26JAN25 The number of U.S. #states considering #flag change has grown to 4 after a bill proposing the creation of a commission that would evaluate the actual flag and put forward a new design if necessary passed the first reading in #Hawaii's legislature

6FEB25 In Quy Nhon city, #Vietnam 🇻🇳, the city's People's Committee collaborated with the Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper to make a "#National Flag Road" and start the "Proud of the National Flag" programme, handing out 200 #flags for households to fly.

7FEB25 In the #Balearic Islands, #Spain 🇪🇸, a proposal by right-wing party Vox making mandatory the flying of the Spanish #flag outside schools was voted down. Another proposal guaranteeing "respect [...] for #national #symbols" did pass. More at:

6FEB25 Although it has not been verified, pictures have emerged of the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 #flag flying upside-down (usually a sign of distress) outside the building of the #StateDepartment. Likely a sign of protest from a federal employee. More at:

26SEP2024 The #Orkhon Province or #Mongolia has adopted a new #flag. #vexillology Source:

29DEC24 City of Sarandí del Yí, #Uruguay has adopted a new #flag designed by Gabriela Barcelona Yaben. #vexillology Source:

26NOV24 The municipality of Domaszowice, Poland, has adopted a new #flag and #coatofarms featuring elements from the historical municipal seal. #vexillology #heraldry More at:

30DEC24 The municipality of Sułów in #Poland has had their new #flag and #coatofarms approved. They reference the arms of historical owners of the town, both noble and ecclesiastical. #vexillology #heraldry Sources: -

27MAR24 Law proposed by Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mandates flags larger than 4 m to be approved by ministry. Also establishes guidelines for flag size, display, and illumination, ensuring uniformity in flag usage. Source:

22JAN25 By presidential decree the village of Vălcineț in #Moldova was granted a #flag and #coatofarms featuring plum tree and a wolf. #heraldry #vexillology Source:

20DEC24 Village of #Marijampolis in #Lithuania has been granted a #flag, #coatofarms and #seal featuring a canting symbol - the lilly, itself a marian symbol, is shaped as the letter M. #vexillology #heraldry Source:

...different - the regime is known to crack down on public societies or punish them for seemingly anti-regime expressions. (3/3) #vexillology #ICV30 Sources:

@BGHeraldry Is it newly designed? If so, when was it adopted, and what's the symbolism? Thank you! :)

The PRC's Ministry of Civil Affairs has even listed the VRCC as one of ten examples of "illegal organisations that trick the public". Source:

19DEC24 By presidential decree No. 1701 the village of Mașcăuți in #Moldova was granted a #flag and #coatofarms featuring a gate in local folk architecural style. #heraldry #vexillology Source:

25OCT24 The Collège Jean-Eudes in #Montreal, #Quebec, #Canada was granted its own #flag, #coatofarms and #badge, inspired among others by the arms of Pope Pius X. #heraldry #vexillology More at:

19DEC24 By presidential decree No. 1702 the village of Pârlița in #Moldova was granted a #flag and #coatofarms featuring the Order of the Golden Fleece. #heraldry #vexillology Source: