Here's some British Empire flags and their modern replacements, if applicable.
>>226957
All historical flags are welcome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_flags
This will help you find more to post.
The first flag used while England was a republic
One of my favorites.
Second
Third
Flag of the Republic of China (1912–1928)
Didn't realized China had this flag. I'm going to learn a lot about my Civilizationfu while on this board.
>>226987
ok, kid. This isn't a "rate my flag general" anyway.
American Indian Movement flag
>>226987
Isle of man a shit. Isle of Wight best
>>226994
Very odd. But very creative. Think I'm going to find more Native American flags. They seem to be interesting and somewhat underexposed.
>>226983
>>227007
Isn't that the current flag?
>>226987
Kill yourself
![latest[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/Q1WShiz.png "latest[1].png")
Flag of Northern Ireland before its parliament was dissolved during The Troubles. It currently has no official flag.
>>226994
That's clever and effective symbolism, the colour combination is unique as well. Nice.
>>227009
Nope, current one has the coat of arms on it.
>>227009
Is it?
>>226946
The Forster flag is fucking awesome. Looks like a futuristic design from the 1970s.
>>227030
Looks a little communist in design. Any relation?
>>227039
The NI flag?
>>227044
Yes.
>>227028
>>227051
That is fucking sexy.
>>226961
Rhodesia missing a couple of flags there
>>227049
There's no communist influence. The red hand is a symbol of Ulster, which is a traditional province of Ireland covering the north east (the traditional region is larger than Northern Ireland). The six-pointed star represents the six counties in Northern Ireland. The red cross either is the cross of St George (England's flag) or is taken from the Ulster armorial banner (see image), I've heard both as origins.
The crown represents the monarch United Kingdom.
>>227065
Here's the traditional provinces.
>>227070
Connaught has one of the coolest flags in the world.
>>226959
Canada's flag was really cool. It possessed much more nobility than a fucking maple leaf.
>>227084
Colonial flags are to show who owns that shit, not be cool and create a sense of national identity in the colonial citizens. You see one of those near identical flags, you know it's bong turf.
>>226977
lol it's funny cause they're not straight edge
>>227051
new desktop thanks
>>227093
I feel ya 2bh famm
I like this one. Teutonic Flag
I don't think this was ever a real flag, but it came up in my google search for the teutonic flag and it's pretty bad ass
>>227065
>>227070
To add on to this, before representing the whole province, the red hand was a symbol of the O'Neill family, who owned land in the area and fought against the English. This lead to Ulster being pacified and colonized by protestants which ironically caused the red hand to be used as a unionist symbol.
>>227084
The motto that goes with each and every one of those is WE OWN YOU
Posting German flags
Why was the moors head popular in European flags and otherwise?
>>227132
Why would you not want dead niggers on your flag?
based DDR
>>226946
I got a boner from seeing this thread, and I've seen the first 5 posts
>>226946
Francis Hopkinson design a best
>yfw portugals flags contains all their older flags
>>227009
Those are Serbs from Germany/Czech Republic/Poland.
>>227145
>mexico
>empire
jajajajajajajaja, BUILD IT!
The snake hair looks like spaghetti.
>>227148
Portugal are the masters of flagception.
>>227137
>Communist garbage on a satisfactory flag
>Based
>>227152
Sorbs, not Serbs. Vowels are not interchangeable here.
>>227162
What was it that made Ethiopia an empire even?
Why change a flag to represent your political group? Was it that important?
>>227110
I thought the red hand was for the delusional british sailors who were promised land in the Ireland for hte first person that claims it or some such, so someone cut off his hand to throw it overboard and be first.
It sounds weird just typing it
>>227159
You know that Serbs don't pronounce the "e"? I'm not claiming that Serbs from Serbia and Sorbs are the same people, just that they're related
>>227170
>communist vatican
wtf, this is ultimate autism, whoever made this
>>227213
It's from a video game.
>>227215
im a idiot for not seeing this, and ive played vic 2 for months on end
>>227170
>United Kingdom
>Scotland
>Ireland
Dumping my flag collection.
Starting with alt America.
>>227260
>>227266
>>227269
>>227271
>>227273
>>227038
Moultrie looks great, tho im not surprised this is the 1st time i see that. fort mercer and guilford look great too
>>227275
>>227278
>>227285
Japanese inspired here.
>>227287
>>227290
>>227292
>>227198
How many Ashkenazi claim ancestry from Serbs? And from Sorbs?
Very interesting history, those Sorbs.
>>227295
Another Jap inspired one.
>>227298
This one is more of a joke.
>>227296
I have no idea, this is the first time I've heard this
>>227304
I have a few Mexican ones.
Enchilada.
>>227305
Well damn. Looks like it's time for a Sorb general.
>>227308
This was supposed to be some kind of Norse Pagan flag or something, but I think it works much better as Fascist Mexico.
>>227311
This would make a great "New Zealand Technocracy" flag. Maybe replace the leaf with a cog?
