Any suggestions for more extinct countries? Also you may notice my voice is somewhat off in the past couple of videos, I'm just getting over a cold so that's why!
I have a 1 pound bill from the unrecognized nation of Biafra, existed from 1967 - 1970 & resulted in civil war. could be worth a mention in another video.
Felipe Leao meu TOC não me permite ter mais de 1000 development e ser rank kingdom fora que se vc reforma pra monarquia plutocratica , pegando plutocratic + trade la pro sexulo XVI (se nao rolou mingsplosion) te permite manter facil 50% de trade power em beijing, faturando o suficiente pra ter advisors levels 3 a 5 junta com innovative -> maquina de mana como gosto de jogar tall com expansao moderada a grande, coloco quality e economic no meio (como oda) e voila, é a prussia do oriente fiquei chateado que oda roubou esse titulo de shimazu, sempre formava o japao com eles kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk to meio chapado e sao quase 4 da manha, to boiando aqui no comentario
Coffee Succubus it’s not about the joke’s originality. actually, the fact that it is a well known joke is key in making a reference to this game since we eu4 players who also watch this channel aren’t exactly a large group. sorry for my possibly confusing syntax, I’m a bit high and not a native speaker
As a fellow Yucatecan, I agree with your statement, lately there has been a surge in pride and a bit of a independence movement. It's quit small and not well known but now days if you go downtown you will see a lot of Yucatecan flags all over the place, something that 5 or 10 years ago was very rare. Anyhow, we actually became a independent nation twice, not once. Thank you for sharing my state flag and history not a lot of people know about Yucatan, which is sad, because it is a very beautiful and safe part of Mexico. Also I have my own Yucatecan flag. ❤️
Esa bandera lo único que representa es la ineptitud del gobierno de Yucatán, bandera usada para vender esclavos mayas a Cuba lo que luego desataría su tan famosa 'guerra de castas' en la que los mayas querían expulsar a los yucatecos de la península (razón por la que no se menciona en la historia de México ya que en ese entonces Yucatán era semi-independiente) y que al verse derrotados y acorralados por el pueblo maya, los yucatecos regresaron con la cola entre las patas primero a intentar anexarse a EUA y como los mandaron a la mierda se re-anexaron a México a cambio de que controlaran a los mayas. Si fuera Yucateco diseñaría una nueva bandera esa da LASTIMA Y RISA la usan por ignorancia y sin saber lo qué hay detrás de ella
@@chiapasmexico9749 a ver... Primero que nada eso que mencionas de los esclavos a Cuba si se enseña aquí en Yucatán. No es que nosotros no estemos concientes y que lo ignoremos, y si te informaras un poco más respecto a la historia de Yucatán, te darías cuenta que la bandera si tiene un significado y su creación está vinculada no solo con la independencia del estado, pero también con los diferentes departamentos que antes formaban parte del estado. Y también estamos concientes de la guerra de Castas y en realidad eso se enseña aquí como algo positivo ya que demuestra el deseo de los habitantes indígenas, los mayas, y como ellos no sequedaron callados y lucharon por sus derechos. De igual manera, tu opinión de que nuestra bandera da "lástima y risa" te la puedes quedar, claro uno que no es de la región y no sabe TODA su historia no lo comprendería, pero para nosotros los YUCATECOS, esa bandera hoy en día representa la UNIÓN, y para nosotros es un orgullo ondear esa bandera y portarla que hasta nuestro equipo, los Leones de Yucatán la portan en su uniforme. Y perdoname pero yo no me voy a quedar con los brazos cruzados al ver qué estén insultando nuestra hermosa bandera. tan hermosa que muchos extranjeros que vienen al estado hablan de lo hermosa que es y se la llevan como un hermoso recuerdo del estado. Y de hecho nosotros nos sentimos orgullosos que aparte de tener bandera, tenemos un Himno del Estado, hecho por Manuel Palomeque que en lo personal lo considero muy hermoso. Y pues no digo que el gobierno yucateco es santo y perfecto, cometió errores, pero también hay que considerar que éramos una nación joven, igual México cometió errores cuando se independizó, las naciones de centroamerica cometieron errores cuando se independizaron, ninguna nación es perfecta pero como dice el dicho, hombre que no sabe su historia, destinado está a repetirla y Yucatán está aprendiendo de su historia y se puede ver el cambio al ser nombrado el estado más seguro de México y Mérida una de las ciudades más seguras del MUNDO que hasta los premios nobel se hicieron en mi hermoso estado. Quizá tú opinión sea distinta a la mía, pero a nivel mundial, Yucatán, su historia y sobretodo su bandera son vistas como algo hermoso y único y eso no lo puedes cambiar y nosotros tampoco te guste o no.
