Fun With Flags - Countries Which Changed Their Flag

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  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge  5 років тому +223

    Multiple submissions are allowed! You can send as many redesigns as you like.

    • @minivski6705
      @minivski6705 5 років тому +9

      Are you from portugal?

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      @@minivski6705 he is from spain

    • @marc-antonio
      @marc-antonio 5 років тому +2

      The same country? xD

    • @King_loscar343
      @King_loscar343 5 років тому

      General Knowledge you didn’t put the link to your Gmail in the description

    • @King_loscar343
      @King_loscar343 5 років тому

      Bessie Belle well I don’t

  • @laocongge
    @laocongge 5 років тому +1095

    The old Portuguese flag looks much prettier.

    • @princepshadrianvs8542
      @princepshadrianvs8542 5 років тому +73

      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.)

    • @abdulrahmanbinabdulaziz8242
      @abdulrahmanbinabdulaziz8242 5 років тому +28

      Couldn't agree more 👍

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  5 років тому +188

      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

    • @danielpeter3834
      @danielpeter3834 5 років тому +22

      #AveImperioDoBrasil

    • @andreeeee517
      @andreeeee517 5 років тому +34

      As a native Portuguese, no.

  • @links2films201
    @links2films201 5 років тому +106

    The Portuguese flag with the Burgundian blue and white plus the modern coat of arms would look perfect.

    • @dili1399
      @dili1399 5 років тому +2

      Portugal: Did i STUTTER?!

    • @hugoricardo4486
      @hugoricardo4486 5 років тому +3

      I prefer the atual one. I'm from Portugal🇵🇹🇵🇹

    • @MROEnglishLessons
      @MROEnglishLessons 4 роки тому +1

      Actually there's a redesign like this
      www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/6qo97n/a_better_portuguese_flag/

  • @MrWIZ9000
    @MrWIZ9000 5 років тому +731

    You realize you’re going to get a bunch of white “French” flag redesigns right

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  5 років тому +118

      Lol please don't do this

    • @7lukeiamyourfather7
      @7lukeiamyourfather7 5 років тому +50

      @@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.

    • @TheTripperSmurf
      @TheTripperSmurf 5 років тому +12

      That would be more a reversion than a redesign considering that France at one point literally had a white banner as its flag.

    • @NIDELLANEUM
      @NIDELLANEUM 5 років тому

      @@TheTripperSmurf wasn't the white banner only a Royal one? Did it represent France as a whole back then?

    • @NIDELLANEUM
      @NIDELLANEUM 5 років тому +6

      @@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"

  • @daubeny8762
    @daubeny8762 5 років тому +133

    Everybody gangsta till the kiwi starts shootin lazers

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 5 років тому +1

      Chad Kiwi vs virgin boring british union jack obediant lap dog

    • @Joao-ur7ey
      @Joao-ur7ey 5 років тому

      Daubany, trial by combat! Right now!!!

    • @daubeny8762
      @daubeny8762 5 років тому +3

      @@Joao-ur7ey What fight you ? That's not a trial. That's an E X E C U T I O N

  • @tomastylecek
    @tomastylecek 5 років тому +122

    8:50
    I'm not a native English speaker but isn't it Libya not Lybia?

    • @IKIYKYK
      @IKIYKYK 5 років тому +18

      you are correct
      Lybia = tiny crabs

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  5 років тому +51

      Yeah it is, I make this mistake literally every time. And for some reason I always forget the right way

    • @IKIYKYK
      @IKIYKYK 5 років тому +4

      @@General.Knowledge hey you are forgiven 👍

    • @MrFiver1111
      @MrFiver1111 5 років тому +7

      Its because all other countries end in -ia like Albania, Austria, Australia, Lithuania, India, Bolivia...

    • @hichem511benboubaker7
      @hichem511benboubaker7 5 років тому +2

      @@MrFiver1111 syria

  • @luanfonseca5179
    @luanfonseca5179 5 років тому +363

    i really want a video of the flags of the british colonies

    • @shanesheffield6346
      @shanesheffield6346 5 років тому +6

      Yes that would be cool all of the different colonial ensigns

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому +4

      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

    • @yee7849
      @yee7849 5 років тому +1

      Yeeah

    • @seandenapoli9180
      @seandenapoli9180 5 років тому +1

      Luan Fonseca: ya same that would be cool

    • @imyerda2590
      @imyerda2590 5 років тому +1

      Your watching it .....

