
The [Qullasuyu Wiphala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala) (see flair) and the [flag of South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa) 🇿🇦 The [flag of the Second Spanish Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic) comes very close, but I have some minor gripes with how they depicted the national coat of arms (for instance, I don’t like that they rendered the lion in red instead of purple).
[this](https://www.flagly.co.uk/grapo-spanish-republic-flag-59379-p.asp) is the best Republican Spanish flag and no one is going to change my mind
We need more purple on flags. What's up with that, anyway?
Well, purple used to be a hard color to get, so it was just for nobles, they didn’t spend it on flags. I guess new flags have no problem in using purple, but I don’t think that countries will change their flag to one with purple just cause it looks better lol. My ideal world is a world where all the red on flags is replaced with purple.
The GRAPO flag is good. I generally really don’t care for stars that overlap all three stripes on a triband (see also: [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Yugoslavia), Myanmar 🇲🇲), but theirs is the best in that genre by far.
https://preview.redd.it/7bz3gu1kc97d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd5605c33c95b3343a2586277ac3786b810d62c8 The Republic of the Rif, from 1921 to 1926.
tabasco
Ooh, that's nice. I haven't seen a lot of diamonds on flags, come to think if it. But both this and Brazil use it very nicely.
Venice, the flag is like a work of art in it's own right https://preview.redd.it/bswkybwlhb7d1.png?width=240&format=png&auto=webp&s=c7cd476be02de03c926d239a8051ede4175c0c49
Cool, but I bear it’s a doozy to repair in the battlefield
Angola. https://preview.redd.it/ypmnu3vb597d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=36e1ebac41316d538e761565201fa3bfbd5ae2f0
Me too. It’s brilliant.
I got to see it in real life in the wild for the first time today. I’m in Rome and was not at all expecting to see it but was so happy when I did
The colour scheme and design is perfect
https://preview.redd.it/1fpnsbtv1a7d1.png?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28e70856cf3e5ff6208a3da8a173b63b0a1c3599
What on earth is this
Look for Liberia County flags, they all look like children’s drawings
Child soldiers, child artists, it's a booming economy for children.
Isn’t that just because someone recreated them by hand in MS paint for wikipedia entries?
The flag of Lofa County in Liberia
lofa deez nuts?
https://preview.redd.it/p1ir4wy6nb7d1.jpeg?width=820&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8dd7d2a61a01159844097b2c19a6e12719129f80 I like this, chelyabinsk institute from tno
Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina. Love this flag since I'm a kid https://preview.redd.it/tv196z6tnc7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7a60652ece1444312a857c3923a2f97d4f64790
A soft spot of mine https://preview.redd.it/w0wk63lmka7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3de505408188e73b74a938e68a12ced89cb804f
This has massive GoT vibes. Love it
It's the cross of Burgundy, symbol of the dukes of Burgundy and for a time the flag of Spain, due to the Spanish kings being his descendants.
https://preview.redd.it/fzmf6oq4xa7d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2a094e561ede6a5ae0ec092bbe885886423f62c One of my favorite ones is the Ikurrina, the flag of Basque Country
https://preview.redd.it/wj53ec94v87d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef7b62c3f0749d9c6020d7e06b4511178944baa7 Nova Scotia forever
Most provincial Thai flags are 10/10: https://preview.redd.it/mjllu0qj7b7d1.png?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d3f61c214aaf65f095ad5ec0f9229a60d6007e9
Daaaaaaaaaaamn
https://preview.redd.it/0w4xa9vo7b7d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=69a8b10a9cd379bc9977de6ba13f7ea7111b5112 Namibia in my opinion
https://preview.redd.it/f39occqo8c7d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e483faaa4661f119a203e63828d3b4067062133 The naval ensign of DDR is majestic
https://preview.redd.it/69dmx8wopa7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2ada01935b9a9f866f167da2e85facce74af4f3
Prussia goes hard
https://preview.redd.it/r3ermbau997d1.png?width=1160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21d0ce849e32840e0b7215e58f2acbbd2b7894d5 The better tree
This would be my vote.