I am from Galicia! My dissapointment is non-existing and my day is great! You are right, though the 7 crosses of the new flag represent the old 7 provincies that Galicia was divided into, nowadays it's divided only into 4.
@@Ciscogrande None has spoken about an independent Galicia until s XIX. The Kingdom of Galicia was a kingdom in possession of the Crown of Castilla. The kingdom was officially dissolved in 1833 with de division of Spain in provinces, but the actual king of Spain Felipe IV still posses the title of King of Galicia.
@@Ciscogrande The kingdom of Galicia was, in fact, independent until the 15th century when it fell under the castillian crown but existed as a kingdom until 1833.
@@VladislavDrac nope lol it was just a Saracen pirate King that has looted (whit his people) the coasts of Sardinia and Corsica (and also southern Italy) here(I'm from Sardinia) and in italy there is a saying :"mamma li turchi!! " which in English means "mom the turks!! "
@@A-O161interesting. So he is an important person. Who's this man? Had he not been featured in the flag, Sardinia's flag would just be a red cross in a white background.
@@VladislavDrac well there was 4 Saracen kings (for the legends) that looted the islands for centuries (until France has taken Tunis the pirates continued to loot the island), we don't really know a lot of things about the saracen pirates in Sardinia, and all we know is from the legends of the people who lived there
@@VladislavDrac the red cross was "the Saint George cross" and was a simbol of Christianity in the western medittarranean sea (the genovese traders carried the cross to England)
I have two video ideas, Number 1 is the weirdest flags of the world, Number 2 is the most meaningless. Anyways, nice video! I liked how even when you couldn't find a meaning for some symbols you tried guessing what they could mean. Keep up the good work!
@@PointnShootMovies As opposed to Republican Nazism.... I'll take a Democratic "socialist" any day over traitorous, repugnant, republican Nazis... Many of you don't seem to mind the "socialist" aspect when it comes to "free" public education, fire and police services, unemployment benefits, social security/retirement benefits, disability compensation, state and federally maintained roadways and highways, public libraries, and last but certainly not least- "socialist" style handouts to corporations and big businesses from the public coffers, and at the expense of the taxpayers... Just ignorant hypocrisy from parrots who babble the same old regurgitated BS republican brainwashing nonsense talking points used to condition the weak minded know nothing knuckle draggers into screwing themselves election after election by making them afraid of something they already benefit from but have little to no understanding about, specifically when a vast majority of them couldn't remotely begin to describe anything even remotely related "socialism", even if they had one of their favorite second amendment guns to their empty heads... Ignorance always fears what it's incapable of understanding, and self serving predators will always prey on that fear- just as the tRumpRepubliNaziCult does with it's ignorant and uninformed cult followers... Cue the stammering, unintelligent, yapping rebuttals from the cultists in 3... 2.... 1..... Here come the anti freedom clowns with the defense of a "party" that is destined to devour it's masses just as the Nazi party did not so long ago... And before any of you start with that stupid "democrats are communist" nonsense, you can stop right now because we are NOT COMMUNISTS, WE HATE COMMUNISM, AND ALSO HATE NAZISM, BUT WILL ALWAYS FIGHT, DEFEND, AND DIE TO PROTECT FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND OUR AMERICAN REPUBLIC- Even if that means defending it against traitors who share the same blood and same name, and will sacrifice all to ensure it's survival, but guarantee that we'll take many traitors with us on our way to the next world, we won't be going alone...
@Daeighve Geoughnns yeah but a lot of good flags don't follow that. Iran and Saudi Arabia have text, and one can call the US stars a bit too complex. Others like Bhutan have symbols that are very hard to draw from memory.
@@GAZAMAN93X Well yes, but no. A minority migrated further south or turned into pirates, the majority were converted, willingly or by force. Indigenous North Africans were not black, but many West Africans were brought to the north by the arabian slave trade.
@@GAZAMAN93X Notably, the Almohads and Almoravids from Morocco were keen on using black slaves as disposable units during the later stages of the Reconquista. A well known battle, the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, saw usage of these West African slave soldiers.
@@maximaldinotrap First record according to Wikipedia is around 1220 and by the 1460's about 350 families were using it. Japanese family crests are unregulated, so anyone can use the "sharingan" if they want to.
A big thumbs up for acknowledging the Republic of Vermont. It's history is often overlooked. ps - Vermont the INDEPENDENT Republic is gone, but the State of Vermont in the United States (a republic) is still going strong. The Vermont Republic flag is a popular part of our heritage. I have one on the wall behind me.
