Fun With Flags - Countries Which Changed Their Flag
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On episode 40 of #FunWithFlags I talk about a few of the countries which have, throughout time, redesigned their flag!
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1) Choose a country's national flag;
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Are you from portugal?
@@minivski6705 he is from spain
The same country? xD
General Knowledge you didn’t put the link to your Gmail in the description
Bessie Belle well I don’t
The old Portuguese flag looks much prettier.
Viva El-Rei!!! (EDIT:before you say that "El-Rei" is Spanish, just know that the portuguese would refer to their king has El-Rei. Sometimes, the King would also sign documents with the expression El-Rei, followed by his name. Also, king in Spanish is Rey, not Rei.)
Couldn't agree more 👍
I'm actually not a big fan of the way the coat of arms was displayed, but the blue and white do seem like a better color combination
#AveImperioDoBrasil
As a native Portuguese, no.
The Portuguese flag with the Burgundian blue and white plus the modern coat of arms would look perfect.
Portugal: Did i STUTTER?!
I prefer the atual one. I'm from Portugal🇵🇹🇵🇹
Actually there's a redesign like this
www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/6qo97n/a_better_portuguese_flag/
You realize you’re going to get a bunch of white “French” flag redesigns right
Lol please don't do this
@@General.Knowledge maybe it is a good idea to make a 2 part video. 1 with "serious" redesigns and another with the "funny" redesigns. that way i can do a portuguese one which is just CR7's bust in madeira's airport on a white field and another one on the mythic Quinto Império.
That would be more a reversion than a redesign considering that France at one point literally had a white banner as its flag.
@@TheTripperSmurf wasn't the white banner only a Royal one? Did it represent France as a whole back then?
@@General.Knowledge you cannot mention France in a video without inevitable "surrendering" jokes. It's like talking about Italy and no one mentions "switches sides"
Everybody gangsta till the kiwi starts shootin lazers
Chad Kiwi vs virgin boring british union jack obediant lap dog
Daubany, trial by combat! Right now!!!
@@Joao-ur7ey What fight you ? That's not a trial. That's an E X E C U T I O N
i really want a video of the flags of the british colonies
Yes that would be cool all of the different colonial ensigns
Well join his discord and suggest this there that way he wont forget and ypu can message him directly
Link in the description for the discord
Yeeah
Luan Fonseca: ya same that would be cool
Your watching it .....
Austria... whops australia
That joke with their names would never die
😥
Einfach Österreich nennen fertig.
Hungry Hungary 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺
That flew right over my head wtf
A.E.I.O.U.
The Welsh flag has quite interesting history and probably has one of the most badass design on it, I love it. Proud to be Welsh
I love the Welsh flag. Someone just said "Cool flag, needs more dragons and shit."
Boom! Dragon.
Dragons can make anything look cool, that's why the Welsh and Bhutanese flags are the best. Wish China kept their triangular flag with the dragon on it.
Should I be happy being English?
the only way to make the welsh flag more representative of the country is to add rain, daffodils and sheep
@@Lucy-pt8kn Mmmmm, if we go that way, then Belgium will add rain (also), chocolate and beer.
As an Australian, I see what you did there. 🇦🇹
I think you hold the wrong flag xD
Xd
Is that a joke or he did that on purpose?
Ah guten tag a fellow australian
Wait- are u austrian or australian-
Finally you mentioned Georgia! Not a full video about it but it's better than nothing
Well join his discord and keep asking him more you do it quicker it will get done I bet.
Link in the description
I'd love to see a full video about your flag, I believe you are from Georgia.
@@francoisdvanderwesthuizen6772 yes he is
I love Georgian letters 😍
"fun with flags" so, sheldon cooper has a youtube now?? 😂
Yes
Yes
That's what I thaugh too!
Yeah!
Yes
The Portuguese's monarchy last flag is so stupendous. I really appreciated the coat above the blue and white colours.
indeed its one of my favorites
Melhor Canal Português que ninguém sabe
Concordo haha
O canal é português?
@@eletr0nicandr0id66 yep
Deve ser por isso que é bom.
@@ravenyzf8293 Mas como você sabe que o canal é português?
