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Below is a series of images of flags that have been provided to FOTW; some we have recognized, and some we have been unable to recognize. If you can help us identify any of these flags, please let us know! Contact the: UFE Editor.
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Image from Jason Saber, 24 August 2019
This book cover was posted on the Facebook page. (full cover image). According to the back cover, the image depicts South Sudanese troops but there is no information on the distinctive flag on show. The book was published in 2000. Thought you'd like to see it,
Jason Saber, 24 August 2019
We don't show this flag in either our South Sudan or Sudan pages - does anyone recognize it?
Rob Raeside, 24 August 2019
This flag is from the military wing of the Badr Organization.
Jaume Ollé, 31 August 2019
The entry from the front cover of the book Encyclopedia of Modern Separatist Movements by Christopher Hewitt and Tom Cheetham, published in the year 2000. The flag in question, as quoted by the book is as follows: "Photo Credit: Soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (AP Photo/John Cobb)" (original photo) (restricted access source) The flag is a blue background with one big yellow five-pointed star, with multiple yellow sun beams and spread all over the background are also multiple five-pointed yellow star. On the canton it displays three capital yellow letters unidentifiable. (source)
It is important to notice that even though the flag in the book is identified as that of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, in our section, its flag is very different. That movement is also known to change its symbols often, so it shouldn't be a surprise that this was its first or one of its earliest flags. There's also the possibility that its a flag of one of its many factions.
Esteban Rivera, 31 August 2019
Be grateful if you can help identify this burgee please.
Jennifer Whyte, 26 August 2019
If that burgee is white with a blue saltire and star (hard to tell from the photo), then it is the burgee of the Manchester Yacht Club of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Usually the blue in that burgee is a bit lighter, but I have seen "Old Glory Blue" used.
Dave Martucci, 16 October 2019
Image from William Garrison, 14 August 2019
Unknown Shi'ite militia flag - caption reads "Masked Shiite fighters hold their weapons in Al Hadidiya, south of Tikrit, Iraq, March 6, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)" (source)
William Garrison, 14 August 2019
As Jaumé already pointed out, those flags are of The League of the Righteous and Badr Organization. Regarding the latter, we feature only its military wing flag but the umbrella organization's flag is the one that is mentioned by Bill Garrison, and feature's its logo in the middle of a white horizontal background.
Esteban Rivera, 31 August 2019
Image from Art, 28 September 2019
Take a look at this picture.
Art, 28 September 2019
What is the source?
Rob Raeside, 28 September 2019
Image by Pete Loeser and Tomislav Todorovic, 29 September 2019
See "Vexibits for August 2019" for the answer. This flag symbolize all victories of Puerto Ricans on and off the island, and Carlos Morales-Ramirez will be pleased to see it in cloth.
Pete Loeser, 29 September 2019
Here is another photo of this flag. The accompanying text says: "Our Golden Flag, sublime symbol of the New Puerto Rico determined to take charge of its future once and for ever."
The flag was created in 2016 for an advertising campaign from Open Mobile, a cell phone company in Puerto Rico, after Monica Puig won the gold medal in tennis in the 2016 summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, which was the first Olympic gold medal ever won by Puerto Ricans. The flag has since become an established symbol of victory. The design was originally used in the street murals, which still seem to be the most common way of its use, often appearing together with the national flag and the black Puerto Rican flag, but as can be seen, there are also examples of its use as a real flag. Consequently, the flag color is gold, not yellow.
Sources: [1] Carlos A. Morales-Ramirez: Variant Flags of Puerto Rico: Red, White, Blue...and Black, and Gold? The Vexilloid Tabloid, Portland Flag Association bulletin, ISSN 2474-1787 Issue #77, August 2019 and [2] El Punto Medio website.
Tomislav Todorovic, 29 September 2019
Image from , 29 September 2019
Three unidentified flags here. Flags, Iraq, yellow Hizballah flag, and 3 unidentified Shia/Shiite-Muslim "Imam Hussein/Hosein" religious flags. (source c. Aug. 19, 2019)
Bill Garrison, 29 September 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
This banner of arms is fixed by a red tube on the pole.
Banner #1 Description: (portcullis, ship, trees and wolf) uarterly divided, 1st and 4th quarter Vert a chained portcullis Or, 2nd and 3rd quarter Azure, an ancient ship Or rigged Argent and flagged Gules, over all a fess Or, charged with three connected trees proper (i.e. Vert stemmed Maron, a demi-wolf Argent passant coming out of the trees at dexter,the banner is surrounded on three sides by a black and white bordure.
I spotted banner #1 on 7 September 2014 in the Cathedral of Cardiff.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
This one is the banner of Jame Callaghan [James Callaghan (1912-2005)], former Prime Minister, later Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. It's probably relevant that both Sir Jame Callaghan and Sir Cennydd Traherne were Knights of the Garter.
Jonathan Dixon, 17 October 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
This banner of arms is also fixed by a red tube on the pole.