  • @vilgefortz1539
    @vilgefortz1539 5 років тому +283

    Austria... whops australia
    That joke with their names would never die

    • @steph8594
      @steph8594 5 років тому +4

      😥

    • @Wotan-rv6du
      @Wotan-rv6du 5 років тому +13

      Einfach Österreich nennen fertig.

    • @aurelkovacs808
      @aurelkovacs808 5 років тому +2

      Hungry Hungary 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺

    • @Bobertesq
      @Bobertesq 5 років тому +1

      That flew right over my head wtf

    • @UlfDerDritte
      @UlfDerDritte 5 років тому +1

      A.E.I.O.U.

  • @Jivvi
    @Jivvi 5 років тому +97

    As an Australian, I see what you did there. 🇦🇹

  • @thwalesproductions
    @thwalesproductions 5 років тому +50

    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

    • @Jivvi
      @Jivvi 5 років тому +7

      I love the Welsh flag. Someone just said "Cool flag, needs more dragons and shit."
      Boom! Dragon.

    • @alexlestrange8662
      @alexlestrange8662 5 років тому +3

      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.

    • @philporter6962
      @philporter6962 5 років тому +1

      Should I be happy being English?

    • @Lucy-pt8kn
      @Lucy-pt8kn 5 років тому

      the only way to make the welsh flag more representative of the country is to add rain, daffodils and sheep

    • @yvesremy7096
      @yvesremy7096 5 років тому

      @@Lucy-pt8kn Mmmmm, if we go that way, then Belgium will add rain (also), chocolate and beer.

  • @user-mk5xk3gm3b
    @user-mk5xk3gm3b 5 років тому +29

    Finally you mentioned Georgia! Not a full video about it but it's better than nothing

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Well join his discord and keep asking him more you do it quicker it will get done I bet.
      Link in the description

    • @francoisdvanderwesthuizen
      @francoisdvanderwesthuizen 5 років тому +2

      I'd love to see a full video about your flag, I believe you are from Georgia.

    • @bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 років тому

      @@francoisdvanderwesthuizen yes he is

    • @renatobabka263
      @renatobabka263 5 років тому +1

      I love Georgian letters 😍

  • @toyahinata
    @toyahinata 5 років тому +110

    Melhor Canal Português que ninguém sabe

  • @yinon7197
    @yinon7197 5 років тому +32

    Ah yes, the kiwi bird shooting laser flag. How can i imagine a better flag than that?

  • @autumnburra
    @autumnburra 5 років тому +96

    "fun with flags" so, sheldon cooper has a youtube now?? 😂

  • @eblackburn8457
    @eblackburn8457 5 років тому +22

    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)

    • @emile8178
      @emile8178 5 років тому +3

      You can't compare those flags, they've their own history and are completely different...

    • @TragicTester034
      @TragicTester034 3 роки тому

      @@smaggich it’s really not

    • @legoworthiness9684
      @legoworthiness9684 2 роки тому

      Yes you have to have a symbol on it or a unique colour(Especially not Red white or blue).

  • @tobroney5692
    @tobroney5692 5 років тому +20

    I love the new zealand new flag idea.
    **IT SHOOT LASER*

  • @markncl100
    @markncl100 5 років тому +37

    4:10 The was the Union of South Africa was created in 1910 and became a Republic 1961.

    • @hashar9593
      @hashar9593 5 років тому

      amd became democratic in 1994

    • @markncl100
      @markncl100 5 років тому +1

      @@hashar9593 Yes, only 18 years after Portugal did in 1976!

    • @Kameruner
      @Kameruner 5 років тому

      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.

    • @jesusdavis2941
      @jesusdavis2941 5 років тому

      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

  • @arieleduardo2492
    @arieleduardo2492 5 років тому +2

    The Portuguese's monarchy last flag is so stupendous. I really appreciated the coat above the blue and white colours.

  • @rometheawsome
    @rometheawsome 5 років тому +37

    Will multiple entries be accepted for the contest or just one per person?

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  5 років тому +17

      Multiple entries ARE allowed!

