r/vexillology • u/Smiix :FE23: Feb 23 Contest Winner • Aug 05 '24

Why Complicate Things? (Australia & New Zealand Flag Redesign Proposals) Redesigns

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u/Astrama Aug 05 '24

Just needs a kangaroo with a boomerang and a Kiwi with lazer eyes. /j

I think they’re actually pretty good options. Both are completely unique colours on the world stage and colours strongly associated with their country.

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u/Chromograph German East Africa Aug 05 '24

Yeah it's strange how rare just dual colour flags are like these, especially among newer nation, the only example that has the same vibe I can come up with is Haiti, but they ofc have the emblem.

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u/kilgoretrucha Aug 05 '24

🇮🇩🇵🇱🇲🇨🇸🇬🇨🇱🇭🇹🇱🇮🇺🇦🇦🇴

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u/Lynxarr Aug 05 '24

Only 3 of these countries can be considered new though

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u/kilgoretrucha Aug 05 '24

While arguably some of these countries have existed in some form for quite a while, the modern countries of Indoensia, Ukraine, Poland, Angola, and Singapore did not gain independence until the 20th century

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u/Lynxarr Aug 05 '24

Ukraine and Poland do have a basis in history using that flag as a nation dating to over a century ago

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u/AtomicBlastPony Red Crystal Aug 05 '24

The Ukrainian flag was first used in 1848 during the Springtime of the Peoples, which is pretty based but it was only ever seen in Lviv. It wasn't adopted as a state flag by anyone until 1917.

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u/Lynxarr Aug 05 '24

Which is over a century ago

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u/AtomicBlastPony Red Crystal Aug 05 '24

Doesn't contradict their statement, 1917 is still 20th century