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This is a more traditional redesign for the flag of New Orleans; the design was inspired by the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, in which that coat of arms was inspired by the coat of arms of Orléans, France.

On the top are 3 fleur-de-lis, which are present in the New Orleans flag, the archdiocese's coat of arms, and Orléans's coat of arms. In which a wavy line separates the 2 colors, symbolizing the Mississippi river. And in the bottom is a pelican "vulning" (meaning to pierce/wound itself and feed its chicks), which represents the state bird of Louisiana.

• This flag was made all the way back in March during the March 2026 flag contest.
• The point of this flag was to remove the complicated symbols on the flag of Turkmenistan, but still keep the Turkmen symbolism that makes the flag unique and shows its culture.
• The color red symbolizes the textiles of Turkmenistan, most notably, rugs.
• The color green still symbolizes Islam, the main religion and life. The color yellow symbolizes prosperity and wealth.
• The yellow fimbriated stripes come from the Turkmen rug (kilim) on the side, which this design comes from the original flag.
• In the middle contains a octagram pattern called the "Rub el Hizb",an Islamic symbol which can be seen on the Turkmen coat of arms.
• The crescent and 5 stars which comes from the original Turkmen flag are placed in the middle, and still have the same symbolism, it being Islam and five pillars/five tribes.

• This flag is based on the "Black Hills Flag" from this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillologyUS/comments/1swblit/black_hills_flag_redesign_for_south_dakota_ff_40/
• On the bottom contains four "tipi" which are used by the indigenous people, such as Oglala, Pine Ridge and et cetera. and four mountain peaks represent Mount Rushmore (current nickname and popular tourist spot) Black represents the Black Hills.
• Blue fields represent the clear skies, on the blue field lies a sunflower/sun, which has 24 points, and comes from the original flag. Black circle in the middle representing a sunflower, commonly found in the fields of South Dakota. