The BEST Proposed Flags That Countries Didn't Use

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▶ In this video I talk about a few of the best flags that have been proposed for countries. None of these ended up being used, for various reasons which we find out in this video. From the US inspired Portuguese choice, to a Belarus flag that recovers an old banner and uses the symbols of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as inspiration. Looking at a fantastic 6 color flag for Armenia, proposed in 1918 by famous painter Martiros Saryan, As well as two alternatives for Bosnia and Herzegovina that better honor the original Republic of Bosnia's flag. Briefly mentioning Australia and New Zealand and the attempts they have made at redesigning their colonial ensigns. Talking about China's 1949 vast set of flag proposals, and going through some of the proposals that would have made both Finland and Norway not use the Nordic Cross template. Finally also taking a look at Malaysia and Tajikistan.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Portugal
02:15 Belarus
03:32 Armenia
04:55 Raid Shadow Legends
06:25 Bosnia & Herzegovina
07:24 Australia
08:05 New Zealand
08:19 China
08:51 Finland
09:36 Norway
10:18 Svalbard
10:36 Malaysia
11:16 Tajikistan
11.55 Luxembourg
12:27 Summary
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[@General.Knowledge]

*Would you like to see any of these flags used by their respective countries?*

[@avayeee]

Hi I love your videos

[@TheTennesseeball]

I love that Portugal-USA flag, and that 1997 futuristic flag

[@CelestialAnamoly]

I think the new Zealand flags were amazing and it would have been cool to see any of them adopted!

[@mohdadeeb1829]

You have a Girlfriend? I thought you were married with two little ones.

[@frenchfriar]

That 2021 Belarus flag is one of the best flags I've ever seen!

[@InquisitorThomas]

Didn’t include the New Zealand Laser Kiwi Flag. Bad Video. Unsubbed. Flagged for Infringing my Personal Rights.

[@loubaxo9339]

agreed

[@ProbsNotLiam]

Lol

[@Hugo_Mendez]

Lol 😂😂😂 But, yeah the laser kiwi flag will be the best of them all

[@firstcynic92]

This 🔝

[@DanielBParada]

Honestly about to riot

[@jimminybunkwhack5706]

The Finland and Norway flags look like cool flags for military units or something. All of the Nordic countries being united by Nordic cross flags is really cool.

[@joeshmo4892]

Its funny tho considering finnish and Estonian people arnt even Nordic lol

[@qasprrr6203]

@@joeshmo4892 Finns are nordic but estonians aren't. Finns aren't scandinavian tho, but they are still nordic.

[@nathanielpettersen2560]

​@@qasprrr6203estonians wants to be nordic.

[@beniaminmarin1596]

I don't think Armenia would've kept that flag for too long 😂

[@ImnotBritish166]

Fr

[@Zufarhankai]

Lgbtq

[@wankawanka3053]

Sad that we will never be able to see a rainbow the same way again thanks to the alphabet people

[@josemiguelsilvalopes103]

@@wankawanka3053 its not sad. They are fighting for their rights

[@saymumssoul5062]

@@josemiguelsilvalopes103😂😂😂😂

[@Munchausenification]

Belarus 2016 proposal looks so good! especially compared to their current one

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

It's gorgeous

[@krondorad534]

This flag used by nazi collaborators in Belarus during WW2, no wonder you guys like it so much

[@sarahazvd]

belarus flag ugly af 🇧🇾

[@jacjones1204]

Belarus has the worst flag in Europe.

[@notfound9816]

It's a procommunist flag of Lukashenko That red white flag is the real one

[@santim.o.b6825]

Nice to know a fellow Portuguese which is also a fan of history and flags. The way your pronounced Joaquim made it clear for me. Keep up with the great content.

[@joaocasaca2238]

Juro, quando o ouvi a pronunciar Joaquim daquela forma, vim logo aos comentários ver se algum tuga tb tinha reparado.

[@jsa-ox6tu]

he is Portuguese

[@gagetolinwrites6845]

You mentioned Luxembourg's civil ensign being "a little medieval", I think that's a good thing. More European flags should use medieval styled heraldry in my opinion.

[@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506]

Luxemburg is a medieval Region after all

[@valhalla-tupiniquim]

I disagree because after the French revolution they abandoned this old economic and value system to adopt the modern capitalist system with different values. Medieval period is a part of the history, but it's not the prevailing culture thinking today.

[@General.Knowledge]

I really like Medieval heraldry, don't get me wrong, but I do think a country's flag needs to be simple. Somebody commented the "8 year old rule"; so that each flag needs to be simple enough that an 8 year old could draw it in class. I think this is an issue that medieval heraldry depictions would face, unless they were 'simplified' for the sake of the flag. For instance, Luxembourg's lion could definitely be stylized in a simpler way.