Every time I see your title “Fun with Flags,” I keep thinking about Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. If you’ve watched the show, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Yay Okinawa got mentioned. I live here and can say you see the old symbol more than the new one. I have never seen any other flag waved here besides the Japanese and American ( there are a lot of US bases here ) but the Mitsudomoe symbol is used everywhere
On Galicia: the gold object in the old flag is a pyx, for holding the communion wafers in. Pyxes have lids; on the new flag it's a wafer behind a chalice, so both bread & wine.
@@jprusiu2b I once saw a documentary on a soccer team from Bastia, Corsica that competed in the UEFA Europa League soccer championships. The severed Moor's head flag was in great evidence.
During the early 19th century France under a personal union with Ryuku dismanteled the HRE. This was one of the darkest hours in Ulm's history. But it didn't take long for them to become stronk again.
About Galicia: The "cup" in the flag bears no relation to the Holy Grail. It is a "copon" or ciborium, representing the Eucharist. Since time immemorial the city of Lugo, in Galicia, had the Eucharist exposed every day 24 hours. Also, Galicia, as a kingdom was incorporated into Leon about the time of El Cid (around 1100), and never again separated.
Actually, more than half of Spain (and Europe) has the same Celtic roots as Galicians. The idea that Galicia or Asturias are somehow "Celtic nations" comes from the romantic period and the popularity of the modern Celtic music, but it is historically wrong when put into context. Remember that Celts came from central Europe (nowadays Austria and south Germany) and extended across Europe including most of Spain. No Celtic language survives in Galicia, like in any other part of Spain, and the only connection to its Celtic roots are popular traditions and celebrations, like in many other regions of Spain: Cantabria, Castilla y León, etc. It is true though that there have been migrations between the north of Spain (including Galicia) and Ireland, which makes their people genetically closer, although not in a special "Celtic way". In any case, I also have great respect not only for Galicia, but the people and history of Ireland (where Celtic languages do survive).
ragusa had another flag: a shield with orizontal blue and red stripes. You can still see it in the present croat flag: it is one of the five little shields over the chessboard in the middle of the flag
Just a note from Croatia. Dubrovnik generally isn't considered to be in Dalmatia. The entire exclave area is considered to be a separate distinct historical region.
*Cries in Central American* I though we were gonna see the Confederación Centroamericana, it was so important to our history that most of the Central American flags are clearly inspired by the one of the Confederación Centroamericana, that's why Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua flags are SO similar... Costa Rica has some similarities but the red makes it very distinct
The Basque flag is like the Union Jack with different colours. The Union Jack has red, white and blue colours; the Basque flag has red white and green colours.
If you haven't already done a show on the following, it could be interesting. Flags of countries that are yet to be. Several areas have contemplated severing ties with their country and becoming their own nation. As an example, there has been a longterm movement to separate the area of the former Kingdom of Naples/Two Sicilies and re-establish it as a separate nation. The organized movement has several options for flags - 4 I think the last time I checked. Each combines different elements from previous flags depending on the form of the new government - if the House of Borboni is restored the flag will have their familial Arms; if a confederation it may be a combination of the flag of Sicily (which, with the triskeles, is similar to that of the Isle of Man) and the flag of Naples, etc. Probably could do a whole show just on that one topic since the centuries of flags used by the kingdoms involved are plenty.
The main reason why Bosnia has that small shiver of land in-between South and North Dalmatia is because of Ragusa giving it to Ottomans to help them fight Venice.
4:50 So Gagauzia is actually Turks believe in Christianity and they didn't even exist as a litteral country. They were ethnic group for lots of centuries. And their wolf symbolize the Turkic nations and their favorite animal wolf for some reason. And they tried to symbolize that they are Turk but not Muslim because Islam was a really late discovery for Turks and they learned Islam in the time of Gokturks (a really big turkic empire thingy) so it was like that. And ethnic group of Gagauzia is actually i think that they were some people from the time of Gokturks. That they didn't accepted the religion and traveled around the world until they became a part of Moldova. This is my theory from the source that i remember watching a video about it. Edit: Sorry they actually was a independent country from the time of Soviet collapse.
In South America: República Riograndense, for near 10 years; Rep Catarinense, near 5 years; Kingdom of Patagonia y Araucania, a french adventurer. In Africa, Biafra, Katanga, Transkei, Ciskei, Venda, Zanzibar. In Asia, Moluccan islands Republic.
There is a very cool flag from "Los Altos", It was the sixth state of the Federal Republic of Central America, and a short-lived independent republic. Guatemala reincorpored its territories but the flag is still used today as the symbol of the region.
Any suggestions for more extinct countries? Also you may notice my voice is somewhat off in the past couple of videos, I'm just getting over a cold so that's why!
Hyderabad flag, reasearch it's very interesting
Uhm nazi Germany?