    • @LCTUER
      @LCTUER 5 років тому

      @@General.Knowledge Can I do a German state? And also what is the limit of flags. I have about 30

    • @hamzahabdurrasyid3914
      @hamzahabdurrasyid3914 5 років тому

      @@LCTUER me too

    • @grancolombianmapper7236
      @grancolombianmapper7236 5 років тому

      General Knowledge are historic and alternative flag redesigns allowed?

  • @soyjoyy
    @soyjoyy 5 років тому +14

    The checked red and black Georgian flag looked dope, especially this Maroon like colour.

  • @YuiFunami
    @YuiFunami 5 років тому +79

    redesign belgium's flag to be the netherlands

    • @danielpeter3834
      @danielpeter3834 5 років тому +3

      Yay!

    • @RyanGotReal
      @RyanGotReal 5 років тому +5

      *You have provoked a gang war*

    • @yvesremy7096
      @yvesremy7096 5 років тому +2

      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.

    • @YuiFunami
      @YuiFunami 5 років тому +1

      @@yvesremy7096 they can leave if they don't like it

    • @kendrick5726
      @kendrick5726 5 років тому

      Allemaal waalen wss

  • @renatopinto3186
    @renatopinto3186 4 роки тому +3

    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. 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇧🇷

  • @miguelporto2787
    @miguelporto2787 5 років тому +44

    Continua a ser um bom tuga e faz mais thumbnails assim ahah

    • @penguinlover2k195
      @penguinlover2k195 5 років тому +2

      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

    • @princepshadrianvs8542
      @princepshadrianvs8542 5 років тому +6

      @@penguinlover2k195 sim, nota-se pelo sotaque

    • @miguelporto2787
      @miguelporto2787 5 років тому +6

      Basta ver vídeos com palavras portuguesas para perceber que ele é português

    • @JoseFernandes-js7ep
      @JoseFernandes-js7ep 5 років тому

      🤔

    • @JoseFernandes-js7ep
      @JoseFernandes-js7ep 5 років тому +5

      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.

  • @polyvimllc7330
    @polyvimllc7330 4 роки тому +2

    thank you for precise overview about Flag of Georgia

  • @imthemoon9786
    @imthemoon9786 5 років тому +13

    Me, a Brit watching this makes me think of that Mitchell and Webb sketch “Are we the baddies?”

    • @kkhagerty6315
      @kkhagerty6315 4 роки тому

      I'm The Moon do you have skulls on your hats?

  • @lucasithegreat2711
    @lucasithegreat2711 5 років тому +2

    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.

  • @TomNoer
    @TomNoer 5 років тому +6

    6:14 - great visual joke about how so many people seem to mix up Austria and Australia :P

  • @ralebeau
    @ralebeau 2 роки тому +1

    Since this was made France has changed the blue tone of the flag, but it was such a small change it largely went unnoticed.

  • @kiwienterprises6984
    @kiwienterprises6984 5 років тому +2

    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.

  • @maciejmanna9246
    @maciejmanna9246 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @staticshockk
    @staticshockk 5 років тому +28

    Wait so Finland has old Portugal flag but instead of the cross being on the center it is on the left. 🤯

    • @FaithfulOfBrigantia
      @FaithfulOfBrigantia 5 років тому +6

      Yes

    • @bbernie
      @bbernie 5 років тому +4

      Yes.

    • @ahtinen4004
      @ahtinen4004 5 років тому +3

      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.

    • @xxxiceman1980
      @xxxiceman1980 5 років тому +3

      Yep

    • @brezilius5549
      @brezilius5549 5 років тому +5

      @@ahtinen4004 Calm down it was a joke

  • @JamesKerLindsay
    @JamesKerLindsay 5 років тому +1

    What about countries that changed their flags and then changed them back again? For example, Malawi changed its flag from a rising sun to a risen sun, symbolising its economic development, but the opposition complained and so they changed it back. Any others? Could be another vid.

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому +1

      Join his discord and suggest this there cause he may miss this comment. But on the discord he always takes time to reply to everyone who messages him
      Link in the description

    • @JamesKerLindsay
      @JamesKerLindsay 5 років тому

      TheTattieShaw Great. Thanks for the tip!

    • @Jivvi
      @Jivvi 5 років тому +1

      Libya did that too, but he didn't mention it.