[@torinjones3221]

Luxembourg is literally a Grand Duchy. Its not a Republic or any boring modern government its literally the last grand duchy in existence.

[@ArabRepublicOfEgypt]

I kinda respect and like your opinion, but in my eyes, i think the tricolors (etc.) Are good too. Anyway! Have a nice day.😊

[@lyxandrast0ttr0n1x8]

Those Portuguese and especially Belarusian designs are so ridiculously gorgeous, I didn’t know I could feel so strongly about a flag but they are just so lovely. As an Australian, my favourite redesign is blue and gold, which I think is appropriate because the blue carries over from our old flag and represents the oceans that surround us, while the gold represents our sun, sand, and riches. It has a kangaroo silhouette separating the two fields of colours, which is an animal that can only go forward, representing progress. Then it also retains the southern cross, which I think just looks nice and connects us to our geographical region.

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

If it aint broke dont fix it, and certainly not because some portuguese knob-head on youtube thinks you should.

[@freeman10000]

Aussie here. My preference for a new Australian flag is super simple. The seven pointed federation star on a blue field. No kangaroos or boomerangs. EDIT: On the othe hand perhaps not, looks a bit like Somalia's flag!

[@tigerninja9843]

As a Portuguese person, that flag is terrible

[@ImMakinMacNCheese]

@@tigerninja9843 somos dois

[@davi7940]

​@@tigerninja9843somos três

[@JakubKasnicki]

The Belarusian proposed flag, looks sick. The pattern as well!!

[@Cotya_Ra]

Have you seen the current flag of Belarus, which was created in Soviet times? That's what really looks sick. But I still like the simple white-red-white flag. And the Pahonia (horse rider) can be used as the State Emblem of Belarus. There is no need to combine everything into one.

[@JakubKasnicki]

@@Cotya_Ra the current flag is ugly and the white red white is too plain.

[@Cotya_Ra]

@@JakubKasnicki Most flags in the world are too plain. Isn't it?

[@JakubKasnicki]

@Максимка Котяра yeah but it's nice to see country go slightly out of that simplicity. Like the flag of South Africa. It's nota simply flag as it has a lot of colours and shapes and yet it looks simple and good.

[@Cotya_Ra]

@@JakubKasnicki If you look at it from this point of view, it makes sense. But countries will not complicate their flag in a completely new way without some historical basis and without reason. So for many generations we will be content with such plain flags.

[@CelestialAnamoly]

Complicated flags can be fun, but one requirement I would impose would be "reproducable by an 8-year old" to be more inclusive to each country's kids.

[@cyborgspaceman]

As an adult with the artistic skills of an 8-year old, I too would like to be able to reproduce flags by hand.

[@jarjars3261]

I absolutely disagree. More complex, heraldic style flags are way more beautiful when done right and say a lot more about a nation. If a flag is the symbol of a nation and a people (or even a union of different people), why should we push our western flag conventions on them?

[@sizanogreen9900]

The "can be drawn by an 8 year old" always seemed silly to me. I mean in what circumstance is that even relevant? Teaching nationalism to the child? I'm sure that can be done perfectly well without being able to draw the flag themselves. Plenty of complicated flags are doing perfectly fine. Another is the colour restriction. This may have more logic behind it yet it also doesn't seem necessary to me and often rules out many other potentially more interesting/good looking/unique designs.

[@bigchungus5065]

@@sizanogreen9900 Nationalism is not the point, the ability for it to be drawn by a child or by memory is supposed to gauge if it is too complex or not. Why over complicate when it is just as decent?

[@sizanogreen9900]

@@bigchungus5065 nothing against simple flags but many beautyfull ones are pretty complex. So simple or complex doesn't really matter imo as long as it is a good looking and recognizable flag.

[@bdibitonto]

I think the Rainbow pattern of the Armenian proposal refers to the Rainbow in the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, since Armenians are very proud of being the place where the Ark is traditionally believed to have docked (Mt. Ararat). It's only my speculation...

[@badbot223]

Now that symbol is forever ruined by the alphabet people

[@zeferreira23]

​@@badbot223 so sad

[@-rmaryam]

@@badbot223 alphabet people haha omg thats the best thing ive heard. its so sad, i can never look at rainbows the same

[@medealkemy]

​@@badbot223 No.

[@roenin]

Mt Ararat is Turkish for almost 1000 years now. Get over it.

[@ooi97]

Belarus: the kinght on coat of arms is called "The Chase". It's a popular coat of arms for regions and cities in territories of former Great Duchy of Lithuania and also old Polish Crown. The coat of arms is not supposed to represent a specific person, it's a knight giving chase to scattered enemies

[@algeborusas2775]

Called "Vytis" in Lithuania

[@kawo666]

@@algeborusas2775 And “Pogoń” in Polish :)

[@KuK137]

Yup. It's emblem of the occupiers. And the red white one is nazi rag used by SS collaborators during WW2. So, yeah, neither trash has any place on the flag of modern Belarus...