I have a 1 pound bill from the unrecognized nation of Biafra, existed from 1967 - 1970 & resulted in civil war. could be worth a mention in another video.
Galicia wasn't a country, it was a province but they were called kingdoms until 1833.
how about bandung flag?
>Sees Ryukyu
**Three Mountains intensifies**
Its time for the
DIAMYO
S W A R M
Felipe Leao Fellow Eu4 player aswell
What a stale dry r/eu4 meme
Felipe Leao meu TOC não me permite ter mais de 1000 development e ser rank kingdom
fora que se vc reforma pra monarquia plutocratica , pegando plutocratic + trade la pro sexulo XVI (se nao rolou mingsplosion) te permite manter facil 50% de trade power em beijing, faturando o suficiente pra ter advisors levels 3 a 5
junta com innovative -> maquina de mana
como gosto de jogar tall com expansao moderada a grande, coloco quality e economic no meio (como oda) e voila, é a prussia do oriente
fiquei chateado que oda roubou esse titulo de shimazu, sempre formava o japao com eles
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk to meio chapado e sao quase 4 da manha, to boiando aqui no comentario
Coffee Succubus it’s not about the joke’s originality. actually, the fact that it is a well known joke is key in making a reference to this game since we eu4 players who also watch this channel aren’t exactly a large group.
sorry for my possibly confusing syntax, I’m a bit high and not a native speaker
As a fellow Yucatecan, I agree with your statement, lately there has been a surge in pride and a bit of a independence movement. It's quit small and not well known but now days if you go downtown you will see a lot of Yucatecan flags all over the place, something that 5 or 10 years ago was very rare.
Anyhow, we actually became a independent nation twice, not once. Thank you for sharing my state flag and history not a lot of people know about Yucatan, which is sad, because it is a very beautiful and safe part of Mexico. Also I have my own Yucatecan flag. ❤️
Esa bandera lo único que representa es la ineptitud del gobierno de Yucatán, bandera usada para vender esclavos mayas a Cuba lo que luego desataría su tan famosa 'guerra de castas' en la que los mayas querían expulsar a los yucatecos de la península (razón por la que no se menciona en la historia de México ya que en ese entonces Yucatán era semi-independiente) y que al verse derrotados y acorralados por el pueblo maya, los yucatecos regresaron con la cola entre las patas primero a intentar anexarse a EUA y como los mandaron a la mierda se re-anexaron a México a cambio de que controlaran a los mayas. Si fuera Yucateco diseñaría una nueva bandera esa da LASTIMA Y RISA la usan por ignorancia y sin saber lo qué hay detrás de ella
@@chiapasmexico9749 a ver... Primero que nada eso que mencionas de los esclavos a Cuba si se enseña aquí en Yucatán. No es que nosotros no estemos concientes y que lo ignoremos, y si te informaras un poco más respecto a la historia de Yucatán, te darías cuenta que la bandera si tiene un significado y su creación está vinculada no solo con la independencia del estado, pero también con los diferentes departamentos que antes formaban parte del estado. Y también estamos concientes de la guerra de Castas y en realidad eso se enseña aquí como algo positivo ya que demuestra el deseo de los habitantes indígenas, los mayas, y como ellos no sequedaron callados y lucharon por sus derechos. De igual manera, tu opinión de que nuestra bandera da "lástima y risa" te la puedes quedar, claro uno que no es de la región y no sabe TODA su historia no lo comprendería, pero para nosotros los YUCATECOS, esa bandera hoy en día representa la UNIÓN, y para nosotros es un orgullo ondear esa bandera y portarla que hasta nuestro equipo, los Leones de Yucatán la portan en su uniforme. Y perdoname pero yo no me voy a quedar con los brazos cruzados al ver qué estén insultando nuestra hermosa bandera. tan hermosa que muchos extranjeros que vienen al estado hablan de lo hermosa que es y se la llevan como un hermoso recuerdo del estado. Y de hecho nosotros nos sentimos orgullosos que aparte de tener bandera, tenemos un Himno del Estado, hecho por Manuel Palomeque que en lo personal lo considero muy hermoso. Y pues no digo que el gobierno yucateco es santo y perfecto, cometió errores, pero también hay que considerar que éramos una nación joven, igual México cometió errores cuando se independizó, las naciones de centroamerica cometieron errores cuando se independizaron, ninguna nación es perfecta pero como dice el dicho, hombre que no sabe su historia, destinado está a repetirla y Yucatán está aprendiendo de su historia y se puede ver el cambio al ser nombrado el estado más seguro de México y Mérida una de las ciudades más seguras del MUNDO que hasta los premios nobel se hicieron en mi hermoso estado. Quizá tú opinión sea distinta a la mía, pero a nivel mundial, Yucatán, su historia y sobretodo su bandera son vistas como algo hermoso y único y eso no lo puedes cambiar y nosotros tampoco te guste o no.
espero que seas independentista yo aqui desde bilbao os veo con razonesq
Didn't the Mayans apsolutely obliterate the Yucatan Republic in 1847 and 1848 with later help from Britain around 1850?