  • @rankezis
    @rankezis 5 років тому +3

    Omg I'd love to see the Colonial flags video!

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Join his discord and message him to do it and any other ideas you have also
      Link in the description

  • @batsu80
    @batsu80 5 років тому +1

    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!

  • @B3Band
    @B3Band 5 років тому +31

    "We all love flags"
    Jehovah's Witnesses: I'm gonna stop you right there.

  • @alejandroramos1924
    @alejandroramos1924 5 років тому +2

    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)

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Join his discord and suggest these ideas there he will definitely see you're message then
      Link is in the description

  • @BaldPolishBiotechnol
    @BaldPolishBiotechnol 5 років тому +3

    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.

  • @abdulrahmanbinabdulaziz8242
    @abdulrahmanbinabdulaziz8242 5 років тому +2

    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.

  • @orenayt1378
    @orenayt1378 5 років тому +3

    In my opinion portugal should change for the monarchy flag but with the armillary sphere

  • @katherine9098
    @katherine9098 3 роки тому +1

    “First, the one in the thumbnail.”
    I like this guy.

  • @NeonDustShadow
    @NeonDustShadow 5 років тому +3

    you don't underestimate Portuguese!

  • @marblesjn
    @marblesjn 5 років тому +1

    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.

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Join his discord and suggest these ideas there he will definitely see you're message then link in the description

    • @marblesjn
      @marblesjn 5 років тому

      TheTattieShaw I don’t have discord. Maybe he will see the comment in the first place?

  • @jeffkardosjr.3825
    @jeffkardosjr.3825 5 років тому +3

    7:11 Why did you skip over the whole Soviet era?

  • @michaelrae9599
    @michaelrae9599 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @DerGrosTitan
    @DerGrosTitan 5 років тому +24

    I see that he used Big Bang Theory's "Fun With Flags" fictional show. NOICE

    • @zacco4624
      @zacco4624 5 років тому +6

      Justin Choi scrolled down for 25 mins just to find a comment about tbbt

    • @keyring7684
      @keyring7684 5 років тому

      @@zacco4624 same

    • @glitchyx6995
      @glitchyx6995 5 років тому

      Shhh, don't mention that show. You'll release the angry redditors.

  • @kerrishh
    @kerrishh 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @ledas4t
    @ledas4t 5 років тому +6

    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.

  • @eukarya_
    @eukarya_ 5 років тому +1

    Spain has also changed its flag several times and before 1939 the changes were very noticeable, then they became more subtle.

  • @provocatedmediocre2024
    @provocatedmediocre2024 5 років тому +12

    You forgot that Georgia has a flag of their own when they was a state of USSR, Georgian SSR.

    • @ieZvezda
      @ieZvezda 5 років тому +2

      So I wasn't the only one who noticed the absence of the Georgian SSR

  • @ralphp224
    @ralphp224 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @eta1961
    @eta1961 5 років тому +5

    2:39 I thought that was the Paramount logo for a hot second

    • @sirk603
      @sirk603 5 років тому

      My favorite country

  • @daveporter0217
    @daveporter0217 4 роки тому +1

    The state of Georgia also has had several flag changes. One in 2002 or 2003 only lasted a few months.

  • @kiraqueenPT
    @kiraqueenPT 5 років тому +4

    Portuguese:*barely get any recognition*
    *See the thumbnail of the video*
    *Happynes noises*

  • @t-rex2645
    @t-rex2645 5 років тому

    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

  • @whitetigeryt29
    @whitetigeryt29 5 років тому +4

    My country's flag is in the thumbnail.
    *I'm proud of being Portuguese.*

  • @MrKenichi22
    @MrKenichi22 5 років тому

    @3:15, How about the redesign Burmese/Myanmar Flag with the cog ?

  • @gil_7038
    @gil_7038 5 років тому +3

    Cadê os tugas, mano?

  • @timothycook2917
    @timothycook2917 5 років тому +1

    Your pronunciations of Bahrain and Saint Lucia has me chuckling 😊😁

  • @Andrew-cn7zy
    @Andrew-cn7zy 5 років тому +4

    I don’t think South Africa’s old flag had yellow on it. Ngl kinda looks orange to me

    • @samuelclarke4336
      @samuelclarke4336 5 років тому

      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 😎

    • @Andrew-cn7zy
      @Andrew-cn7zy 5 років тому

      Part of the modern day flag’s colors most likely have to do with the colors of the Orange Free State.