[@palesskirabinzon4795]

@@kawo666 and "Pahonia" in Belarusian:)

[@jank097]

@@algeborusas2775 and "Pohonia" in Ukrainian :)

[@modmaker7617]

09:44 A Portuguese guy and a Norwegian girl. A pairing I didn't expect.

[@mohdadeeb1829]

The Vikings did control a huge part of Portugal. True Story.

[@modmaker7617]

@@mohdadeeb1829 So she's the one controlling him. Nice ahahaha

[@carlosoliveiraoalfacinha]

No, that's because of cod fish.😊

[@supersueca1]

That proposed Portuguese flag was horrible! There were actually some fine bids for the new flag, but that one ….

[@VasileiosII]

Every Mediterranean guy needs a Scandinavian girl

[@scrytox6981]

4:00 "whats your gender?" me: Armenia.

[@kingdedede584]

1992 bosnian flag is just the best version ever ❤

[@The_Honey_Cake]

If the 2 blue stripes were horizontal, instead of vertical it would have been perfect.

[@hismajesty6272]

The 1997 one was whacky

[@mintmayo7574]

R u high

[@bennobuhler5096]

@@The_Honey_Cake I think it`s perfect how it is, because the shield is also vertically longer than from right to left

[@Azurethewolf168]

Yeah

[@smultronpojke4010]

Quick correction: Greenland is not the only Nordic region to not use a Nordic cross. The flag of Sápmi, an area covering northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of northwestern Russia and the traditional homeland of the Sámi people, is not a Nordic cross either. It does however have minor design similarities with the flag of Greenland in that it also incorporates a multicolored disc which among other things represents the sun. I think there's a nice sense of cohesion in that the two major non-Nordic cross Nordic flags are tied to indigenous peoples and incorporate sun imagery (though unfortunately Karelia, the third major indigenous territory of the Nordic region, does not follow suit but rather uses a Nordic cross and a tricolor)

[@General.Knowledge]

That is true!

[@mrhater123]

Karelians chose that because they are unfortunate to live under Russian rule

[@jangsaxophone9087]

Ai, não sabia que eras português! Nunca pensei que havia youtubers grandes de Portugal. É bom saber que não sou o único.

[@hartenny]

sou br e vcs parecem ser legal,hartenny aprovado 👍

[@leadharsh0616]

The postcard before the us-based one for Portugal was just like "random bs go"

[@General.Knowledge]

Absolutely insane

[@einarbolstad8150]

Regarding the Norwegian entries, while I think we certainly chose the best flag, I also always liked the one presented here. Regarding the Svalbard flag, without doing any research, I think the background is chosen to represent the fur trade that was a big part of Svalbard history. The background is an heraldic fur called vair, and I'm guessing why that was proposed.

[@robinstrand772]

The flag I've seen most often used for Svalbard is the same as the Norwegian flag, but with light blue instead of the red. I don't know if it's official or unofficial, but it's worth a look

[@einarbolstad8150]

@@robinstrand772 Svalbard does not have its own flag, they use the standard Norwegian flag just as the rest of Norway. The flag you refer to is pretty nice but certainly not official, nor do I think it's used to any real extent.

[@General.Knowledge]

Very interesting! Thanks!

[@owl-arm7545]

I like the background of the Svalbard flag, and clever that it represents the fur trade (even though that's not something to be specifically proud of, it does represent their history). Unfortunately I'm assuming the lion on the flag represents unimaginative flag designers!? Svalbard is well known for its indigenous lion population! 🤦‍♂️

[@einarbolstad8150]

@@owl-arm7545 The lion is the same as on the Norwegian Coat of Arms.

[@ayeshaclassesgk]

Grt gk❣️Thank you for creating this lovely vdo | So kind of you always, keep it up!

[@nooneofconsequence1586]

Although I agree that the American flag has an overall cool design, I think it's the only one that works on delivering a striking impression much like the Brazilian flag. That being said, I believe the current Portuguese flag has a very unique and authentic feel to it, particularly the red side which takes a larger portion of the flag itself than the green one, a really nice visual contrast.

[@badbot223]

I'm from Brazil and I never thought like that about our flag. But the previous one, of the Imperial Brazil is way more impressive.

[@kmm-212]

2:51 It's not St. George. This is called 'Pahonia'. More specifically 'Lithuanian pahonia' (Pogoń Litewska in Polish). A reference to Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which consisted basically an entirety novadays Belerusian territory. Belarusians consider GDL as their historical state, due the fact that Ruthenian boyars from nowadays Belarus were singicicantly influential in GDL's structures. And well Despite Lithuanians being in charge, Belarusians were the majority in GDL :P

[@rosti6051]

Also that's not the cross of Lorraine but either the Belarusian cross (Cross of Sy. Euphrasyne), the more uneven one or the Jagilleon Cross, the even one

[@Name-og4th]

@@rosti6051 The Belarusian coat of arms was copied from the Jahaiła's tomb stone. The cross on the shield is Patriarchal cross. Frosia of Połack has likeliy used it in her design.

