List of flag suggestions

I've noticed that some flags on Numista are out of date or inaccurate. In the past I've made one or two topics about this, but I thought I could make a full list.

Burma/Myanmar - in 2010, the flag of this controversially-named country was changed from to . Numista has yet to reflect this change.

Byzantine Empire - it looks like the flag of Albania is being used for the Byzantines on Numista. This must be a mistake. This is one of the best-known banners of the Byzantine Empire:

Iraq - the lettering on the current flag of Iraq (adopted in 2008) is not as wide as the Numista icon would suggest. Previous iterations of the Iraqi flag contained three stars and an Arabic inscription, but the current version just has the Arabic inscription.
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Martinique - Martinique has a traditional flag that I think should be used instead of the French tricolour, if only to make the country listings look more interesting.


New Caledonia - New Caledonia also has an interesting traditional flag. Unlike Martinique's flag, which is popular but has no legal status, the flag of New Caledonia has been signed into law since 2010. It also looks more interesting than just another French tricolour.


Ottoman Empire - the current flag for the Ottoman Empire is an old, non-rectangular banner, but I think it's best to use the most recent Ottoman flag, which was properly rectangular. It was first introduced in 1844.

(notice how the crescent is wider than the crescent on the modern Turkish flag)

Palestine - Palestine is a controversial place so it's difficult to discuss it. But the only coins in the listing for Palestine were made by the British under their British Mandate, so it's my belief that we should use the colonial British flag of Palestine, rather than its modern flag.


Puerto Rico - the coins made by the Spanish for Puerto Rico seem to have been struck after the adoption (in 1892) of this Puerto Rican flag, so I think it's appropriate to use it.


Ancient Rome - I think the maroon-and-gold SPQR banner should be used for the Roman Empire.


San Marino - San Marino's flag should have its coat of arms on it.


Spain - Civil War
Because the Spanish Civil War was mostly fought between the Republicans and Nationalists, I think this listing should have an animated icon, cycling through the two flags of each faction:
and

Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia existed as a Kingdom and then a Socialist Federative Republic. Because both entities were maybe equally important, we could again use animation to show two flags:
and

Wallachia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Flag_of_Wallachia.svg

Thank you nalaberong and kommodore,
I have started modifying some flags: Myanmar, Byzantine Empire, Iraq, Ottoman Empire, Palestine and San Marino. I need some more time for the rest.

Note that modifications may take up to 2 days to appear due to cache settings.

of course there are others too for instance:

Pre- Federal america does not have the flag of the 13 colonies.

New Hebrides should have an alternating flag with the british flag that was assigned too this territory since it was under joint rule with the UK too.
 
Some british issued coins for the east indies fall into netherlands east indies need to be changed and their flags adding.

Tobago does not exist independently in our catalogue but there are coins of tobagan origin.

Burma/ Myanamar Should also Alternate with the former colonial flag.

Malta & the maldives too.



 

Why do you suggest we leave Palestine as the British colonial flag.  Surely it should be one rule for all and have the most recent flag for the country.

But I prefer the option of what we have for countries like Ceylon, Germany etc where all the previous flags are represented and they scroll through them.

Cita: neilithicWhy do you suggest we leave Palestine as the British colonial flag.  Surely it should be one rule for all and have the most recent flag for the country.

But I prefer the option of what we have for countries like Ceylon, Germany etc where all the previous flags are represented and they scroll through them.

Because there's a really awkward gap between Mandatory Palestine (which held the territory of modern Israel and Palestine both) and today's U.N. observer member, and modern Palestine hasn't issued any coins. They have the same name but different territories and different statuses - one was a colony, one is a controversial maybe-a-country.

That's exactly it. If the borders are the same I think the flags should alternate like a lot do on here and I've suggested above but Palestine should really have the colonial standard to be honest, although it wouldn't do any harm to have the alternating flags there too..

I took more time to think about the other flags:

Martinique: the coins are struck for the French colony of Martinique, so I don;t think it makes sense to have the indigenous flag.

New Caledonia: changed

Puerto Rico: not changed "Spain's flag once more flew over Puerto Rico with the restoration of the Spanish kingdom in 1873, until 1898 the year that the island became a possession of the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War." (wikipedia)

Rome: I also would like to have the SPQR banner, but I can't write these 4 letters with a width of only 12px.

Yugoslavia: like for other countries, I choose the latest flag. Otherwise the page would be full of blinking obsolete flags.

Spain civil war: There are many local coinage. I'm not sure which flag(s) to use, as it's more complex than two entities with their own coinage.

Pre-federal Amrica: Not an easy one. Do you have a suggestion?