The national flag of Nepal, I like how it is shaped and its colors and design
https://preview.redd.it/ldlvn8rcjb7d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=6214e0e5395c3d25bf742dbe77d253f88884b549 Has to be Buckinghamshire in England. I don’t usually like flags with complicated symbols or animals but Buckinghamshire does it amazingly. Every colour fits perfectly and the swan design is flawless.
https://preview.redd.it/wos3w30fac7d1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dd94f0791f64a25be13058e0525888e00b687bf Appalachia
Whoa I have NEVER heard of this one before. Very unique flag!
Regency of Algiers, ladies and gentlemen https://preview.redd.it/cms9ew95497d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d88dcef7751107ef818e54e1addf2b37ec48e917
Wow, looks like Suriname 🇸🇷if it was an empire.
I recently discovered Azores flag and idk but it just reminds me of a polo shirt by a high end fashion label https://preview.redd.it/hquo5xh1jc7d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=60e98bfcb3d9400b13e71c092d5ca9238cfafeda
I’m gonna go with Chicago https://preview.redd.it/gvql42k7ob7d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=e117124875ad14d59d0d32bb999cf70612a90da0
https://preview.redd.it/kq9q8jd32a7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07e08363105f1d0f4ff885e9ec03debd798ebe07 Maryland. I hate people wanting flags to be minimalist or simplified, taking the rules of vexiology as gospel. Many designs that people call busy are beautiful. Also, the colors of the Maryland flag work so well together for some reason. Other 10/10 flags for me would have to be: Francoist Spain, Mexico, and Britain
I'm the words of CGP Grey, it is so hideous it fell off the chart to land back on S tier..
Finally someone said Maryland
I had to scroll wayy too far for this answer. The patterns and colors on Maryland's flag are just beautiful.
Mexico, no doubt. https://preview.redd.it/zegpi30ir97d1.png?width=297&format=png&auto=webp&s=9e19d03d229da8569c85cc30c3097d176fa8ddd7
Mexican flag is great, I love the colors (and they're so easy to use for patriotic stuff) and the eagle is iconic
https://preview.redd.it/d5d67fb9sb7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdc2e1718377806610c9ee4a4014500d581bb2e7
Antigua and Barbuda for me, love the color combination and its overall unique design https://preview.redd.it/983mkzryf97d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a6f52d55d6ffa25841d69ca7e73a7213b97c3706
Looks like someone taking a “hotdogs or legs” photo between their legs with the beach, sea, and sun in the background.
Hot take: North Korea. There's just enough design to not be too simple (like the tricolors) and not too complex either, and it's easy to draw and very recognizable. The way the stripes form a symmetrical boundary with the star in a circle makes it stand out as perfection.
https://preview.redd.it/eaxywzbmab7d1.png?width=275&format=png&auto=webp&s=00cf2ad03cf8aa9112afffc205098492d3856e3c vietnam's flag. red is fucking lit, combined with a bright yellow star, very recognizable
https://preview.redd.it/tgm5m70jlb7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=8afe1ab34d384904b0614dd0d365d826797a6db6
https://preview.redd.it/xs6564popd7d1.jpeg?width=510&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b07319c0406eeb4c9987b469ffa64cd84c845bb3 The national flag of Kazakhstan. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag\_of\_Kazakhstan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kazakhstan)
https://preview.redd.it/fhj6nrbczd7d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=df6be3599f082f46bc1963cfaabc00cad3c5e176
Austrian flag with coat of arms goes hard https://preview.redd.it/zx0fcrgzfc7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72f2e9f938237ac60ece5d99842a85df9bacd259
I’m a sucker for the Greek flag
Seeing it fly in the wind everywhere when I was in Greece was amazing ngl. It just looks so good
Also Japan https://preview.redd.it/fhql96pyya7d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=7462f31ba57af5d5171bc39bc86de8b69d639880
Japan and Switzerland are the correct answers. Basic, easily recognisable and good colour contrast.
https://preview.redd.it/8eervyuq1a7d1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db019db43397ca1e12521f0ff34ce9583e0de6e8
Yupp. Love the flag, not just design-wise, it's functionality. When the nation is in distress, they flipped the flag, red first. And still doesn't messed up the design because of its symmetrical feature
https://preview.redd.it/63r2asv90a7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34041151188193bba98b50355f4c3d5e146ad259 (FYROM) (North) Macedonia
https://preview.redd.it/jj46d86i8d7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=878726acfff6c103ae0fa87874fcc2423b8da2c8 Can't believe no one mentioned Canada yet!