8:50
I'm not a native English speaker but isn't it Libya not Lybia?
you are correct
Lybia = tiny crabs
Yeah it is, I make this mistake literally every time. And for some reason I always forget the right way
@@General.Knowledge hey you are forgiven 👍
Its because all other countries end in -ia like Albania, Austria, Australia, Lithuania, India, Bolivia...
@@MrFiver1111 syria
Fun fact: a number of southern hemisphere flags display the star constellation Crux, a.k.a. Southern Cross or Cruzeiro do Sul. This includes Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, among some others. 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇧🇷
Personally, I greatly dislike this current trend of having "tricolor" flags as you called them. They all look way too similar (looking at you France, Russia, and the Netherlands)
You can't compare those flags, they've their own history and are completely different...
@@smaggich it’s really not
Yes you have to have a symbol on it or a unique colour(Especially not Red white or blue).
The checked red and black Georgian flag looked dope, especially this Maroon like colour.
I love the new zealand new flag idea.
**IT SHOOT LASER*
6:14 - great visual joke about how so many people seem to mix up Austria and Australia :P
Australia-Hungary
thank you for precise overview about Flag of Georgia
Ah yes, the kiwi bird shooting laser flag. How can i imagine a better flag than that?
In my opinion portugal should change for the monarchy flag but with the armillary sphere
@Ricardo S yes
Thank you.. Great video as always.
Out of all Egyptian flags, my favourite is the flag of the kingdom of Egypt - green with with crescent moon & 3 stars.
4:10 The was the Union of South Africa was created in 1910 and became a Republic 1961.
amd became democratic in 1994
@@hashar9593 Yes, only 18 years after Portugal did in 1976!
South Africa united in 1910, the Union of South Africa gained independence in 1934, became a unionist republic in 1961, and was taken over by the ANC in 1994.
The original SA flag was Orange white and blue, the dutch prince's flag, lasted from 1928-1994, associated to apartheid Even though that system evolved since british colonial times and was formally established in 1948
Continua a ser um bom tuga e faz mais thumbnails assim ahah
Mas ele é mesmo tuga ou não é que ja ouvi pessoas a dizer que ele era ou que nao era mas nunca soube ao certo
@@penguinlover2k195 sim, nota-se pelo sotaque
Basta ver vídeos com palavras portuguesas para perceber que ele é português
🤔
Ele não faz muito alrde disso, mas também não o esconde. Vejam "A União Europeia é democrática?" que ele traduziu. Vamos respeitar o seu carácter internacional e continuar a comentar em inglês, por respeito aos inúmeros seguidores que não entendem Português. Não seria bom para ele.
redesign belgium's flag to be the netherlands
Yay!
*You have provoked a gang war*
Aaaaaargh - thanks for the ~4.5 million French speakers in Belgium, as well as a good deal of the Dutch speakers as well, who don't really care much about suddenly becoming Dutch.
@@yvesremy7096 they can leave if they don't like it
Allemaal waalen wss
As you mentioned Poland... Royal banners of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were interesting in terms of changes, as they included current ruler's coat of arms in the center, and since it was an elective monarchy, there changed quite a lot depending on the noble dynasty that current ruler originated from. Hence, you can see on these banners - depending on the period and dynasty - such familiar symbols as French Fleur de Lys (de Valois), Swedish three crowns (Vasa), or black-green stripes of Saxony (Wettin). The actual flag, however, did not change and contained unchainging coat of arms of PLC in that place.
In the Brazilian flag, everyone knows that several aspects of the flag were made based on the previous monarchical flag, such as the colors and the overall design, however there is even more similarities thet everyone fails to find it. The main one is that the blue sphere in the flag that represents the globe is actually a rereading of an Armillary Sphere as well; a navigation tool that has been historically present in the brazilian flag and a link to our portuguese heritage.
Omg I'd love to see the Colonial flags video!
Join his discord and message him to do it and any other ideas you have also
Link in the description
Me, a Brit watching this makes me think of that Mitchell and Webb sketch “Are we the baddies?”
I'm The Moon do you have skulls on your hats?
Your pronunciations of Bahrain and Saint Lucia has me chuckling 😊😁
Once again a super interesting video! Thanks General Knowledge =)
Will multiple entries be accepted for the contest or just one per person?