[@suchymk]

Modern day lithuanians were not in charge of medieval lithuania. Medieval lithuanians=Belarus. modern day lithuanians=samogitans. The leadership of Medieval lithuania were all Belorussian and spoke slavic language. Look up litvinism, its true and it is common knowledge for people from Poland and Belarus.

[@Name-og4th]

@@suchymk Belarusian is the correct ethnonym.

[@uuvwvuu]

​@@suchymkif modern day lithuanians weren't the rulers of GDL why are they called lithuanians till this day?

[@Tounushi]

Might wanna do a video on all the stripe flags out there, both in use and proposed. Ones with triangles, ones with cantons and ones with waves, etc. Would be interesting to delve where the idea of a many-striped banner got started. And yeah, the likeliest origins might be Hungary, Sweden and Holland. Hungary with red and white, Sweden with Gotland's blue and white stripes and Holland with Zeeland's white and blue waves.

[@dalcomaroni9837]

You mean the netherlands?

[@General.Knowledge]

Good idea!

[@devenscience8894]

I was thinking a video on all of the flags inspired by the US flag would be cool, since there does seem to be quite a few of them.

[@Tounushi]

@@devenscience8894 Still, not all stripe flags are inspired by the US or indeed the British East India Company. Catalonia, Puerto Rico and Cuba have triangles; US, Malasia, Greece and subdivisions have a canton; some old flags have a charge on top of the stripes... If you take the stripes as "just" a background element, you can find a lot of flag designs. Even Finland was thinking of adopting a stripe flag with the Lion in the canton.

[@sydhenderson6753]

@@Tounushi The tricolors were inspired by the French (though I think they borrowed the colors from the Americans).

[@George-2002]

As of tommorow 25th of March Greece will be celebrating its natiotal day of indepedence. I would love to see a video metioning either about all historical flags of greece or/and the best & worst of proposed flags. Keep up the good work my friend

[@General.Knowledge]

Thank you! And Happy Independence day!

[@George-2002]

@@General.Knowledge Thank you very much

[@Green_Corsair]

My favourite flag proposal is for Bulgaria somewhere around the first world war. The flag wasn't as original as those, it was Black White and Blue(not sure about the order) horizontal tricolor, but it symbolised the ideal of Bulgaria on three seas, those being the Black, Aegean(white) and Adriatic seas. It's a meme to this day and that's why I find it fun :D

[@vneezy]

I know it wasn't a proposed flag but the revolutionary flag (solid green with a golden lion in the middle) is still my favourite when it comes to Bulgaria

[@Thanadeez]

Armenia's two bird red background with the star in the middle looks dope as hell Also, luxembourg's flag is that of the dutch republic (see we really want to reunite) the flag u suggested, is used by the belgian province of luxembourg Also *Medieval* flags are always superior

[@paulochon7692]

The ancient Armenians flags were incredible 😍😍😍 Oh my gosh

[@diranbodossian6061]

Weren't they just? That design for the Artaxiad flag comes courtesy of @PeopleofAr who did an amazing job of reconstructing the look of the flag based on many coins of the period

[@Ibisko]

Even as an Azerbaijani I agree. Those are some cool ass flags

[@simplyyellow6240]

Gae.

[@JonathanAuburn]

I definitely prefer Tajikistan's current flag to the 1992 proposal, but I'm totally with you on Portugal. Something about red and green bars being next to each other just doesn't sit right with me. It totally would have been cool if they stuck with the blue and white motif in a major capacity.

[@jonytube]

I feel that's a common sentiment amongst Portuguese people; imo blue and white looks way better

[@lucassantossj]

@@jonytube and it creates some "brotherhood" with Galicia.

[@frtzkng]

Red and green next to each other produce a low contrast, that's why it's often considered to look bad

[@poshpolishpotato2976]

I absolutely love the 2016 Belarussian flag design, the colors of the democratic Belarus along with the ruchnik give it a nice look. Alternatively, while I agree that the "chopped stars" on the Bosnian flag may look odd to many, I believe it does have meaning behind it. I also am not a personal fan of adding red or the french royal looking symbol back on the Bosnian flag. Great video!

[@Weeboslav]

If I'm correct,stars on Bosnian flag represents infinity and EU

[@hettfield]

I like the current. Bosnian flag, but the blue rectangle on the end is a tad annoying. Just chop that off and it’s perfect

[@mikbelarus]

*belarusian

[@Cacaborea]

I like the Bellarussian 2016 one and the Morden

[@InquisitorThomas]

From a purely aesthetic perspective I like the Belarusian flag, but it also unfortunate represents an oppressive regime that suppresses the Belarusian people.