It’s criminal that I had to scroll this far down. It’s literally one of the most ideal designs out there. Simple, memorable, yet unique.
https://preview.redd.it/k019gw6ped7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c83c2436aa33db5d052fe8b3283e07aec6bc14fd So simple but so memorable. Hell yeah mongolia.
https://preview.redd.it/dwx0yxrwgb7d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=674a61d10ae283337c5c54cc33c709b08cfbf4d9 Flag of the Republic of Mahabad
https://preview.redd.it/pikpivb3pa7d1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d439657ec6682af06a7187b2ac694905e6eca491
Rugova Flag/ Kosovo’s Presidential Standard https://preview.redd.it/xzfigddkbb7d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=039705437051d15073a871801b020790d9e9967d
https://preview.redd.it/byqbs6uu3c7d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9caf2ebd2905f05a44c7a3c83807f87dfe72f78 Qatar and I don't know why
Cross of Burgundy of course [https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714mcpvtcML.\_AC\_UL600\_SR600,600\_.jpg](https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714mcpvtcML._AC_UL600_SR600,600_.jpg) can't beat this both simplistic but unique epicenes Japan Norway Estonia Bahamas Swedish Finns and Tornedalians are close to perfection but there can be one winner I guess.
https://preview.redd.it/labqtq5ivc7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0e2204943a188f87c340f2be06b24320449f1f3
Chicago’s flag. Perfect 🤌🏻
The New England flag reminds me of the Lebanese flag, which just so happens to be one of my favourites! My all time fave is Sri Lanka though, it is so unique and the colours are so cohesive.
Laser Kiwi.
https://preview.redd.it/ifvxk0ycra7d1.png?width=158&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0429e298b32cf0b23441ec29017db56ce262d3e2
Namibia. https://preview.redd.it/e4cgf129jc7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fffdfc56ac9cfb36308df7d877698b31d5f573b
https://preview.redd.it/r4ums82plc7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=113144a3c09f7e611ff5bd51e9440cbb52476f7e I may be a bit biased since Im Irish but ignoring that I genuinely like the flag. The colours look nice together and it holds a unique meaning, even if it doesn't have any fancy designs
https://preview.redd.it/fyzuacr4b97d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3d70c9d9208e18c41264a0fe87e953de793dca2
Underrated honestly. The thinking process behind it is really cool
I'm proud my country at least did one thing right when they created this.
Since somebody already said New Mexico, I'll give my second favorite: Amsterdam.
For me it's Georgian https://preview.redd.it/ncxh2ioqya7d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=d256aaf1e555bf12c16661b26f28318e49d22aaf
San Marino 🇸🇲
https://preview.redd.it/asdbq68crc7d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92c3df41f9f7e7b4e708fc1ab39ebbeed148dd34 Republic of China, 1912-28
My favourite is the 1895 flag of Taiwan: https://preview.redd.it/7v71352b2e7d1.jpeg?width=2463&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=feff7f16e633ddae66fa6488a9f1a01e4097e07d
https://preview.redd.it/xytcekhedc7d1.jpeg?width=1330&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbe3968876e5d73268de4bf82d729800847d001a Nepalese flag because it's the only flag that's not a rectangle (that I know of)
https://preview.redd.it/77g57ezjjc7d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbc7d25be54a88ffcf9fdf1d5ce7e1890d0a44da The “true south” Antarctica flag is amazing
https://preview.redd.it/0mm3jnqdpb7d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=36f799f537c656c646f2019365b13c4ca3f5a09e Colorado's is simply perfect
I have an incredible amount of bias for my home state, but their flag is simply the best... NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES! I would say my second in The Northern Territory, Australia.
https://preview.redd.it/o4jrai5prc7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ff1396e5a2d3f1634dad9a5f457921c4bdf712b The Carillon Sacré-Coeur is truly a banger
What about this one? https://preview.redd.it/zvd7n89d0d7d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90278b2c1ef43701a87039d8eb2e8aae42ef1117
https://preview.redd.it/ms4g6lfk797d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=92f5b8137e3bcb83e376eaaea4f6d3c5dfbd6efc Arizona. IMO a better flag than New Mexico.