Multiple entries ARE allowed!
@@General.Knowledge Can I do a German state? And also what is the limit of flags. I have about 30
@@LCTUER me too
General Knowledge are historic and alternative flag redesigns allowed?
Wait so Finland has old Portugal flag but instead of the cross being on the center it is on the left. 🤯
Yes
Yes.
no. Finland's and Portuguese flags are not connected, besides the similarity. they didn't took the flag from the Portuguese since when that flag came to be Finnish national flag Portuguese haven't used the blue-white flag for a long time. Finland took the flag as an inspiration from other Nordic countries and made cross flag for themselves as well with blue cross representing Finnish lakes and white for snow.
Yep
@@ahtinen4004 Calm down it was a joke
You should definitely make a part two and three of this
Since this was made France has changed the blue tone of the flag, but it was such a small change it largely went unnoticed.
Great video overall, but I am afraid I must correct one mistake. Poland has only one flag, white red bicolor. The one with our national coat of arms is solely the ensign of our Navy and could be legally flown only on warships. However, as our flags are made in China, as is the case with many countries I suppose, the Navy ensign has become used by at various sport events and by general populace during national holidays despite the fact of such usage being completely illegal. The factory staff in China was most likely limited to a Google search, and not a thorough one at it, and the buyers went with the alternative version provided not knowing any better. Fun fact remains, that in the case of war, under Convention of Hague, property, vehicles and personnel such marked is perfectly legal military target, as part of the Navy.
"We all love flags"
Jehovah's Witnesses: I'm gonna stop you right there.
What am I missing here?
*does yoga defiantly*
I'm lost here
my classmate is an Jehovah's witness (sorry if I'm saying it wrong);w;
@ALONE PLAYER13 you need to respect other religions.....
Love to see the evolution of the Commonwealth flags including Australia and can you do the Greek flag as well?
Join his discord and ask for this ti be done there he probably would see this message here
So please join link in the description
I think a video explaining the flags of Georgia (both the country and the US state) and how they changed over time would be a great idea.
Join his discord and suggest these ideas there he will definitely see you're message then link in the description
TheTattieShaw I don’t have discord. Maybe he will see the comment in the first place?
General Knowledge: Myanmar last flag looks more like an African flag than an Asian one.
Meanwhile in Europe.
Lithuania: Well our country does look like the continent of Africa. Maybe it's time to follow the British and move.
P.S Myanmar's newest flag is identical to that of Lithuania's just with lighter shades of color and a star in it.
indeed.
Gaddafi had an amazing flag, I'd love to see NZ adopt the laser kiwi flag
I absolutely love videos like this!!!
Well he had lots more good videos and future ideas but if you wish to help the channel please join his discord and post any of you ideas there link in the description
Spain has also changed its flag several times and before 1939 the changes were very noticeable, then they became more subtle.
0:28 at that time period the Union Jack did not have the red St. Andrews cross symbolizing Ireland, and the flag only symbolized England and Scotland.
2:39 I thought that was the Paramount logo for a hot second
My favorite country
South Africa got its orange, white and blue flag in 1928 but became a republic in 1961. And the US Flag evolved from the 1707 British Red Ensign, which was altered by putting white stripes on the ensign to make the Continental Flag, then it evolved into the Stars and Stripes.
8:14 I remember when I discovered this flag.
It was a provisional flag for the republic, but It lasted just 4 days.
The funny thing is the "inspiration" in the USA flag
Maybe the country was called "Estados Unidos do Brasil" for this 4 days
Nice video, I am brazilian and I am still learning english
Imperio do Brasil ...~1889
Estados Unidos do Brasil 1889-1946
República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil 1946-1964
República Federativa do Brasil 1964-...
I see that he used Big Bang Theory's "Fun With Flags" fictional show. NOICE
Justin Choi scrolled down for 25 mins just to find a comment about tbbt
@@zacco4624 same
Shhh, don't mention that show. You'll release the angry redditors.
My country's flag is in the thumbnail.
*I'm proud of being Portuguese.*
WHITE TIGER_YT20 o dono do canal é português
The Canada one with the blue is awesome. It's almost a map, with the oceans, the snow, and the trees. It's perfect. I vote for that flag.