  • @minivski6705
    @minivski6705 5 років тому +2

    Are you from portugal?

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +3

    Gaddafi had an amazing flag, I'd love to see NZ adopt the laser kiwi flag

  • @RobbStark_
    @RobbStark_ 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @bottleofwater1675
    @bottleofwater1675 5 років тому +6

    Mexican coat of arms has had the same meaning since 1500

    • @cristeromexico3366
      @cristeromexico3366 5 років тому

      Yea, we just changed the eagle every now and then

    • @americaneagle6486
      @americaneagle6486 5 років тому

      The Mexican flag was once a royal flag.before declaring independence.

    • @bottleofwater1675
      @bottleofwater1675 5 років тому

      Garret Lopez yes but it has the same meaning, some times with a crown

  • @jonathanmoore3130
    @jonathanmoore3130 5 років тому +1

    Can you do this again? Flag design is one of my biggest hobbies! I am sad I missed this.

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 4 роки тому +1

      Join his discord and directly message him on there about this cause I know alot of others would be keen to
      Also we do this on the discord to link in the description

  • @shv06
    @shv06 5 років тому +5

    Make history of the Russian 🇷🇺 flags. It's interesting! 😃

  • @tommikuva4760
    @tommikuva4760 5 років тому

    Why you didn't have the flag of the Georgian SSR?

  • @diogocosta9053
    @diogocosta9053 5 років тому +10

    The old portuguese flag looks like Real Madrid haha

    • @davidbarbosa7120
      @davidbarbosa7120 5 років тому +1

      Hahaha I was thinking this, just the other day. Fun fact, Porto FC took their blue and white colours from the old Portugal flag.

  • @yianniathanasopoulos
    @yianniathanasopoulos 5 років тому +1

    Love to see the evolution of the Commonwealth flags including Australia and can you do the Greek flag as well?

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому +1

      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

  • @syahmikadira6832
    @syahmikadira6832 5 років тому +3

    It's a shame you didn't cover the flag changes for Afghanistan because....they sure had plenty of em.

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Well join his discord and ask him for it to get done link in the description

  • @eueumesmoaquelecara4638
    @eueumesmoaquelecara4638 4 роки тому +2

    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

    • @sotabaka
      @sotabaka 4 роки тому

      Imperio do Brasil ...~1889
      Estados Unidos do Brasil 1889-1946
      República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil 1946-1964
      República Federativa do Brasil 1964-...

  • @Deadbass_
    @Deadbass_ 5 років тому +15

    I’m pretty sure everyone’s going to redesign the Russian flag as the USSR one

    • @ivan.gryazin
      @ivan.gryazin 5 років тому +4

      Deadbäss as a Russian I find it a pretty obvious idea cause Putin is a хуйло СУКА BLYAD that’s for sure

    • @Deadbass_
      @Deadbass_ 5 років тому +1

      Иван Грязин I lost it when you said “suka blyat’” 😂

    • @ivan.gryazin
      @ivan.gryazin 5 років тому

      Deadbäss looooool 🤣🤣
      We actually do say it, so yeah, СУКА БЛЯДЬ, why not

    • @TheManinBlack9054
      @TheManinBlack9054 5 років тому +1

      More like RSFSR one to be correct

    • @ivan.gryazin
      @ivan.gryazin 5 років тому

      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

  • @cleclepifou1431
    @cleclepifou1431 5 років тому +1

    Once again a super interesting video! Thanks General Knowledge =)

  • @Aity7
    @Aity7 5 років тому +22

    In "fleur de lys" the S of "lys" is pronounced.

    • @emile8178
      @emile8178 5 років тому +1

      Ça dépend des régions aussi ça nan ?

    • @veryvery80
      @veryvery80 4 роки тому

      Nope!

  • @randomdude8877
    @randomdude8877 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for the fun and free education as well. 👍Awesome

  • @dreazyhd6180
    @dreazyhd6180 5 років тому +3

    Where’s Afghanistan

    • @bbernie
      @bbernie 5 років тому +2

      In Asia

    • @dreazyhd6180
      @dreazyhd6180 5 років тому

      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

  • @littleexperience2.._._._._._..
    @littleexperience2.._._._._._.. 4 роки тому

    Fact: The Danish folklore tells us that the flag fell from the sky during a battle in 1219, that's why the flag is so old.

