The flag of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as ‘Dannebrog’, celebrates today its 800th anniversary.
According to the legend, on 15 June 1219, during the Battle of Lyndanisse, a decisive battle during the Livonian Crusade between...
The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization consists of a dark blue field charged with the emblem of the organization in white, that consists of a compass in a circle, with four white lines radiating from the four cardinal directions....
The flag of the United Nations consists of the official emblem of the organization in white placed centrally on a light blue background. It was adopted on 20 October 1947 with the adoption of the Resolution 167 (II).
Ever since the formation...
At the 27th International Congress of Vexillology (ICV) held from 7 to 11 August in London, the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) recognized 1 October as the World Vexillology Day or Vexiday.
Vexiday is celebrated...
On the first continuation of the 41st session, held on 11 August 1992, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopted the Law on the flag of the Republic of Macedona.
Thus the first flag of independent Republic of Macedonia was adopted, with...
‘Every great movement in history has has a flag.’
Guided by this motto, Gad V Hakimi, a graphic designer from Israel, started an initiative to establish a Vegan flag. Analyzing the symbols and logos of vegan associations around the...
The Flag of the President of the United States consists of the Seal of the President on a dark blue background. It is displayed in the Oval Office and the buildings and vehicles when the Present is present, as well as in other military and ceremonial...
The popular YouTube channel ‘Geography Now’, which presents the countries of the world and talk about their geography, nature, relations with the neighbors, demography and the political relations in them, recently published a video...
On a referendum to be held by the end of the year the people of Mauritania will decide whether to change its flag. The proposal is to add two red stripes on the top and bottom edge of the current flag.
Although the addition of red stripes is...
The World Vexillology Day is celebrated on 1 October. The celebration of this day is starting this year, at the initiative by Scott Mainwaring and the Portland Flag Association.
1 October 1961 is called “the birth-day of modern vexillology”...
New Zealand is one of the five remaining Commonwealth countries who still have a flag with the Union Jack in the canton.
But, the Government and the people of New Zealand decided that time has come to replace it with a new one, which will reflect...
This March at the TED2015 conference in Vancuver, Canada, radio host Roman Mars gave the first ever TED Talk on vexillology.
In his hilarious talk he reveals the importance of the design of the city flags, speaks why the flags of Chicago and...
Canadian website ’The Province’ run a tournament to determine which country has the best-looking flag and the winner is Macedonia.
The single-elimination knockout tournament started with 64 flags and used online voting to determine...