[@user-lj7gb4vi4t]

The flag itself is good, but the connotation already exists in a negative way (although this is a fixable matter in the future). It's just that the slogan "represents an oppressive regime that suppresses the own people" can be applied to a large number of countries, but is it worth changing the flag later because of this, I think not. And the thing is-the red and white flag is referred to the banners of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Therefore, it does not look particularly original, because there are a lot of red and white flags in Europe, plus the option with a Nordic cross also looks strange. Therefore, yes, I am also for the current flag, but I hope that in the future the attitude towards it will change.

[@bnb6868]

The Malaysian and US flag look similar because both are based on an old SEA flag, that of the Majapahit empire which held Malaysia in the past. The British east India company used the flag adding the British flag and from here we get the Malaysian flag replacing the British flag in the corner with their symbol and the US flag replacing it with the stars

[@sydhenderson6753]

Well, the Malaysian one might be. Somehow I doubt the US went to Java to adopt a flag.

[@StuTun]

Great video. It would be good if you did make a video about flags which SHOULD change. There are some very boring ones out there. Keep up the good work! 🤪

[@hismajesty6272]

7:11 All these fleurs de lis are making me think of the Cajun flag. Could we perhaps see a video on the flags of non-political cultural regions? ((like Acadiana and New England, which are not a specific administrative area, but are a distinct region)

[@mattc9998]

The Australian government is directly connected to the British monarchy, whereby the Governor General, appointed by the UK monarch, can be instructed by said monarch to remove and replace the sitting Prime Minister, which actually happened once. So the UK connection is not just a cultural one. I guess in this case a flag in the corner that better represents this connection would be the Royal Standard, but you get the idea.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Anglo Union 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿

[@chrisamies2141]

Canada changed their flag decades ago though.

[@kylebriffa7]

The palette of colours used in this video is superb...i love it! Is it pantone?

[@claudioesse123]

Some other great designs for flags were the ones for Estonia (which, btw, it's the State with the best colours on its flag, in my opinion) with the pattern of the Nordic cross. SO great!

[@RobbieDPL]

Finland's civic ensign has the coat of arms of the gold lion on a red shield in the centre of the Nordic cross (similar to the Belarus proposal). Latvia & Estonia have had Nordic style proposals using the same colours of their horizontal flags.

[@rt_goblin_hours]

Norway and Belarus are Hella swag and should've been chosen

[@stevethomas5849]

Both the New Zealand and Australian flag are not colonial flags but independence flags for self governing nations.

[@freeman10000]

Aussie here. That is absolutely correct!

[@coitze8704]

@@freeman10000 Not to mention the proposals he showed are atrocious haha

[@scootergrant8683]

@@coitze8704 Indeed. They just affirm overseas stereotypes and not anything superbly historical. They just seem like corporate emblems.

[@scootergrant8683]

Indeed. Just because there is a marker of a colonial past doesn't give any reason why it should be removed. I think too many modern Europeans see colonialism as this 1 paint covers all scenario. The reality is, Australia and New Zealand have and continue to have a rich history with Britain. Most of the land come from there.

[@leolinguini260]

I hope one day to see the 2016 Belarus flag. That's an amazing design.

[@Shiroi-Kuro]

Lets hope it happens. Since you know... The Russia will help the Belarus dictatorian if civil war happens since Russia doesnt wanna lose its europe ally.

[@General.Knowledge]

Agreed, both for the improvement on the look of the flag and what it would likely mean

[@Dea_Decay]

My favorites from these really fall in the Australia and New Zealand Proposals. The Black and White Fern in particular has always stood out to me though each of their proposed ones are pretty great. For historic flags Armenia as others have commented has some really awesome ones.

[@scootergrant8683]

The problem with the NZ flags is a lot of people found them rather corporate. They do not feel like the flag of a country nor do they convey anything historic that the original does.

[@montecorbit8280]

At 9:43 Girlfriend.... She has a beautiful voice....you should do a video on Norway and let her narrate part of it!!

[@WanukeX]

There were alot of good designs that ended up not going anywhere when Canada was debating changing its flag in the 1960s, I've always liked the design of the Pearson Pennant.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Anglo Union 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿

[@ruimarques2142]

Thank you so mutch from Portugal. I get very happy to see a foreigner liking so mutch a proposed flag of my country

[@artico_]

O criador do vídeo é português também

[@ottekager]

As for the norwegian flag, Norway was in union with Denmark until 1814, so Norway had an abundance of old danish flags, they put to good use by just adding a blue cross on top of the danish flags. Its good and economical, and it shows the old bond between Denmark and Norway 🙂

[@nickvandergraaf1053]

The proposed Belarus flag is gorgeous. Clean lines, mixed with cultural design and emblems. I have to say I think Armenia currently has the best tricolour flag in the world. Very pleasing colour combination.