@@garret16 yes, is what we called "Guerra de Castas" a really bloody conflict.
“The flag of the Republic of Ragusa, the only flag I’ve seen with a full figure of a man on it”
Belize: Am I a joke to you?
Don't forget Virgina, NY, and many other states with "seal on blue background" flags
Orenum also French Sudan
somebody said this before you
I'm from Belize. Came to comment that lol
Massachusetts
Hey,can you do longest lived nations in the world(it can be dissolved)
yes - Bulgaria!
10:35 It will be destroyed because of us!
Rich they wanted northern Macedonia😂
BULGARIA
I wonder if Bulgaria is older than the over 1500 years of Bavarian existence
5:15 Gagauz, a Christian turkic Volk. The Wolve on the Flag is cause in the turkic mythologie the Wolve is a holy animal.
"the only flag I've seen with a full figure on it"
belize: am i a joke to you?
Also, the flag of the Benin Empire
@@Vapouriste well, it only has one complete figure, on account of the beheaded guy being "incomplete"
@@thukututu haha I'd still count those as two
Bruh did you steal my joke or did I steal your joke
mén
I am from Galicia! My dissapointment is non-existing and my day is great!
You are right, though the 7 crosses of the new flag represent the old 7 provincies that Galicia was divided into, nowadays it's divided only into 4.
But there is no such thing as an independent Galicia incorporated in Spain as late as 1833
@@Ciscogrande None has spoken about an independent Galicia until s XIX. The Kingdom of Galicia was a kingdom in possession of the Crown of Castilla. The kingdom was officially dissolved in 1833 with de division of Spain in provinces, but the actual king of Spain Felipe IV still posses the title of King of Galicia.
Galego
The first I heard of the Province of Galicia it was through a football team called Celta Vigo
Omar Al kayal same bro 😂😂
@@Ciscogrande The kingdom of Galicia was, in fact, independent until the 15th century when it fell under the castillian crown but existed as a kingdom until 1833.
General knowledge: The Republic of Ragusa is the only flag I’ve seen with a full figure man on it.
*sad Belize and old Lithuania noises*
10:01 the corse and Sardinian flag represents the cutted heads of the Arabs that tried to conquest the 2 island (sorry for my bad English)
I really thought it was just a bust of some important person
@@VladislavDrac nope lol it was just a Saracen pirate King that has looted (whit his people) the coasts of Sardinia and Corsica (and also southern Italy) here(I'm from Sardinia) and in italy there is a saying :"mamma li turchi!! " which in English means "mom the turks!! "
@@A-O161interesting. So he is an important person. Who's this man? Had he not been featured in the flag, Sardinia's flag would just be a red cross in a white background.
@@VladislavDrac well there was 4 Saracen kings (for the legends) that looted the islands for centuries (until France has taken Tunis the pirates continued to loot the island), we don't really know a lot of things about the saracen pirates in Sardinia, and all we know is from the legends of the people who lived there
@@VladislavDrac the red cross was "the Saint George cross" and was a simbol of Christianity in the western medittarranean sea (the genovese traders carried the cross to England)
I have two video ideas, Number 1 is the weirdest flags of the world, Number 2 is the most meaningless. Anyways, nice video! I liked how even when you couldn't find a meaning for some symbols you tried guessing what they could mean. Keep up the good work!
Number 2 could be filled with US state flags. A lot of them just take the state seal and put it into a shape like a square or a buffalo.
@@J4R0D Yeah, I know lol. I saw like 100 videos about that. Maybe they have something like that in another country? I'm not sure.
6:22 Belize: **aggressively clears throat**
Neale W. Ayy, a fellow Nova Scotian?
@@goodmorningkanye9240 yessir
Anyone else knowing most of the countries and their flags from EU4😂😂
Me, from Polandball.
Vic 2 anybody
@Orbit Smith same
Ck2 Eu4 Vic2
I know them from age of civ 2
Giving my home “republic” some love ❤️ no one ever remembers Vermont exists
*democratic socialism intensifies*
Only whenever Bernie Sanders speaks.
