Day The Olympics Forced Liechtenstein To Change Their Flag

What is the history of this national flag, what has a national anthem got to do with anything, and how did the Olympics force a change in Liechtenstein's flag?
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[@TenOrbital]

The black-yellow one is like it's saying it's more Habsburg than the Habsburgs.

[@owlyus]

Or Pittsburgs

[@TenOrbital]

@@owlyus or Borussia Dortmund

[@Jinkesu]

Imagine if Chad and Romania Monaco and indonesia Netherlands and Luxembourg Also were in the Olympics

[@FlagsinFocus]

Ah well, yes. I’ve done a couple of videos about some of these as well…

[@FlagsinFocus]

Flag compare? Ask Moldova & Andorra! Romania vs Chad kzbin.info/www/bejne/baWyppePr76kedU

[@FlagsinFocus]

Flag compare- Monaco vs Indonesia? Are they the same? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHWxf4eGlLB_bc0

[@charliekahn4205]

I'd figured they were

[@rudewalrus5636]

Bit of bait-and-switch; the thumbnail suggests the flag prior to the Olympics forcing the change was the black and yellow one.

[@FlagsinFocus]

Do you know, I had not noted that. I’ll definitely take that on board for future reference (we can be so blinkered to things when we’re that close to it), thanks for pointing this out.

[@davidpawson9047]

Yes, I also wondered when the Schellenberg design may have represented the whole of Liechtenstein, and how it could possibly relate to the Haitian bicolor. I notice, too, that no mention is made of the ... identicality ... of the commonly displayed flags of Mexico and Italy at the time.

[@FlagsinFocus]

@davidpawson9047 ah, I have a video about the Mexican flag and Italy here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpiZdKKVqK-ggc0si=SThWVXByLag1U-4C

[@KaiokenRush]

Liechtenstein is the strongest country on earth

[@marcustebbutt1917]

No it’s America

[@tonyahrouda5359]

No it’s Sealand

[@GenericYoutubeGuy]

No it’s Monaco

[@jinglejackdingle9823]

No it's Vatican City

[@aethynlorimer9593]

No it’s naru

[@ytimecy5195]

Glad I got this recommended, really looking forward to visit Liechtenstein some day!

[@FlagsinFocus]

Really pleased you enjoyed it. I would recommend a day trip from Switzerland if you do Liechtenstein, or at most, a one night stay. You won’t need any more than that. Don’t get me wrong, a beautiful part of the world, just a very small beautiful part of the world.

[@keinname629]

"some day" ... yeah - that would be sufficient 😂

[@tomrizzuto5994]

I was there last fall and it was great! The people where delightful and the LandesMuseum has some great stuff. Stayed at the Giessen and I HIGHLY recommend.

[@cykablyat6531]

Fun fact: there are no kangaroos in Liechtenstein, they live only in neighbouring country Australia.

[@tonyharpur8383]

A very long hop! 😂

[@happyslappy5203]

neighbouring country Australia??

[@keinname629]

They live in Austria

[@felixtheswiss]

There was once Wallaby loose, escaped from the zoo. 😀

[@deepcosmiclove]

Little known this is why Hitler annexed New Zealand.

[@grahamnancledra7036]

Yeah Yeah Yeah - the thing I hate about You Tube. Say your going to tell me something and then take 7 or 8 minutes telling me something else that might be related. Just get on with it for heavens sake.

[@willholland1697]

Sounded like chatgpt was telling me that something else too

[@brittakriep2938]

It is not a crown, it is in heraldic german a Fürstenhut.

[@patelfalak]

So, 15th August is National day for Liechtenstein, India & South Korea

[@FlagsinFocus]

Good to know.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The tune to "God Save the King" is the anthem (or one of tnem) in many countries.

[@minecraftthelostorder5782]

Tbh, I love Lichtenstein... it's small, unique, and have a prince!

[@brittakriep2938]

The principality is Liechtenstein, Lichtenstein is a fairytale castle, next to german town Reutlingen. This causes confusion in my Homeregion.

[@ronzo9187]

i love this video, its really making me want to visit Liechtenstein on my euro-trip!

[@FlagsinFocus]

Do it, have a day trip from Switzerland and cross off an additional country with some spectacular scenery and history.

[@owlyus]

Is Haiti an island nation if it shares its island with another country? I always think of that term as reserved for countries that take up a whole island like Australia or Sri Lanka

[@FlagsinFocus]

It’s a good question, it makes up a 3rd of the island of Hispaniola (the rest is the Dominican Republic) so that’s one for the Geogra-peeps.

[@GabTinte]

Great video!