>>227170
>Australian Fascist state
>Eureka Stockade flag
Triggered, It is quite literally the opposite of a Fascist flag
>>227315
This is a reconstruction of an actual, historical, Norse Pagan Flag.
>>227324
A Ruski once described this flag as "a guy stabbing a reptile :D". I find that apt, and suitably Russian.
>>227327
Bhutan is lead by a Dragon King. Bhutan also has a legally enforced dress code and menu. Yes, it is illegal to serve foreign food or dress western in Bhutan.
This also proves complex flags can be fucking awesome.
>>227327
The Saint George myth is a lot less heroic when you make the dragon that small.
>>227154
faggot.
>>227329
Finally, I have this. It's, again, some kind of Norse Pagan flag or something, but fuck if I know what the creator intended it to be the flag of. I want to say some bizarre "Norse Pagan USA", but I don't quote me on that. I have it in three colors because it's actually rather nice.
>>227335
>>227330
>Murder small animals for God!
>>227341
>>226946
I really wish the pine tree one was our current flag
>>227344
Final one. I can't remember what this went to.
>>226946
bring back the circular star patterns desu senpai
>>227169
Iirc Ethiopia had territory in the Arabian peninsula and they also had more land to the west. That and they called their ruler an emperor or the Ethiopian equivalent thereof it was an empire.
>>227169
What makes any empire an empire? Is it the foreign conquest? The assimilation of different people groups into your own? Is there a size requirement?
>>227169
Longest continuous dynasty is bound to count for something
>the OP says post historical flags
>some fantasy shit ITT
Ok, here's my favourite, family
>>227169
I believe that, at least initially, the country was composed of a variety of tribes, city-states, and petty kingdoms, all of which submitted to the emperor. That's why for much of its history Ethiopia didn't have a capital city, as the emperor and his (massive) entourage would summer at a different town every year. It was an effective way to unite and rule an otherwise very decentralized and culturally disparate region.
Technically speaking, it was an empire because the patrimony of the state included lesser nations and states under the aegis of the emperor.
>pic related, the earliest proper Ethiopian flag
>>227420
>>227444
This is true if that guy who was wondering earlier is still here.
>>227447
hey you
pick up that can
obligatory fantasy garbage
>>227170
Sometimes the previous national flag had symbolism that was incompatible with your current ideology and would be pretty nonsensical to hold onto.
Like, no way would revolutionary France hold onto their old flag literally plastered in monarchist iconography.
>>227577
House/Caesar pls go
>>227093
The French had some pretty cool colonial flags.
>>227093
don juan of austria used a 20ft tall pure blue banner from the papacy to represent the holy league in the battle of lepanto while the ottomans used a 50ft tall green banner
>>227597
>The entire Spanish coat of arms in the middle
Here's the flag of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus. It's pretty fucking awesome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Republic_of_Northern_Epirus
Flag of the Republic of Ezo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ezo#
>>227202
worst china
>>227360
Have you ever seen the Puerto Rico 51-star circle?
These are all very nice. This, however, needs to find use somewhere. (>>227109)
>>227652
Kind of a sad history, they just wanted to preserve their heritage
>>227132
>here we behead moors
Why wouldn't you want your flag to convey this message?
>>227620
pretty sure its a fictional flag
>>226983
>Civilizationfu
>didn't realise they had that flag
Until you have autistic level knowledge, don't start claiming you're a sinophile
Flag that was dropped by Quantril's Raiders.
Plattsburgh Militia.
1st Cherokee Mounted Regiment Flag.
Orange State Flag
Republic of Sonora Flag
>>226946
>the U.S has literally hade a pentagram on their flag
>>227030
Mate what the fuck is Communist about the flag of Ulster apart from the partial presence of the colour red?
>>228872
Where do you see that at?
Whiskey Rebellion Flag.
Missouri Cavalry.
>>228959
its not that hard to spot
second to last line in OP's pic
>>229054
Still no seeing it
I'm gonna post city flags
>>229086
the great flower design, i suppose, im not seeing it either
>>228959
>>229086
>>229100
I guessing he meant the Great Star Flag.
Anyone have a Germanic fascist flag.
>inb4 Reichskriegenflagge/swastika
I am looking for something better.
>>229346
>anyong have a german fascist flag?
>inb4 the actual german fascist flag
>>227132
They're funny
>literally meme arrow: the flag
>implying fascism
>>227070
Always though the yellow was a bit Garish. Plus perhaps if we use white the new flag will be acceptable to both sides?
>>227146
>>227157
>>227162
>>227202
Flags that realy need to come back. Esp China and Brazil.
>>229951
kek'd
>>229951
>Meme flag for a meme state with a meme ideology
Flag of the Brabant Revolution; precursor to the Belgian revolution.
>>229136
Seriously how could people not see that?
>>230431
It literally is.