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Congrats, great video.

[@General.Knowledge]

Thank you

[@matthewkirk]

10:21 The blue and white Svalbard pattern is a Heraldic Fur known as "Vair," which is supposed to represent a pattern made from stitched-together Eurasian Red Squirrel pelts.

[@nicholaswilson1310]

Check out the nordic cross flags used in Caithness, Sutherland, and Skye in Scotland. The one for Sutherland is particularly awesome.

[@GrubSwally]

Yea Sutherland is really cool

[@54Gotland]

Can you make a video about flags of European cities? There are so many amazing ones like Paris, Wroclaw or Rostock

[@General.Knowledge]

Great idea!

[@juliopedrogasparetovigollo706]

Best proposed flags, ok just say it, you made a video just to flex your newfound Portugal flag :D

[@o_s-24]

Please make a video with your gf about the norway flag. It would be really cool. Btw, in case you come over armenian names again, you usually accent the last vowel like MartirOs SaryAn

[@Max-pk6uc]

for Belarus the man on horseback is modeld after the Lithuanian Vytis, The man it shows is not saint George, It is meant to symbolize a mature ruler ready to defend his land. also another mistake, you said was that most of Belarus was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, actually all of modern day Belarus was part of the Grand Duchy. And also "Ruchnik" the ch should be pronounce like in the word "chair" everything else seemed fine

[@knightofnight9417]

Of course, because the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is a medieval Belarusian state, as is our second name Litva and our historic capital Vilnia. Žemoit moment.

[@josueveguilla9069]

They all look awesome and interesting.

[@a.n.6374]

I've recently came across a Bulgarian flag proposed by the Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in 1910 of a horizongal black/blue/white supposedly marking the 3 seas around the balkans and the longlasting irridentist dream of "Bulgaria on 3 seas". Black Sea, Blue(for the Adriatic) and Aegean(it's name in south slaciv languages is White sea).

[@Kexkrummel]

Luxembourgish person here: The ensign is called "De Roude Léiw", which means "the red lion". It actually has its roots in medieval times, although the modern time Luxembourg has nothing to do with the medieval Duchy of Luxembourg. Today, de Roude Léiw is the official flag on every ship, boat and plane registered in Luxembourg and it is the prefered flag of fans in sports competitions. A few years ago, there was an initiative for de Roude Léiw to be the official flag instead of the tricolore, but it was never taken seriously.

[@lamboodabest]

6-0 💀

[@frankmitchell3594]

The Malaysian flag and the US flag look similar because both were based on the East India Company's flag of red and white horizontal stripes.

[@thomash6933]

Belarus' proposed flags is just *chefs kiss*

[@Cheddar1526]

Not Happening Anytime Soon Unless Lukashenko Gets Overthrown or A Worse One A Belarussian Civil War

[@FlashyVic]

In regards to the background of the Svalbard flag. There is an identical pattern on the shield of the coat of arms of the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The 'bell' like shape of the pattern maybe reflecting the first syllable in the city's name. Though I think that pattern usually denotes fur in old heraldic devices or something, which might make sense in the context of a polar region. Belfast is known for many things but not for its fur trade.😁

[@inwalters]

2:42 - fun fact - the Belorussian Democrat Republic still exists as a government-in-exile, as it has been since 1919. Current president is Ivonka Survilla, based in Ottawa.

[@fullcirclehistory]

The Laser Kiwi flag remains unmatched in its brilliance 👌

[@AtarahDerek]

I really like that proposal for the Australian flag that incorporates the boomerang, but as a chevron, a more standard design element. That's clever. New Zealand has some great options. I like that dual wave and the Maori inspired four-color design.

[@CatanovaCattington]

I hate the boomerang one. The wattle one is so much better by comparison

[@freeman10000]

Please no kangaroos or boomerangs on any future Aussie flag.

[@AtarahDerek]

@@freeman10000 What's wrong with the boomerang? It's distinctively Australian, as much as their marsupials are.

[@scootergrant8683]

@@AtarahDerekIt's become overly stereotyped. It's like sticking Kore Blimey mate on the flag at this point. It just looks too tourist oriented rather than for the history and future of the country.

[@AtarahDerek]

@@scootergrant8683 It's not a stereotype, it's a perfect symbol. It connects the future to the past and brings everything back full circle. A boomerang can teach you a lot about life. And if you refuse to learn, it'll smack you upside the head for your negligence. Why would it be anything less than the perfect representation of Australia's past, present and future?

[@AndrewCastlemaine]

As an Australian (specifically from the state of Victoria), we already have a ready-made flag ready to replace the "ensign". Look up the Eureka Flag and you'll see...