@@PointnShootMovies As opposed to Republican Nazism.... I'll take a Democratic "socialist" any day over traitorous, repugnant, republican Nazis... Many of you don't seem to mind the "socialist" aspect when it comes to "free" public education, fire and police services, unemployment benefits, social security/retirement benefits, disability compensation, state and federally maintained roadways and highways, public libraries, and last but certainly not least- "socialist" style handouts to corporations and big businesses from the public coffers, and at the expense of the taxpayers... Just ignorant hypocrisy from parrots who babble the same old regurgitated BS republican brainwashing nonsense talking points used to condition the weak minded know nothing knuckle draggers into screwing themselves election after election by making them afraid of something they already benefit from but have little to no understanding about, specifically when a vast majority of them couldn't remotely begin to describe anything even remotely related "socialism", even if they had one of their favorite second amendment guns to their empty heads... Ignorance always fears what it's incapable of understanding, and self serving predators will always prey on that fear- just as the tRumpRepubliNaziCult does with it's ignorant and uninformed cult followers... Cue the stammering, unintelligent, yapping rebuttals from the cultists in 3... 2.... 1..... Here come the anti freedom clowns with the defense of a "party" that is destined to devour it's masses just as the Nazi party did not so long ago... And before any of you start with that stupid "democrats are communist" nonsense, you can stop right now because we are NOT COMMUNISTS, WE HATE COMMUNISM, AND ALSO HATE NAZISM, BUT WILL ALWAYS FIGHT, DEFEND, AND DIE TO PROTECT FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND OUR AMERICAN REPUBLIC- Even if that means defending it against traitors who share the same blood and same name, and will sacrifice all to ensure it's survival, but guarantee that we'll take many traitors with us on our way to the next world, we won't be going alone...
@@PointnShootMovies socialism always results in starvation and genocide which should be eradicated. The cause of liberty will prevail
06:26 the flag of Belize has the full figures of not only one, but two men
Maine state flag has a man and a woman on it
Don’t forget the old flag of Mali (sorta)
6:22 "The only flag I've ever seen that has a full figure of a man on it ". Well, have you seen Belize's flag?
Re. the flag of Bolivia-Peru: Someone once said that a flag should be simple enough that a child could draw it from memory.
@Daeighve Geoughnns yeah but a lot of good flags don't follow that. Iran and Saudi Arabia have text, and one can call the US stars a bit too complex. Others like Bhutan have symbols that are very hard to draw from memory.
There's also a rule not to include any seals on the flag. Which is violated by most small European countries.
Lau XI and u.s states
That head comes from Iberian heraldry that was developed at the time of the Reconquista, it's supposed to depict a decapitaded moor.
I thought moors were Arabs?
@@GAZAMAN93X Yes, but it was roughly used for anyone muslim
@@viniciusvyller9458 ah ok. But didn't the Arabs drove back most of the indigenous people out of North Africa?
@@GAZAMAN93X Well yes, but no. A minority migrated further south or turned into pirates, the majority were converted, willingly or by force. Indigenous North Africans were not black, but many West Africans were brought to the north by the arabian slave trade.
@@GAZAMAN93X Notably, the Almohads and Almoravids from Morocco were keen on using black slaves as disposable units during the later stages of the Reconquista. A well known battle, the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, saw usage of these West African slave soldiers.
Until you told us that it was a symbol of their royal family, I wondered why Ryukyu had a fidget spinner on their flag.
Is the surname of their royal family Uchiha? Because it looks like a sharingan eye
Mangekyo sharigan
@@maximaldinotrap lol order
The Mitsudomoe is a Japanese family crest with a long history.
@@HasekuraIsuna oh god, they are Uchiha lol
@@maximaldinotrap First record according to Wikipedia is around 1220 and by the 1460's about 350 families were using it.
Japanese family crests are unregulated, so anyone can use the "sharingan" if they want to.
As a Catholic the flags of Galicia and Dubrovnik are super cool!
Ryukyu is still alive in my heart. Oh and on 3 mountains
Are you Uchinanchu? I’m a Yamatonchu.
5:13 : "could be a wolf"
*Draws a cute dog*
Quick correction: the kingdom of Galicia was founded in 409 and it was consumed by Leon in 585.
Doing a Google search, León was founded in 910, and Galicia does show as being a divided territory until the date mentioned in the video (1833)
Never knew abaout the Kingdom of Tavolara .... and i'm an Italian ! XD
you guys have a lot of interesting former countries
probably because it was unrecognized
@@IAmGlutton4Life well let's just say that Italy was a mess before 1861 ...... 😂😂😂
Because it's bullshit on Tavolara live like 20 people
A big thumbs up for acknowledging the Republic of Vermont. It's history is often overlooked.
ps - Vermont the INDEPENDENT Republic is gone, but the State of Vermont in the United States (a republic) is still going strong. The Vermont Republic flag is a popular part of our heritage. I have one on the wall behind me.
Great video! Always learning something new with you.