[@FlagsinFocus]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@deirdre108]

A lot of highway/road signs that warn of road conditions are in black and yellow. There is a psychological element for this-- people react almost immediately to this combination of colors probably due to the fear of being stung by wasps and bees, also these colors.

[@kevinhull7925]

Concerning the National Anthem of Liechtenstein having the same tune as God Save the Queen (as it was called in 2003): it is also a doppelgänger of the American patriotic song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”.

[@mirfjc]

Certainly in the case of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”, it was an intentional overwriting of "God Save the Queen/King". Kind of like "Ice, Ice Baby" is to "Under Pressure" 🤭.

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

This was so over the top at times. It was great.

[@FlagsinFocus]

I’ll take that.

[@davidroddini1512]

That music was wrong. It isn’t “Up On The Rhine” or “God Save The King”. It is “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” 😜

[@FlagsinFocus]

Errrrr…. Maybe….

[@frankmitchell3594]

(Heil Dir im Siegerkranz?)

[@RT_today]

I've been to Lichtenstein, it's absolutely gorgeous. Love going there.

[@minetaab]

Nice video!

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you for your feedback.

[@-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-I-]

Cool video! The editing was amazing! (pls buy me a ticket to liechtenstein)

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you for your lovely comment, really appreciate it. You’ll need just a day trip to Liechtenstein to be fair.

[@libfer]

great video! i need that hat though. 😁

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thanks for the feedback. I love my flag caps, have way too many!

[@dariogutierrez6716]

That's a place to visit. I feel like everything would be 20x as expensive though. Just a feeling.

[@FlagsinFocus]

It is rather expensive, that’s for sure.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@FlagsinFocus What's the requirement for moving there -- being independently wealthy?

[@FlagsinFocus]

@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 undoubtedly so.

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

I had no idea of this. 😮

[@FlagsinFocus]

Here to educate and entertain (well, try).

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

@@FlagsinFocus 🙃

[@Sheepybearry]

Very underrated video and also really interesting. Liechtenstein is a very cool country.

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you for your feedback. It is a beautiful part of the world.

[@sebastmine]

This Video Fully Explained everything With Good Editing And still this only has 22 Likes How?

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it. Now, to get those likes up….

[@rocksandforestquiver959]

Top tier content

[@FlagsinFocus]

You are too kind, thank you.

[@owen2886]

Where did you get that hat?

[@FlagsinFocus]

From Liechtenstein itself. I try and get a flag hat from each country I visit. Some are easier than others to obtain.

[@mrgreensuit7379]

Let this be a lesson to you. Never let your countries army be weaker than an Olympic shot-put team!

[@hidinn6030]

Habsburg: Black and Yellow Liechtenstein: I am DOUBLE the Habsburgs. FEAR ME

[@nonameuserua]

Not many know, but the Axis consisted of five countries during the WWI, not four. Liechtenstein was the fifth 🫠 still blows my mind

[@tonyharpur8383]

There was no Axis during WWI, but the Central Powers.

[@nonameuserua]

@@tonyharpur8383 🫡 yes sir mr nerdo

[@nonameuserua]

@@tonyharpur8383 🫡 yes sir mr nеrdо

[@Pisti846]

The current flag looks more Principality-ish.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Prince-a-pal-ity?

[@Nirotheolu]

That was the flag of the Roman Empire, not the Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation).

[@caulkins69]

I have to wonder if the guy is really that stupid, or if this was a crass way of baiting viewers into posting comments. Either way, I won't be watching this channel again.

[@badbiker666]

Ooops! This is Flags In Focus. I thought it was Sheldon Cooper's Fun With Flags. My bad.

[@FlagsinFocus]

You’re forgiven.

[@troodon1096]

Small pedantic correction: in 2003 it would have still been God Save the Queen, not King.

[@gardnert1]

I stopped through Lichtenstein when they had a fest in the city. Nothing special by German standards but it was a nice surprise!

[@landon8214]

0:56 the preferred flag would be the black eagle w/coat of arms + a yellow field

[@charliekahn4205]

Two heads on the eagle, or just one?

[@landon8214]

@@charliekahn4205 since the events described take place in 1699, two heads.

[@charliekahn4205]

@@landon8214 so after the personal union, got it

[@BloxPlay]

did he just pronounce aka. acka? 6:24

[@FlagsinFocus]

Yeah, why not?

[@SantaFe19484]

So, they changed the flag, but not the national anthem.