[@freeman10000]

Good point 👍

[@templetonpatrick]

You should sell these best/worst potential flags as merch. Maybe flag pins and patches.

[@Cacaborea]

I like the red stripes and the furturist Bosnian one

[@salocasmangamesdigas5k751]

hey just curious, are you Portuguese? the way you said the portuguese name was really good

[@CurlyKebab]

He is

[@hismajesty6272]

He is.

[@General.Knowledge]

Sim!

[@salocasmangamesdigas5k751]

@@General.Knowledge A que fixe, é mesmo bom saber que ainda há KZbinrs portugueses populares, adorei e adoro o teu trabalho, continua assim!

[@ivangasconmora1059]

In 1785, Charles III of Spain had to decide wich flag use for the country. There is a document where there are more proposals apart from the actual red-yellow-red that there is now.

[@bigchungus5065]

The blue and white pattern on the Svalbard one is that of squirrel fur during winter sewn together lol.

[@engleander]

I can feel these flags coming inside of me

[@philthefinadelphian4830]

🤨📸

[@SouthHypocrite]

Well get em out

[@spilt-milkie]

Wait, WHAT. 🤨📸

[@kenos911]

Ok hear me out

[@aliennathan6089]

they were good designs, you didn't have to put it in this way though.

[@montecorbit8280]

At 8:20 New Zealand.... I know you've had it on your channel before, but you didn't put up the best New Zealand flag....and possibly the best ever!! Yes you know I'm going for it! The Laser Kiwi flag!! You know the one with the kiwi on it that shoots a green laser out of its eyes....

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Anglo Union 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿

[@gavinhall6040]

Hi Steve great vid as always bud, something that may interest you is that the main man "Michael Flatley" is or at least was an American as Irish dancing has followed the diaspora around the globe. If you wanna check some Irish stuff you should check out the 3 wars that were fought on Irish soil during the 20th century.

[@haraldharaldson1563]

2:50 Belarus historic coat of arms don't symbolize St George. It's called Pogoń (eng. The chase) and was originally used by grand dukes of Lithuania and firstly represented current ruler himself. Pogoń is still used in Lithuania as a state coat of arms, and also in Poland in Podlasie voivodeship. And Lotharingian cross is linked to Jagiellonian dynasty coat of arms - Golden lotharingian cross on blue field. Also inclued in Lithuanian chase

[@redarmy1698]

There’s 3 Canadian proposals I like that follow the American and British style

[@morenauer]

Australia and NZ are keeping their Union Jacks because they've still got the British king as head of state. If anything, Canada is the visible oultier, amongs others.

[@General.Knowledge]

That's a good point, but I still think they should follow their example!

[@palesskirabinzon4795]

I would like to add a little of context in the Bealrusian part. why we chose "The Pursuit(Pahonia)" coat of arms(The Cavalryman pointed West not randomly - it's cuz main opponent/enemy of newborn Kingdom at the time was Teutonic Orden which takes almost all Baltics under theirs control and was in prolonged wars with GDL) - it's not because we were partially a part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania but because all of our modern territories were the main part of GDL for Four Hundreed Years and ofc it means for us truly much. Thanks for great video

[@7sson73]

I really like tajikistan flag now a days. Mais um bom video :)

[@ares8916]

10:37 They didn't copy the USA's flag as they already had a similar flag. If you don't remember the British East India Company's flag then you clearly haven't done your research.

[@TheScrowlingFender7]

1:38 Portugal: Hey can I copy your homework America: Sure but don't make it obvious. 10:49 Malaysia: I'll copy you so hard. Cuba: Don't copy us. America: Please don't. Malaysia: too late. America: Fine!

[@Vapouriste]

Possible flag contest upcoming?

[@arthurmorgan3180]

The coat of arms makes such a difference, makes all the flags 1000x better

[@DalmatianGeo]

The Australian and New Zealand flags having the union jack has more meaning than you think. Both flags were used in the Gallipoli landings and thousands died under the flag. Since it was the only major event where all of Oceania united to form a military landing, both countries keep the flag to honour the lives lost in WW1

[@scootergrant8683]

Not only has that flag represented most of the history, it continues to. Much of the culture and people have heritage there. Just because it's a marker of a coloniser is no reason to remove it. Sadly too many hold that position today and really need to understand the historic complexity of colonialism

[@DalmatianGeo]

@@scootergrant8683 The Flags are gonna change eventually. There have been several referendums in places like Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand planning to change the flag. Currently Fiji is the closest to changing their flag, and New Zealand has tried to before.