>>230511
Ok, so why be impressed that they're arranged in a bigger pentagram? It already had over a dozen.
it grew on me /his/
should i be worried
>>230600
Use this one instead so you don't scare ppl.
>>230600
>blank slate with scribbles
Kindergarten-tier
>>230600
the white version is great too
>>230633
It reminds me of the classic pirate flag, it's catchy.
Malta colony flags
Behold the original flag of the Republic of California in all its glory.
They actually fly this outside the San Francisco city hall, not kidding.
>>232167
It looks like it was made in MS Paint.
>>227132
Moors we're seen as animalistically symbolic or something. The iconography extends outside of flags.
>>226983
tbph that's a GOAT-tier flag.
>>226946
Damn that Bedford flag is looking good, same with the Indian Peace flag.
>>228872
The pentagram was an early Christian symbol meant to represent the five wounds of Christ. Only retarded edgelords think it's satanic
>>230600
I don't think historically anyone used this though?
I mean I know some people say Caliph Ali used this flag, but I am not sure
>>230600
why can't they use a decent ratio
I cringe everytime I see their videos and they are flying these square flags
>>227308
Mexico, you mean New Al-Andalus
Mughal's had a pretty god-tier flag
>>227609
aw yeh
>>230600
I hope I live in a world were 50 years later it'll be okay for white suburban kids to be total ISISboos, just like with the Nazis.
>this could be the taiwanese flag once the country gets a regular statut
That would suck. As politically cahrged as it is, the current Kuomintang flag looks great
Mormons really know how to pick their symbolism.
>>233609
Other possible flag. Not very good but less skubtastic in terms of symbols.
>>233643
>eco-peru with an added smudge
shit
>>233643
That was also proposed by the taiwanese republican campaign and it might be the ugliest flag to ever exist.
>>233659
50s and 60s era flag of the taiwanese provisional government.
Actually looks pretty cool, but not likely to be used again since blue is still seen as the colour of the Kuomintang.
>>233670
hurrr
>>227308
kek
Here is Cascadia
>>233643
>make it less obvious
>suddenly looks okay
Also, flag used by Taiwan during international sport events.
They could use a variation of this. It might look okay.
>>233698
>okay
it's still shite
>>233706
Would this be better?
Pig-goddamn-disgusting.
My favourite one desu.
>>233752
>shyguy.png
That one was kinda cool
>>233752
>predatorplasmacannonlaserpointer.jpg
Nederlanse Oost-Indische Compagnie
First Texas flag
>>234523
Texas confederate flag
>>234531
Houston flag
>>234540
Dallas Flag
>>234546
Austin has a shitty flag
>>234550
I don't necessarily agree with the communist ideology, but they do have some bad-ass flags.
>>226946
Can anyone post Chinese historical flags, I'm having trouble finding other dynasty "banners" and stuff.
![y66557-425x527[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/1Iu0Dic.png "y66557-425x527[1].png")
>>235102
Pahonia > Vytis
>>235170
Gedimino stulpai >>>>>>>>>> Everything else
Obligatory
r-requesting norway flags
>What animal do you want to use as symbol for your flag, famiçescu?
JUST
>>236757
That said, the current variant they used for military events looks great
obligitory worst flag from my state
>>234550
Now THAT looks like it was made on MS Paint.
>>232805
Oh noes. Why would you? Ew.
>>236787
>those misaligned stars
I love this one
>>232223
Didn't Pope Benedict XVI have one on his Coat of Arms?
WHY DON'T YOU FUCKING CHANGE IT I'M SICK OF LIVING IN A CITY WITH THIS GODDAMN PIECE OF SHIT
First we were mapuche
>>238886
Then chileans
>>238911
We lose the war against the empire. We rise again with new flag.
Old flag of my state
>>236757
This is absolutely beautiful.
>>227157
And to think people here think it is yellow because of the gold, and green because of the woods
>pic related
pre revolutionary flag of Iran
>>227176
No that was an old Irish legend, if memory serves. First man to reach the shore becomes King of Ireland/Ulster (I forget which) so a cheeky little fucker cuts off his hand and throws it onto the shore as they sail near. The Plantation was a much more orderly affair. The intent was to settle, rather than conquer.
>>226946
>A fucking wagon wheel
They really were influenced by the British East India Company
>>238874
almost as inspiring as this flag
montenegrin revolutionary flag
Please stop flooding this thread with /r/vexillology fantasy flags.
Here's something on topic. The first flag of the Republic of Texas, the Burnet flag. Very similar to and likely inspired by the Bonnie Blue.
>>226955
this one makes me laugh for some reason
Like making your crew fly a flag that says "Don't fuck it up, guys"
>>229904
Colonial authorities literally just picked a colour they preferred. Most, as you can tell, didn't give a shit and just went with blue.
>>233623
no it isn't
>>235083
ease off the autism
>>227030
>It currently has no official flag
Neither does any part of the UK. To say it's the old/anachronistic flag is simply silly.