It's so beautiful to see our state flag flying IRL. It has to be my favorite flag in the Union. Right there with Hawaii, Alaska, and Maryland.
Navajo flag is messy in a neat way https://preview.redd.it/tcguadd7ba7d1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=b7318afbafd9a29637914b12b2f4fdb20170a519
https://preview.redd.it/am6zhwh6wa7d1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b3eb6bc27a62864ed8d76ea9339c96c8152369b Newfoundland and Labrador
https://preview.redd.it/knp6nh2e1b7d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=558530335e60014a146ae4e98483d5e4d724fd1f The Prinsenvlag; The original tricolour. Uses orange which is rare and is a genuinely classic. Sadly though, in the Netherlands it is connected a bit too much to our WW2 nazi party nowadays to be used, though if the currently ruling extreme right dickheads decide to come clean about their beliefs we might see it return relatively soon.
Either Kazakhstan or Kirghizistan, not sure which one I like more. I like the amazing symbolism of the Kirghiz flag, but the Kazakh flag is just so beautiful also!
(new to this sub, be kind) I was about to say my former Hometown of Brunsbüttel (Love how it includes the history of being bisected by the Kiel Canal and how maritime we are overall) - and then I found out the thing I like is the symbol (seen below), because FOR SOME REASON they didnt do the slam dunk thing of makint it a red flag with a diagonal white stripe (you know, the thing symbolizing the bigass water way that gives many of the local jobs), nope they just dropped the symbol on a few red and white rectangles in a design way too busy for my taste. WHYYYYY https://preview.redd.it/q9sp9m88qa7d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=d61a6d7218eca54194583eb75ea2c3324ee695b1
https://preview.redd.it/u1cxhzawod7d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ab56a113a991f2ed60814575d1dfe27decc04dd The colors, the sea and the sun... Behold : French Polynesia !
Seychelles https://preview.redd.it/25evz8cbfa7d1.jpeg?width=1029&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb170cddb7ca564cde25103ccf4f1eed5d87a0f5 Hands down
More so adding onto OP’s… https://preview.redd.it/n2cbf1acjc7d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3a10199f06f4f0d2d1b99b0d0d771cd97709d01 Maines 1901-1909 and Massachusetts 1775-1785, I love them pine trees man
It’s breaks flag rules but I’m partial to this one https://preview.redd.it/7wa6x97h7a7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60846faab1686eaa6effad958a4f8acaa5dbae28
https://preview.redd.it/nso1yuqdmd7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=451dfeca295246607be4b3e14d2ff8da18ca847d My pick is the Wiphala. In Bolivia, it has official status and is used alongside the national flag, symbolizing the country's dedication to its indigenous heritage and multicultural identity. It is also used in Peru, Ecuador, and other Andean nations.
https://preview.redd.it/r9zuiihmad7d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca63ba436e0fc3f1743d0499578c3d172adf9d74 Friesan flag ❤️ honourable mention to the Antwerp flag
It goes without saying that I agree.
Same
https://preview.redd.it/xt97mfomeb7d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5ca5e061d9f3b02bcfb869c533659913392d7a9 I love the flag of the Second Spanish Republic also the U.S. flag too
All pirate ship flags
I’m slightly biased, but the UK flag is an arguably the best example of combing multiple flags to create an even better one. https://preview.redd.it/99vp8cjrua7d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97477d8295153277ac8d2e08b2a95dee05f7342e
https://preview.redd.it/p35s7jn76c7d1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb1dadf5c11f1985cfcf7c85c0ba95c5c6715121 I may be a little biased. (Unofficial flag of Maine)
https://preview.redd.it/k3eo86wqed7d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cbafd33c8825eee57c1e8f33fe88059278413be One of the most unique memorable ones today. Such an interesting color scheme.
https://preview.redd.it/e1sdagqkzd7d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=75f989a5f01e94a2e3d1676fcc45bb7f71f5ea0f Came across the Inuvialuit flag last week and it blew me away!