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Good Flag: Northern Mariana Islands (Unofficial flag, 1972–1976; Official flag, 1976–1981)

This flag for a US territory whose middle word I sometimes misread as ‘marinara’ is wonderful, make no mistake. The NMI has gone through some different ownership of countries. It was first owned by the Spanish, then the Germans (!?), then they used the UN flag (for some reason), then they used the flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands of which it … Continue reading Good Flag: Northern Mariana Islands (Unofficial flag, 1972–1976; Official flag, 1976–1981)

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Bad Flag: Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Oh, Neuchâtel, so now we’re just stealing flags? Really, this is an actual flag of a canton in Switzerland. I guess the designers were too lazy to actually come up with good designs, so they were like, “Forget it, let’s just go with our country’s southern neighbor.” There is a bit of originality, with the plus in the top-right corner probably specifying Switzerland, but that … Continue reading Bad Flag: Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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