Banner #2 Description: (chevron and ravens) Argent a chevron Sable, flanked by three ravens trippant of the same, the raven in canton is superimposed by a rectangle barry of six of Argent and Blue, charged with a lion rampant Gules, the banner is surrounded on three sides by a black and white bordure.
I also spotted Banner #2 on 7 September 2014 in the Cathedral of Cardiff.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
Banner #2 is that of Sir Cennydd Traherne [Cennydd George Traherne (1910-1995)], a Welsh nobleman who was once Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan.
Dirk Schönberger, 1 October 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
Banner #3 is a blue pennant with white disc at hoist, charged with a red, embattled voided tower, probably belonging to a British yacht club. I spotted this pennant on 9 September 2014 in an antiques shop in Pembroke (Wales).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
The flag was hoisted on top of the Chichester District Building on 5 September 2014, thus it is actually English and not Welsh. The flag is a Europe flag with a celestial blue disc between the stars, charged with a white building. The building does not match the logo of the District Council, and due to strong winds I couldn't fix the whole building. It might be an image of the clock tower on the local market cross, which has however just three visible arches, and the building on flag has five of them.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
This one might probably be an IFE [Identified Flag or Ensign?]. I had to completely reconstruct, where I spotted this flag. It happened on 12 Sep 2014 in Bangor. The Church wasn't particularly big, but images from the WWW confirmed that it is the "Cathedral of Bangor." My complete image shows the clock of the tower, topped by a red mitre with yellow scarves. Thus I guess, this is the banner of arms of the Diocese of Bangor within the Church in Wales.
Here is the pattern: Gules a bend Argent gutty of pitch (Guttè de poix) and flanked by two mullets of the same.
I hope, the number of pitch drops doesn't matter. The flag I spotted had four drops, Wikipedia displays nine drops, the website of the local St. Daniel's Cathedral displays seven drops. If it matters, we have one UFE more. Can anybody assist?
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 October 2019
Image from Bill Garrison, 1 October 2019
Flag, Iraq, unknown militia, mixed within Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), c. April 2018 (Hizbollah-similar flag. (source)
Bill Garrison, 1 October 2019
Image from Albert S. Kirsch, 13 October 2019
The pre-Baath Syrian flag being flown by a Kurdish or Arabic refugee in Turkey. The script reads something like hriya [?].
Albert S. Kirsch, 13 October 2019
Image from Bill Garrison, 5 October 2019
Flag, Iran, Basij militia, unknown use c2015 (source)
Caption reads; "Iran's volunteer forces, Basij, are holding the second day of major military drills on November 20, 2015 on the outskirts of the central city of Qom."
Bill Garrison, 5 October 2019
Image from Rob Raeside, 14 October 2019
A mystery flag found with others in the batch were from Lower Saxony, Germany, which might be a clue.
Rob Raeside, 14 October 2019
Not sure whether it helps at all but halved white over yellow is traditionally Silesia's colours.
James Dignan, 13 October 2019
The flag with eagle is indeed from Silesia, but I don't know yet whether it's Upper or Lower.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 October 2019
This is a strange hybrid flag: It has the colours of Lower Silesia while bearing the arms of Upper Silesia.
Tomislav Todorovic, 14 October 2019
Toma certainly is right (I never have found out a time he wasn't) but I add this little comment. I beleive the flags of both Upper and lower Silesia before 1945 were plain bicolours and the flag (and arms) of Lower Silesia and Silesia were the same.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 October 2019
Actually, far-right groups who reject current German borders do charge these flags with the arms. I have seen such flags both on the TV and the Web throughout the years.
Tomislav Todorovic, 14 October 2019
Image from Rob Raeside, 13 October 2019
This flag was found in the same the batch as UFE19-55. Perhaps also from Lower Saxony, Germany?
Rob Raeside, 13 October 2019
This one (with the ship) is either a county or municipal flag from Schleswig-Holstein, probably in Northern Frisia.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 October 2019
Image from Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 October 2019
I spotted this one on 13 September 2019 in the Church St. Mary The Virgin in Hayes, which is part of Bromley (Kent). Can anybody identify this banner of arms? Description: Parted per fess, at dexter Sable a fess chequered of Azure and Argent (3x6), flanked by a plate in chief and a crescent Argent between two plates in base; at sinister Vert, parted by a Greek cross Argent, charged with five gunstones (or ogresses).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 October 2019
I think it's intended to be the arms of the Pitt family. The Pitt arms are conventionally displayed with the roundels (which should be or, rather than argent) displayed 2, 1. The arms with the cross on vert are those of the Grenville family.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, was a politician, and Prime Minister 1766-68. His wife was Hester Grenville. Pitt was the younger son of Robert Pitt, hence the crescent for cadency.
One of the Earl's sons was William Pitt the younger, who was born in Hayes in 1759. This Pitt likewise became a leading politician and was Prime Minister during the Napoleonic Wars.
Ian Sumner, 19 October 2019