Every time I see your title “Fun with Flags,” I keep thinking about Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. If you’ve watched the show, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Excellent work! (as always)
Keep it up!
Yay Okinawa got mentioned. I live here and can say you see the old symbol more than the new one. I have never seen any other flag waved here besides the Japanese and American ( there are a lot of US bases here ) but the Mitsudomoe symbol is used everywhere
This is the first video of a bigger channel that spent more than a minute talking about Vermont in one video
I would like to know about more "extinct" countries
Virginia's state flag: am I a joke to you?
On Galicia: the gold object in the old flag is a pyx, for holding the communion wafers in. Pyxes have lids; on the new flag it's a wafer behind a chalice, so both bread & wine.
RIP Republic of Vermont, always in our hearts 😢
1:40 Now the sign isn't empty anymore =D
Fun fact: the head on the flag of Corsica is also depicted on the logo of AC Ajaccio, easily the biggest football association on Corsica
Is not
Why is the guy on the Flag a Black Person?
@@jprusiu2b I once saw a documentary on a soccer team from Bastia, Corsica that competed in the UEFA Europa League soccer championships. The severed Moor's head flag was in great evidence.
The Vermont flag’s stars are *so very* uneven I feel like I’m gonna have a stroke
It’s actually a constellation, a more updated version of this flag shows it much better
Fun Fact: Ryukyu and Ulm fought against each other for millenia, not only in this planet, but, across the whole galaxy.
During the early 19th century France under a personal union with Ryuku dismanteled the HRE. This was one of the darkest hours in Ulm's history. But it didn't take long for them to become stronk again.
About Galicia: The "cup" in the flag bears no relation to the Holy Grail. It is a "copon" or ciborium, representing the Eucharist. Since time immemorial the city of Lugo, in Galicia, had the Eucharist exposed every day 24 hours. Also, Galicia, as a kingdom was incorporated into Leon about the time of El Cid (around 1100), and never again separated.
Vermont Republic Moment
You are the best
Big respect for galicia and their people and history, coming from your Celtic brothers in ireland
Actually, more than half of Spain (and Europe) has the same Celtic roots as Galicians. The idea that Galicia or Asturias are somehow "Celtic nations" comes from the romantic period and the popularity of the modern Celtic music, but it is historically wrong when put into context. Remember that Celts came from central Europe (nowadays Austria and south Germany) and extended across Europe including most of Spain. No Celtic language survives in Galicia, like in any other part of Spain, and the only connection to its Celtic roots are popular traditions and celebrations, like in many other regions of Spain: Cantabria, Castilla y León, etc. It is true though that there have been migrations between the north of Spain (including Galicia) and Ireland, which makes their people genetically closer, although not in a special "Celtic way". In any case, I also have great respect not only for Galicia, but the people and history of Ireland (where Celtic languages do survive).
I love the content and animation of your videos
0:27 This is the flag of Yucatan, you can know in the history of Mexico.
Yes, obviously. He literally says that in this video, that’s why it’s even shown...
I’m happy that you did Ryukyu Kngdom
You should give a look to The Flag Of Jalisco for me it's so sweet
ragusa had another flag: a shield with orizontal blue and red stripes. You can still see it in the present croat flag: it is one of the five little shields over the chessboard in the middle of the flag
The Ryukyu flag's emblem is the 3 mountains, a doctrine and mentality of their people that one day they will control and invade the whole world
That’s hilariously arrogant and delusional lol
Ok Ferb from Phineas & Ferb
8:29 they seemed to like obs
Just a note from Croatia. Dubrovnik generally isn't considered to be in Dalmatia. The entire exclave area is considered to be a separate distinct historical region.
Surely the "cup" in the Galician flag is a ciborium?
It’s 100% the thing they put communion in after it’s sanctified for adoration
The new flag has it even more obvious, as the Host is actually depicted.
When he said okinawa I had flashbacks 😭😭😭
6:20 Belize
Nobody:
General Knowledge: **love flags**
Me: **loves military ranks**
"Republic of Vermont"
Bernie Sanders Approves...
Yeah,but Bernie would add "People's Democratic", LOL!
Note: In 1764 the British soldiers didn't wear the white pith helmet, it would have been the tricorne hat.
That symbol above the three black and red lines on the Ryukyu Kingdom flag kinda reminds me of OBS' logo.
"And it's sometimes called the smallest kingdom to ever exists"
Vatican: Am I a joke to you?
Vatican is monarchy not kingdom
4:29 That would make a much better flag for Sardinia than the weird one they currently use (which is also in my Best Stereotypical World Music vid)
I like it very much!