The flag with the lis, for France, was the royal banner/dynastic flag, like the banner with the red lion for Scotland, with the four lions for Wales, with the harp for Ireland and with the three lions/leopards for England. The "national" banner, used by the people, the military and the ships, was the Saint Michel's cross (white on blue), explaining why Quebec has now a flag with a white cross on a blue field. It was that flag that was used in Canada by the French before the British conquest.
It's interesting to see that Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Cornwall and Brittany share the common particularity of having, at least by the past for some, a dynastic flag with a heraldic figure and a popular flag with a cross dedicated to a saint (St Patrick for Ireland, St Andrews for Scotland, St David for Wales, St Piran for Cornwall, St George for England, St Michel for France and just the Black Cross for Brittany). In France they are sometimes called "the Seven Crosses of the West". I don't know if there is such an expression in Britain or in Ireland. It's a similarity that I've always found very interesting, knowing how these nations have always been strongly intertwined.
Portuguese:*barely get any recognition*
*See the thumbnail of the video*
*Happynes noises*
He's Portuguese
@@carlosmagalhaes7109 I didn't know
6:06 countryballs!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the fun and free education as well. 👍Awesome
I was laughing so hard at this one. 😂 I freaking wish New Zealand would adopt that kiwi one so bad!
I'd like to see this but with US states.
Mexican coat of arms has had the same meaning since 1500
Yea, we just changed the eagle every now and then
The Mexican flag was once a royal flag.before declaring independence.
Garret Lopez yes but it has the same meaning, some times with a crown
Make history of the Russian 🇷🇺 flags. It's interesting! 😃
The Bahraini flag changed to better distinguish itself from Qatar (which it was once in the Trucial states with, along with UAE, hence the similar design but not colour). AND the reason it chose 5 points (down from 9) to the zig-zags is to represent the 5 islands that make up Bahrain.
If you look at the flags of each of the 7 UAE emirates, Qatar and Bahrain you’ll see red and white blocks is the main theme. Qatar changed to a deep purple, but the 7 uae emirate flags and Bahrain are all pretty much the same, with slight differences.
The state of Georgia also has had several flag changes. One in 2002 or 2003 only lasted a few months.
You forgot that Georgia has a flag of their own when they was a state of USSR, Georgian SSR.
So I wasn't the only one who noticed the absence of the Georgian SSR
The old portuguese flag looks like Real Madrid haha
Hahaha I was thinking this, just the other day. Fun fact, Porto FC took their blue and white colours from the old Portugal flag.
I always hoped someone would make an actual "Fun with flags" after seeing it on the big bang theory.
You should definitely do more of these.
Germany for one has an incredible flag history, especially because of WW2 and the dividing of Germany into east and west germany etc.
He has done like 30 at least so far and will eventually do them all any idea for future videos please join his discord and suggest them there
Link in the description
Mexico's flags are also very interesting. Most changes are on the national coat of arms, and are linked to the political status of the country (empires, centralist republics, federal republics...)
you don't underestimate Portuguese!
I don’t think South Africa’s old flag had yellow on it. Ngl kinda looks orange to me
As a South African I’m fairly sure it was orange and meant to represent the Dutch heritage. I could be wrong however.
One thing I know for sure is if you seen flying the old flag in South Africa it’s like walking through Berlin with a swastika. Super not ok!!
Our new flag is super cool tho 😎
Part of the modern day flag’s colors most likely have to do with the colors of the Orange Free State.
It would be really cool if you did like those alternate fan countries that ahh used to do. that way i could make more than just a flag but a lore behind it and everything.
If you join his discord and message him there he maybe do the idea in future wont hurt to ask him
Link in the description for his discord
I'm going to send current Dutch flag and change red to superior orange.
On one hand, I understand why the dutch want to keep their red/white/blue. They were the first to use it, and the red/white/blue represents the people whilst the orange/white/blue represents the monarchy. However... considering how the majority of flags use red/white/blue these days, the orange/white/blue would stand out a lot more. Just because it represents their monarchy, it doesn't necessarily mean it can't also represent the people and their culutral heritage. Sweden's flag is Denmarks flag with the colours of the Swedish Coat of Arms. The colours are basically that of our royalty. So the dutch should embrace the orange! Orange is the colour of their heritage!