[@excelsior27]

4:53 : It does make sense to look closely-there IS A SMALL DIFFERENCE in hue for both blue and red for both flags in the past. In any case, for both of them, although it does take just one to change, it is good that BOTH decided to change. I can guess that in a way, there is a good relationship between thse countries to agree that they don't want something like this to happen again. It can be weird that sometimes a gaffe can bring such good relations.☺ (Well, yes-that may not be as of now- Haiti being in almost total devastation in both aethetics and the gov't, it is a complete opposite of how unbelievably majestic and friendly Liechtenstein is. Me being Haitian, if not the USA, I'd be living in this country with minimal forces, and peace of mind that is stunningly 160 times smaller that is a monarchy than an unstable democracy with an overthrown presidency and used to have a kingdom. And yes, look look deeply at how the flags are-one showing weapons, primarily in its addition😨; and the gold crown to show not just richness monatarily, but in many other aspects as we see in the video...💌 How such flags relflect so much on their country after that 1936 mix-up and eventual additions thereafter! )

[@sarawilliams5990]

So not only is the thumbnail misleading, but we're gonna whitewash completely over the history of Haiti and what stands out to me as a pretty possible reason that any European country wouldn't want their flag mixed up with theirs. Since Haiti was a colony that gained independence through a slave rebellion, Europe and the US pretty much never stopped punishing them for it ever since, even to this day. France even made Haiti pay them reparations! So you can see here why this would be pretty scandalous. Yet you make it out like Liechtenstein being such a smol boi country, they would get overshadowed by the sunny paradise of Haiti. Lmao.

[@FlagsinFocus]

The thumbnail is showing where Liechtenstein started to where it is today but it needs to be simple and uncomplicated. The history and political background attached to Haiti is a long and detailed one as you rightly state and probably more linked to the Haiti episode when I eventually get to it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@CLipka2373]

Mkay... but what about the red-and-yellow flag in the thumbnail?

[@insatsuki_no_koshou]

Dude, you can't just talk about Liechtenstein's independence in 1866 and then say "but then" to talk about Prinz Wenzel I who lived about a century earlier...

[@felixskinner111]

So what's the yellow and black got to do with the Olympics?

[@DadgeCity]

Never heard anyone say aka as if it was a word before.

[@FlagsinFocus]

I like to break the trends.

[@roguebanana87]

0:55 SPQR has no association with the Holy Roman Empire. Flag channel fails on flag

[@Alphoric]

3:38 what are you on about with that rambling nonsense

[@robinharwood5044]

The new flag is much cooler.

[@djleonard14]

Kinda pedantic, but Schellenberg and Vaduz should be vertical flags not horizontal (at least in the modern day might be wrong for the HRE era flags)

[@AirCone]

Based.

[@edwardmooneyed.d.400]

Well done!

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you, and thanks for watching.

[@BadPiggiesGamer9]

🇱🇮

[@nathangerber1547]

That thumbnail is a little deceptive. Also I love how they ruined England’s fun since both have the most generic national anthem in the world.

[@alberthodge631]

brevity

[@JuanHans]

SPQR as HRE? Sorry to say, but you need to do some more digging into history, buddy.

[@FlagsinFocus]

Noted, thank you. My Roman symbolism is not up to scratch so one to look into further.

[@JuanHans]

@@FlagsinFocus Hint: HRE is more German than Roman.

[@redsamson5185]

💚❤️🩵

[@FlagsinFocus]

These look like Azerbaijan flag colours.

[@premkudva]

What a boring video this was! By the time he got to the Olympic part it was half video over. Which is when I switched off.

[@FlagsinFocus]

Each to their own, sorry I couldn’t keep your interest but thanks for the comment.

[@premkudva]

@@FlagsinFocus I am sorry to for commenting, I was never expecting the creator to respond.

[@landon8214]

3:10 onwards, the script feels AI generated

[@user-ft9ul5ul5v]

I think it was done specifically in a sarcastic kinda way

[@FlagsinFocus]

I think most of my later videos have a sarcastic hint to them.

[@landon8214]

@@user-ft9ul5ul5v It didn't sound sarcastic, unless in the enthusiasm of his statements as opposed to his monotone deliver, which was as if he were mocking someone reading from a script. Not only was the sarcasm lost on me, it bored me half to death because AI is constantly dependant on simile for "humor,' which obviously falls flat the 5th time. (Invitation to the castle and invitation to birthday party, to name one.)

[@victorkhorishko9074]

Let me express my appreciation for all your great work. I watched your lively enlightening video story with pleasure... I can’t thank you enough for all of the time you’ve invested to help us, vexillology lovers.

[@FlagsinFocus]

Thank you for this. My aim is to make flags fun, entertaining, while being educational. Still learning, still trying to improve episode by episode and to have feedback likes yours is always a boost, thanks for watching and your continual support.