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Redesigning European Union Flags, day 7: Denmark

Current Flag:

Flag of Denmark.svg

Another of the most beautiful European flags. According to legend, this flag fell out of the sky during a battle, but it really derives from a war flag of the Holy Roman Empire. It’s one of my favorite flags, along with the other Nordic Cross flags.

My Redesigns:

Redesign 1:

This redesign is based off of the Greater Coat of Arms of Denmark. I did the same thing that I did with the Czechian Redesign, removing all the complicated elements and keeping the basic structure and colors. I also shifted the design slightly so that it would keep with the Nordic Cross motif.

Redesign 2:

This flag is based off of the Coat of Arms of the House of Oldenburg, the first ruling family of Denmark. I think that it’s a good design, but I don’t like it as much as my first redesign, since it eliminates the Nordic Cross.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, day 6: Czechia

Current Flag:

Flag of the Czech Republic

This is, honestly, one of the best flags in Europe. I doubt my design is an improvement. I think that the reason this flag is so memorable is that it is very recognizable without being a tricolor, so as not to be confused with another flag. I couldn’t find anything on the symbolism of this flag, but it’s really nice.

My Redesigns

Redesign 1:

For this redesign, I used the colors of the Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic without the detailed animals, and I put a star in the middle to represent unity between the Czech Lands.

Redesign 2:

In this redesign, I combined the flags of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, the Czech Lands. Again, the star is to show unity. It also brings blue, the only Pan-Slavic color missing from this flag, into the design.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, day 5: Cyprus

Current Flag:

I have never really liked this flag. I think that it’s because I don’t like having the shape of a country on its flag. Borders can fluctuate, even those with the sea. Also, this flag could look like a surrender flag if there was no wind. I think that the olive branch is quite nice though.

My Redesign:

No symbolism has changed at all. The white with the olive branch represents the peace between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and the orange represents copper deposits.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, Day 4: Croatia

Current Flag:

Flag of Croatia

I think this is an okay flag, but it’s easily confusable with the flags of other nations, such as the Netherlands and, to an extent, the other Slavic nations. The coat of arms in the middle isn’t too memorable either. I really like the crown of arms on top of the seal. The symbol on the far left is one of the early coats of arms of Croatia, and the others represent the regions of Croatia.

My Redesign:

I basically made a banner of arms of that symbol I mentioned earlier. I can’t really find anything on its symbolism, but I’m fairly sure that the crescent represents the Ottoman Empire. The star could possibly represent Hope, but I don’t know.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, Day 3: Bulgaria

Hi, sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been a little overwhelmed what with all the news and the upcoming election, but here’s the next post of the EU Flags Redesigned Series.

Current Flag:

This is a really good flag, since it’s a tricolor, and I can’t make it any better. I can’t find anything about what the symbolism is, but the colors go really well together.

My Redesign:

As I said, I couldn’t make the flag any better, so I just added the lion from the Bulgarian coat of arms. I also changed the proportions of the flag to 2:3, of course.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, Day 2: Belgium

Current flag:

Flag of Belgium.svg

Nice Flag! It’s a really appealing tricolor, so I can’t really make it better. The colors are taken from the unofficial former flag of Brabant. However, the proportions are really weird. 13:15.

My Redesign:

The basic design is taken from the Lesser Arms of the Royal House. I thought it looked kind of cool. The green band is a very simplified crown, and I actually don’t know what the stripes represent.

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Redesigning European Union Flags, Day 1: Austria

Current Flag:

File:Flag of Austria.svg

This flag is a Tricolor, so I will say nothing bad about it. The story is really great too. Here is a quote from Wikipedia: “According to legend, the flag was invented by Duke Leopold V of Austria as a consequence of his fighting during the Siege of Acre. After a fierce battle, his white surcoat was completely drenched in blood. When he removed his belt, the cloth beneath remained unstained, revealing the combination of red-white-red. So taken was he by this singular sight that he adopted the colours and scheme as his banner. The incident was documented as early as 1260.” Great symbolism, great story.

My Redesign:

This is essentially a simplified version of the State Flag of Austria. The eagle represents Austrian Sovereignty.