[@scootergrant8683]

@@DalmatianGeo New Zealand's referendum was not necessarily ordered because of widespread desire to change the flag. I cannot speak well for the other nations you mention however, it is widely regarded as a political tool used to distract from the failures of the National government of the time. It is by no means whatsoever an accurate means of demonstrating that New Zealand wants change. For goodness sakes, even Hawaii maintains its flag despite its clearly non-British cultural history. In the end a flag is more than what the people want, it is of the culture, the history and the people. Not just one of those elements Australasia has a very short recent-history relative to most nations of the world. Unlike much of the old western world which is obsessed with constantly re-writing history and damaging its landmarks of the past, we have minimal to cling onto and thus any marker of our history possesses an arguably greater value. Therefore I say, to suggest that a referendum is a doubt-less marker of inevitable change is nonsense. Especially when each referendum is brought about from its own political motivations.

[@KindessisEternal]

I love the proposed New Zealand flags that have the quarter fin and embrace that looks like a wave. Australia's with the stars and boomerang is pretty cool too.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Anglo Union 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿

[@Alana307]

Cool video! What about part 2? It`s would be very nice.

[@smugo.]

10:20 The white and blue background of the Svalbard flag proposal is a heraldic fur called Vair, so it isn't supposed to represent the arctic landscape i'm pretty sure.

[@giovanni_vaz_cardoso]

Bro has a girlfriend! He's portuguese and she's norwegian!!! So cool 🇵🇹❤️🇳🇴, I bet they bonded over codfish, she feeds him, she's his sugar momma, or rather salt momma 🤣 Ok, I'll see myself out...

[@primicerius1492]

Malay flag is inspired by the Majapahit flag which predates the British and U.S.' use of it by CENTURIES. If anyone has a valid claim to use the stripes, it's Malaysia.

[@Joker-no1uh]

War for the flag. Winner keeps its flag. Loser changes. FOREVER. Jk, Liberia also has it so it doesn't matter

[@TheSecretPower]

I think you may have gotten the flag you showed for Norway mixed up. The one you're describing sounds like Proposal 8 by Falsen, while the image is that of Proposal 6 which is similar but slightly different. For extra context, Christian M. Falsen was one of the writers of the 1814 constitution and so regarded highly as being the father of the constitution.

[@IceGuadian]

The province of Luxembourg within Belgium still uses the medieval flag but with slightly darker blue colours

[@2dradon2]

Adding the Welsh dragon to the union flag would be a good pic! The last opinion polls showed many welsh are happy with how the current UK flag is but I still think the dragon would be awesome because...Dragon!

[@YurtseverSosyalist]

11:06 Bro this flag looks like the flag of a Helleno-Turkish state.

[@jaketheauroran]

Idea: best flags that aren't national flags. I've always loved the Gadsden flag, and am curious what interesting flags like it were used in other parts of the world.

[@mmneander1316]

I totally agree on the Luxembourg flag, they should definitely go 100% for the beautiful and unique multistriped one with the lion. It'd help promote the country, make it more recognizable internationally.

[@princekrazie]

Lucky bastard, you have a Norwegian girlfriend. He got one of the best kinds.

[@bigozimak]

I ❤ the 2016 BELARUS flag

[@kartang]

I really like the Australian Eureka flag. It looks cool and has some very interesting history around it and would be a major improvement from the Current one

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

The Eureka Flag is used as a protest flag by a number of political groups, both left & right wing, which tends to make it unsuitable for any government to use.

[@helloworld31205]

Greetings from Belarus! A few notes to mention: 1. The knight on the Belarusian coat of arms is not St. George, the figure never depicted any particular person at any point. This coat of arms called “Pahonia” (or "Pursuit" eng.), it’s a very old medieval symbol that is in use on these lands starting from the 14th century. 2. You are completely right about the cross, it was added when the Grand Duke Władysław II Jagiełło got married with the Hungarian princess Jadwiga and this cross became the symbol of his dynasty. 3. Belarus was not partially in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it was completely in it almost from the very beginning up to the very end of the state. GDL appeared on the territory of the Western Belarus and South-Eastern part modern Republic of Lithuania. 4. It’s worth mentioning that white-red-white flag was the official flag of the Republic from 1991 to 1995 when the dictature was established and the Soviet red-green flag was returned violating the Constitution 5. Neither 1992 nor 2016 proposals with the Scandinavian cross were not officially considered or taken seriously at any level, these are proposals by amateurs having played around with different concepts. 6. The Belarusian national or democratic movement uses the white-red-white flag and Pahonia in different combinations considering them as the official symbols that will be automatically returned when the dictator goes down

[@balpreetsingh6834]

New Zealand Laser Kiwi! Let's go!!!!

[@ilmanthul8021]

Actually Malaysia not following USA flag but adapting srivijaya empire flag and johore flag.

[@sebastianmeyer988]

The Svarlbard flag show a background pattern similar to a reversed ''vair plain'' pattern used by house of Pappenheim.

[@AIeksejs]

I really like the proposed flag for a United Frisia. A majority yellow Nordic cross but still with the Frisian emblems on it.