New Hebrides: all coins read "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" (French Republic), so I prefer French flag only.

East Indies: I don't understand what you mean. Could you please clarify?

Tobago: Could you please clarify?

Myanmar, Maldives, Malta: same as Yugoslavia

Cita: XavierINew Hebrides: all coins read "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" (French Republic), so I prefer French flag only.

They are certainly very close to the English side of things though.  Some locals of New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) even believe that Prince Philip is an incarnation of one of their Gods

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement

It's really hard to see but if you see the "Rome (ancient)" you could think for yourself and get what it is supposed to represent.

 -  left  is SPQR in laurels and right the labarum, both military standards of the roman empire

Cita: XavierI took more time to think about the other flags:

Martinique: the coins are struck for the French colony of Martinique, so I don;t think it makes sense to have the indigenous flag.

New Caledonia: changed

Puerto Rico: not changed "Spain's flag once more flew over Puerto Rico with the restoration of the Spanish kingdom in 1873, until 1898 the year that the island became a possession of the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War." (wikipedia)

Rome: I also would like to have the SPQR banner, but I can't write these 4 letters with a width of only 12px.

Yugoslavia: like for other countries, I choose the latest flag. Otherwise the page would be full of blinking obsolete flags.

Spain civil war: There are many local coinage. I'm not sure which flag(s) to use, as it's more complex than two entities with their own coinage.

Pre-federal Amrica: Not an easy one. Do you have a suggestion?

New Hebrides: all coins read "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" (French Republic), so I prefer French flag only.

East Indies: I don't understand what you mean. Could you please clarify?

Tobago: Could you please clarify?

Myanmar, Maldives, Malta: same as Yugoslavia

You forgot Wallachia and it's flag.

I have merged Wallachia with Moldavia and Wallachia, since the latest is the merge of the first with Moldavia in 1859.

Several West Indies islands countries had cut and countermarked coins such as Tobago before it was Unified with Trinidad they had seperate monetary systems Therefore i assume they have Separate KM# 's  

as for pre federal many would guess my opinion the flag of the 13 colonies since they were the ones which started the revolution :)

I have added a flag for pre-federal United States.

The "Betsy Ross" or any flag with stars was not possible to distinguish from modern United States flag in low resolution.


So I chose the "Grand Union Flag"


As usual, you'll need one or a few days before seeing the new flag because of caching.

Another suggestion:
Dutch India (or India - Dutch) should have the Dutch flag, since the Portuguese India has the Portuguese flag.

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia could have this flag:



Hunnic Empire could use this one:



The Islamic caliphates could use the Nation of Islam flag:



Livonia could use the Duchy of Livonia flag (even though it was used under the Polish rule):
or just use their Coat of Arms:

Or why not the Swedish flag, since it was under Swedish rule the longest? :)



Ras al-Khaimah uses the same flag as Sharjah, which is this one:



I also reckon Réunion should use this flag, even though it's not its official flag, and it was proposed in 2011, I reckon it's much nicer, since there already are a lot of French flags out there:



Windward Islands could use this flag, even though it was first used between 1886 and 1903:


Also, there are some French names which should be changed to the English names on the English site:
Judée = Judea
Livonie = Livonia
Numidie = Numidia
Qatar et Dubaï = Qatar and Dubai
Royaume de Lan Xang = Kingdom of Lan Xang

By the way, who changed the flag of Yemen - Arab Republic to the flag of the Azores?




Flag of Yemen Arab Republic:




Flag of the Azores:

This is just an issue due to image caching, the correct flag will show within a few days.

OK. But I reckon it's time to translate the last French names to English in the Country list. It's been an error for years now.

Cita: ngdawaHunnic Empire could use this one:

Xavier, this can be it. The Huns never really had a flag, but according legend it verifies.

Thanks, Ngdawa, Great Job!

Cita: imreh

Cita: ngdawaHunnic Empire could use this one:

Xavier, this can be it. The Huns never really had a flag, but according legend it verifies.

Thanks, Ngdawa, Great Job!

He seems to be updating the flags and somehow glitched most of the list, as most flags got dragged upwards leaving most countries with their flag but with a chunk of another flag, and many more with different flags, usually the one from the country bellow them in the list.

Cita: imrehThanks, Ngdawa, Great Job!

Cheers mate!  

Good evening,

I think there is a problem with the flags here:

https://en.numista.com/team.php

They seems to be moved aside.

Could these flags be add to Tunisia (to make a changing flag)?

Ottoman Tunisia :



French Protectorate :



Thank you in advance,

 

It's long time from last post, but I think my request should be placed in thes thread:

 

Please add flag for Parva Domus (exonumia)