@@Kathkere 1000% agree and you basically said what I was thinking. Orange might represent the monarchy but it was one if it's kind amongts the flags of the world when it was orange.
@@PLScypion Yep :) and orange has become so synonymous with dutch as well.
I’m pretty sure everyone’s going to redesign the Russian flag as the USSR one
Deadbäss as a Russian I find it a pretty obvious idea cause Putin is a хуйло СУКА BLYAD that’s for sure
Иван Грязин I lost it when you said “suka blyat’” 😂
Deadbäss looooool 🤣🤣
We actually do say it, so yeah, СУКА БЛЯДЬ, why not
More like RSFSR one to be correct
TheCreaterKeygen not really. Unlike other republics of the country, Russia never really felt being a part of a certain Union cause everyone felt equal without discrimination (in the Russian way of understanding this). At least, that’s what my parents and grandparents told me
Cadê os tugas, mano?
Are only present nations allowed or also historically nations or planned nations that never came into existence (for example Intermarium)?
Great video!
7:11 Why did you skip over the whole Soviet era?
It's a shame you didn't cover the flag changes for Afghanistan because....they sure had plenty of em.
Well join his discord and ask him for it to get done link in the description
I just submitted my redesign for Belgiums flag! Hope you like it.
rood-wit-blauw
It's so nice to have my country's flag in the thumbnail!
In "fleur de lys" the S of "lys" is pronounced.
Ça dépend des régions aussi ça nan ?
Nope!
USA changed theirs often due to the number of states added
the red bar on the dutch flag used to be orange, tributing the royal family, but was changed to red when orange paint was too expensive for mass production in the 16th century
Maybe you should do Mexico next as they changed their flag 8 times for interesting reasons. Maybe even Brazil and Germany (hopefully you don’t get demonitized)
Join his discord and suggest these ideas there he will definitely see you're message then
Link is in the description
Where’s Afghanistan
In Asia
I mean Why Afghanistan isn’t in the Video because the had a completely black flag in 1800
edit: I don’t now what year
Love that Spain's in the thumbnail
Its portugal you idiot
@@elkraken9226 it's a joke lol
@@elkraken9226 no it's spain
that's where the general is from
Good old spain
I love how you showed Austria as an inside joke. 😂
I've submitted my flags, hope ya enjoy
Thanks for putting my country on the thumbnail :)
Spainish flag's history is pretty interesting! Please consider it for the next video!
Think he did spain already, but if he hasn't join his discord and ask for it to be done and any other ideas you have also link in the description
The start of change for Canada’s flag came in 1949 with the official change of Canada’s three maple leaves from green to red. In heraldic terms, from living leaves signifying the trinity, to leaves dying and about to fall off.
Not sure if anyone pointed this out already, but when you say 'Australia' at 6:14, the flag of Austria appears. Or is this supposed to happen? Just thought to point it out :-) Excellent video though - made me subscribe to your channel!
“First, the one in the thumbnail.”
I like this guy.
Pretty cool facts !
@4:05, The Republic of South Africa was Established via referendum in 1961.
The South Africa flag of 1928 happened due to the national dislike of the British South Africa flag from before 1928, but it was still the Union of South Africa until 1961.
I just clicked on this vid, and damn im interested. I like to see the British colonial flags explained...make sure the fiji flag is there😁
Join his discord and ask for this to be done and any other ideas you have link in the description
Nice video, but you should have spent a bit more time on the current South African flag, like explaining what each of the six colours is supposed to represent, how the unique design came about etc.Maybe do a separate video?
Portugal
I wish we had retained a bit of the Union Jack in our flag but I have to say our South Africa flag is one of the top three most beautiful flags in the world.
Hey! South African here, just letting you know Lesotho is pronounced Le-soo-too. I didn’t know till I learned that in school. Anyways, thanks for covering our flag!
@3:15, How about the redesign Burmese/Myanmar Flag with the cog ?
hey, is there a limit ti how many entries you can send, I have like 30 flags.
No limit at all, you can send them to his gmail or join his discord cause we have a channel there for it link in the description
5:23 I really liked the Canadian flag of 1957
Hahaha I lost it at the Kiwi bird shooting lasers from its eyes