  • @robbey43
    @robbey43 5 років тому +7

    Love that Spain's in the thumbnail

    • @elkraken9226
      @elkraken9226 5 років тому +5

      Its portugal you idiot

    • @JV-ithc
      @JV-ithc 5 років тому +2

      @@elkraken9226 it's a joke lol

    • @shpilbass5743
      @shpilbass5743 5 років тому

      @@elkraken9226 no it's spain
      that's where the general is from

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Good old spain

  • @oneHellishNeptune
    @oneHellishNeptune 5 років тому +2

    General knowledge are you Portuguese??? 🤔

  • @dorotanarloch2723
    @dorotanarloch2723 5 років тому +4

    6:06 countryballs!!!!!!!!!

  • @slabpanda
    @slabpanda 5 років тому +1

    You should definitely make a part two and three of this

  • @slandgsmith
    @slandgsmith 5 років тому +3

    USA changed theirs often due to the number of states added

  • @luizsa8300
    @luizsa8300 5 років тому +1

    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?

  • @eden4279
    @eden4279 5 років тому +2

    8:46 The triangles on Bahrain flag have been changed to 5 to symbolise the 5 pillars of islam

  • @saulcuellar2743
    @saulcuellar2743 5 років тому

    Any aplication to make flags.?

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      You can hand draw them if you want but you could join his discord and ask others who have uses programs to make them and you can post your flags there to link in the description

  • @Jackaljkljkl
    @Jackaljkljkl 5 років тому

    Pedantic, but is countries "which" correct?
    It seems a bit off. Countries that/who, surely?

  • @toemas8
    @toemas8 5 років тому +1

    Interesting fact about the South Africa flag it was meant to be a temporary flag but was so popular by all they kept it as the permanent flag. It also was designed by the same man that designed the Namibian flag a few years earlier...

  • @andubarosanu6897
    @andubarosanu6897 5 років тому

    When do you make the video?

  • @williambeaumont1312
    @williambeaumont1312 5 років тому +2

    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.

  • @feroxseneca8997
    @feroxseneca8997 5 років тому +1

    You missed Ne Win’s old Burmese flag, which was used in Burma from 1972-2010. It’s a big flag to omit.

  • @ender3960
    @ender3960 5 років тому +2

    9:00 Libya is displayed as Lybia above it's respective flag.

  • @Savannah_Simpson
    @Savannah_Simpson 2 роки тому

    There’s a parallel universe where every county’s flag has its national animal shooting lasers out of its eyes

  • @hamzahabdurrasyid3914
    @hamzahabdurrasyid3914 5 років тому

    Can I submit a flag for a country that doesnt exist aka alter history?

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Dont think so but you can ask for that to be the next contest join his discord and ask him for this link in the description

  • @MrKenichi22
    @MrKenichi22 5 років тому

    @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.

  • @SK-uc4wz
    @SK-uc4wz 5 років тому +1

    I absolutely love videos like this!!!

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      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

  • @benjespina
    @benjespina 5 років тому +4

    I love how you showed Austria as an inside joke. 😂

  • @AcidTripOk
    @AcidTripOk 5 років тому +1

    Spainish flag's history is pretty interesting! Please consider it for the next video!

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому +1

      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

  • @krazykukurov
    @krazykukurov 5 років тому

    Why did you not include the Georgian SSR flags from 1918-199x

  • @knoxpittman2799
    @knoxpittman2799 5 років тому

    For those of you who might want to rearrange the stars on the US flag within the current design, remember that that's technically (legally) already included in current flag code

  • @feyuwu2617
    @feyuwu2617 5 років тому

    If i want to send that new flag can i do new flag fo old country?

    • @TheTattieShaw
      @TheTattieShaw 5 років тому

      Yeah I believe so
      You can join his discord and ask this question and you'll definitely get a response there
      Link in the description

  • @TheGogeta222
    @TheGogeta222 5 років тому +1

    Do you remember what Sheldon cooper got as he made that contest at fun with flags? XD