The evolution of flags in your country.

[Lord_Sidious]

Of course that your country didn´t kept alaways the same flags. I only know mine.
1st Flag(1128-1248)

 

[Lord_Sidious]

The second flag(1248-1640) with the Portuguese national symbol

 

[Lord_Sidious]

The third one (1640-1816).

 

[Lord_Sidious]

The number four (1816-1824) wich was the period of greatest expansion of Portugal(this is the flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Algarve, Brazil and Africa)

 

[Lord_Sidious]

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[Lord_Sidious]

Sorry it was a mistake above
The fifth one (1824-1910)

 

[Lord_Sidious]

The last flag (1910-) that have red (to represent the blood of our soldiers), the green (of hope) and the national coat of arms.
Well, what did you think?
If you can show the flags from your country please do it.

 

[Amenhotep7]

The Flag of the United States of America

1777-1795

1795-1818

1818-1819

1819-1820

1820-1822

1822-1836

1836-1837

1837-1845

1845-1846

1846-1847

 

[Amenhotep7]

The Flag of the United States of America: Act II

1847-1848

1848-1851

1851-1858

1858-1859

1859-1861

1861-1863

1863-1865

1865-1867

1867-1877

1877-1890

 

[Amenhotep7]

The Flag of the United States of America: Act III

1890-1891

1891-1896

1896-1908

1908-1912

1912-1959

1959-1960

1960-Present Day

Should The United States of America Acquire a 51st State

 

[Lord_Sidious]

That 51st coulbe Iraq?(joking) I didn't realized that the US had so many flags

 

[Hitro]

Well, I'll only cover the flags of Germany since the unification of 1871.

The Imperial flag (1871-1918):

The Weimar Republic (1919-1933) already used this flag that was also adopted by the Federal Republic and is still in use today:

From 1933 to 1945 the following, now banned, flag was the official German flag:

The German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) used the following variation of the black-red-gold flag:

 

[Amenhotep7]

Originally posted by Rolo Master
That 51st coulbe Iraq?(joking) I didn't realized that the US had so many flags

Actually, I read the US Heraldry institute has layouts already planned for up to 56 states!

I'll try to find them.

 

[Smellincoffee]

1861-1863

1863-1865

1865

No, I don't consider myself a Confederate citizen nor I consider any that do to possess intelligence. But I really, really, really could not resist.....

 

[AceChilla]

The Dutch tricolour was first used in the second half of the 16th century when the Dutch provinces revolted against Spain. Their leader was Prince William of Orange. The flag was named "Prinsenvlag" ("Princeflag") after him. At first the flag was orange-white-blue, but later the orange stripe became red.

Only in the early days of French occupation (when Holland was the Batavian Republic, 1795-1806) a horizontal red-white-blue flag existed with a canton showing the "Virgin of Holland":

When the frech left the Netherlands once agian adopted it's flag from the 16th century, red white and bue, one of the most beautifull flags in the world of course.

And to show our loyalty to our royal family it has been a tradition since than to have an orange Cravette above our tricolore. Our royal family are named "van orange nassau".

 

[Mr Black]

Amenhotep7,

Dude how could you ignore the Betsy Ross flag!

EDIT: Does the color officially change from blue to dark blue???

 

[Mr Black]

I'm sure many of you are not aware, but Puerto Ricans have their own statehood flag that they fly at rallies.

I think better than the other 51 star flag.

 

[Amenhotep7]

I didn't realized that the US had so many flags

O yes. Our system is to have one star for each state. Considering our fast expansion, we constantly had to change it!

@Mr. Black I wanted the Betsy Ross flag, but I couldn't find it on the US flag page on Flags of the World.

Bah! That flag's layout is simply too busy! The whole circle thing worked with 13 stars, but 51? The stars are too small!

 

[Manverulin]

The Evolution of the Canadian Flag - Part 1

1497 - 1533

1534 - early 1760's

Early 1760's - 1801

1801 - 1867

1867 - 1870

1870 - 1873

 

[Manverulin]

The Evolution of the Canadian Flag - Part 2

1873 - 1892

1892 - 1907

1907 - 1920's

1920's - 1957

1957 - 1965

1965 - present-day