The most unusual flags of the world's countries

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The banner, the flag, the pennant - since the times of tribal wars they have played an important and understandable role - to declare and warn, demonstrating intentions and ambitions. The flag is not just an emblem, but a real ideology. Of course, over the past centuries the primary function of the flag has lost some of its relevance, but among the monotonous and boring flags there are some truly interesting ones.

We've collected the most unusual flags in recent and not so recent history that are worth knowing about.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries
The most unusual flags of the world's countries
The most unusual flags of the world's countries
The most unusual flags of the world's countries

The only national flag in the world that depicts weapons, both military and agricultural. A hoe crossed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle are the state symbols of an African country that immediately give an idea of the state of affairs inside. The civil war there has not stopped for many decades, and conflicts continue to this day.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries
The most unusual flags of the world's countries

The ancient flag of Sicily was first adopted in 1282 after the events of the Sicilian Vespers in Palermo. The flag is characterized by the presence of a triskelion (an image of three legs emerging from a common center) in the center, the head of Medusa, and three snakes or three ears of wheat, also emerging from the center of the image. The three legs symbolize the three extreme points of the island of Sicily. Trinacria, another name for the triskelion (from the Greek word trinacrios, meaning triangle), is also the first name given to the island in ancient times by the Greeks, who discovered that the island had a triangular shape upon discovery. The colors of the flag represent the cities of Palermo and Corleone, which founded a confederation against the House of Anjou, which ruled Sicily.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

Despite never being part of the British Empire, Hawaii still has a flag with distinctly colonial overtones. This is purely by coincidence, dating back to the time when Hawaii was ruled by its local monarch, Kamameha. He was so enchanted by the beauty of the Union Jack that he decided to adopt a variation on the theme as the official flag of his island nation.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

Another triskelion on the world map, one of the oldest flags in the world, the last change was in the second half of the 13th century, but it was officially adopted only on August 27, 1971.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

The flag of Cambodia during the Japanese occupation of 1942–1945. The flag has clear militaristic and political overtones.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

The poster-revolutionary motif is reflected on the flag of Zaire, a country in which the struggle for freedom did not stop throughout the twentieth century.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

The only national flag that is not a classic quadrilateral.

The most unusual flags of the world's countries

Although Antarctica has no statehood, it does have a flag, which makes it clear that it is a neutral territory.

     

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