@JeremyS but it's a shit flag. Just blank white with some dudes face
*Cries in Central American* I though we were gonna see the Confederación Centroamericana, it was so important to our history that most of the Central American flags are clearly inspired by the one of the Confederación Centroamericana, that's why Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua flags are SO similar... Costa Rica has some similarities but the red makes it very distinct
The "cup" from the Galician flag is called a ceborium. It is a golden vessel used to house the consecrated Eucharist after Mass.
The Basque flag is like the Union Jack with different colours.
The Union Jack has red, white and blue colours; the Basque flag has red white and green colours.
Vermonts flag looks like something i can put together in ms paint in about 2 minutes
Why can't I think of a name? That’s a good thing
Hey Sheldon! Big fan here!
both sikkim flags look good,
even the name sounds cool!
“... apparently in random order” ... *oh.*
I see Ryukyu, I click
If you haven't already done a show on the following, it could be interesting. Flags of countries that are yet to be. Several areas have contemplated severing ties with their country and becoming their own nation. As an example, there has been a longterm movement to separate the area of the former Kingdom of Naples/Two Sicilies and re-establish it as a separate nation. The organized movement has several options for flags - 4 I think the last time I checked. Each combines different elements from previous flags depending on the form of the new government - if the House of Borboni is restored the flag will have their familial Arms; if a confederation it may be a combination of the flag of Sicily (which, with the triskeles, is similar to that of the Isle of Man) and the flag of Naples, etc. Probably could do a whole show just on that one topic since the centuries of flags used by the kingdoms involved are plenty.
I saw Yucatan in the thumbnail and I clicked
This guy’s a good youtuber
He has a discord if you want to help with ideas and chat to him about stuff link in the description
The main reason why Bosnia has that small shiver of land in-between South and North Dalmatia is because of Ragusa giving it to Ottomans to help them fight Venice.
No Rhodesia?
4:50 So Gagauzia is actually Turks believe in Christianity and they didn't even exist as a litteral country. They were ethnic group for lots of centuries. And their wolf symbolize the Turkic nations and their favorite animal wolf for some reason. And they tried to symbolize that they are Turk but not Muslim because Islam was a really late discovery for Turks and they learned Islam in the time of Gokturks (a really big turkic empire thingy) so it was like that. And ethnic group of Gagauzia is actually i think that they were some people from the time of Gokturks. That they didn't accepted the religion and traveled around the world until they became a part of Moldova. This is my theory from the source that i remember watching a video about it.
Edit: Sorry they actually was a independent country from the time of Soviet collapse.
That Ryukyu flag gave off some Klingon vibes 😎
In South America: República Riograndense, for near 10 years; Rep Catarinense, near 5 years; Kingdom of Patagonia y Araucania, a french adventurer. In Africa, Biafra, Katanga, Transkei, Ciskei, Venda, Zanzibar. In Asia, Moluccan islands Republic.
6:25
Actually Belize has a two full men
on the flag
normal people:eightfold path
him:*BUDDHIST COLOR PRAYER WHEEL*
Sheldon with fun with flags
7:54 looks like old flag of benin but replaced with a wheel thing
Galicia was longer on Spain, not only from 1833, as i know
The Tavolaran Flag was really beautiful in my opinion!
I finally got to update my flag
Yes, I am here, feeling proud of being YUCATECAN. Great video!
The old flag of the Republic of Yucatan was now adopted as a State Flag of Yucatan since August 2023
Couldnt hold myself after seeing my prideful Yucatan's Flag! Cheers!
pretty sure the cup on the galician flag is a pyx, containing hosts. the new flag reflects this by having an host.
6:43, SINTERKLAAS!!
Idea for the video:countries that can change flag to something ,or countries that is not independent yet,but will change after independence
Any ideas you have join his discord and suggest them there or he wont see them link in the description for the discord
@@TheTattieShaw ok ty
gagauzian flag has a tibetian sand fox on it, it would seem
Vermont also has a small movement wanting to join Canada I believe.
I never heard of netiher those countries with flags i never seen before and they are all gone.
Video: exists
USSR: am I a joke to you?
6:24 Kanton Glarus of Switzerland also has a full man on its flag, however it is not a country.
idea: populair food in 25 very good known countries
There is a very cool flag from "Los Altos", It was the sixth state of the Federal Republic of Central America, and a short-lived independent republic. Guatemala reincorpored its territories but the flag is still used today as the symbol of the region.
Hello,
I’m Dr Sheldon Cooper, and this FUN WITH FLAGS
Unbelievable! This went up at exactly the same moment as my new video on extinct countries! Weird!
James Ker-Lindsay this feels like a sellout
The flag of the Kingdom of Algarve is interesting too.
Yugoslavia had a pretty cool flag
I got a ranch ad while watching