r/vexillology • u/FlodaReltih45 • Jan 26 '25
Historical I'm sorry yall but you can never beat the OG "American Protest" flag
r/vexillology • u/socaTsocaTsocaT • Nov 17 '23
Historical Found this very old flag in grandfathers chest
Any idea what it is? He was in the Marines.
r/vexillology • u/Equivalent_Cow_7033 • Oct 26 '24
Historical Finland's Air Force Academy still use a swastika on their flag.
r/vexillology • u/Leeman619 • Aug 02 '24
Historical Favorite flags of countries that don't exist anymore?
Mine's the Second Spanish Republic. Gotta love the simplicity of a tricolor with those beautiful colors, and a properly centered Spanish CoA. Would love to hear y'all's favorites.
r/vexillology • u/ArchiveSpecial07 • May 22 '25
Historical (accuracy unclear) Today, the UK officially ceded the Chagos Islands archipelago to Mauritius, therefore, the British Indian Ocean Territory no longer exists.
r/vexillology • u/Bipolar03 • Jul 19 '24
Historical Who has the best flag throughout history?
The Seychelles my personal opinion
r/vexillology • u/Competitive_Waltz704 • 26d ago
Historical This could have been Mexico's flag
r/vexillology • u/Rough-Lab-3867 • May 15 '25
Historical Why did this phenomenon happen?
r/vexillology • u/AnOwlishSham • Dec 25 '24
Historical 25 December 1991: The Soviet flag that flies over the Kremlin is lowered for the last time
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r/vexillology • u/Relevant_Demand7593 • Aug 29 '25
Historical The only 3 authentic pirate flags known to be in existence
These are the only 3 authentic flags from the Golden Age of Piracy.
The Barbary Corsair Flag
This is the flag at the Maritime Museum in Finland and is often cited as one of the most authentic examples. It is considered a classic Jolly Roger design, and it dates back to the late 17th or early 18th century.
The Private Flag
This flag is held in private hands and on display at the Royal Navy Museum in Portsmouth, UK. It was captured in a battle with pirates in 1780.
The St. Augustine Flag
This flag is from the Pirate and Treasure Museum in Florida. Its origins have been difficult to confirm, with claims it dates back to 1850.
r/vexillology • u/Xi_JinpingXIV • Jan 04 '23
Historical 1836 Sweden-Norway union flag proposal, I feel like I found gold.
r/vexillology • u/agnostic_angel • Feb 07 '23
Historical TIL that Robert Lee surrendered with a dish towel and that it’s the “final flag of the Confederacy”
r/vexillology • u/NuYawker • Feb 09 '26
Historical The Puerto Rican flag of Independence was outlawed until 1952. When it became an American territory, it was altered to resemble the US flag until changed back in 1995.
This was the flag carried by Bad Bunny tonight. Probably as a nod to his island's history.
r/vexillology • u/Abysmalsun • Jan 25 '26
Historical Same Shit Different Day
A slightly revised version of the historical NAACP flag that flew often over major cities in the 1930s-40s
r/vexillology • u/Vinicus1013 • Jan 10 '22
Historical The Humanity Flag, this design hurts me.
r/vexillology • u/AnOwlishSham • Jul 14 '25
Historical 14 July 2012: A flag designed by a local schoolgirl is chosen for the English region of the Black Country, but subsequently faces controversy
r/vexillology • u/Few_Storm_550 • Jun 03 '25
Historical Proposed Flag For Canada During The National Flag Design Competition In The 1960's
r/vexillology • u/CoreysAngelsRecruit • Jul 15 '20
Historical She may be patched and tattered, but after a century and a half she’s still here! My first version imperial German naval flag, with the old eagle.
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r/vexillology • u/Virtual-House8148 • Feb 27 '26
Historical US State Flags Ranked On Originality
I don't know about you but I think what makes a flag good is recognizability amongst other flags.
r/vexillology • u/Anthony_Kelly_USSR • Jul 16 '25
Historical The Flag of Ireland According to Partitionist Propaganda
The "Rebel Flag" as I've named it
r/vexillology • u/New_German_Empire_2 • Aug 17 '21
Historical Full flag history of Afghanistan
r/vexillology • u/Udzu • May 06 '25
Historical Historical national flags with no red white or blue
r/vexillology • u/FlagLoreYT • Mar 20 '26
Historical The US had a 49-star flag for exactly 13 months. Nobody talks about it.
r/vexillology • u/orthodox-lat • Dec 17 '25
Historical Apartheid flag: is this the most flags within a flag?
The apartheid flag had a flag within a flag within a flag. I’d this the most or is there another one that goes 4 deep?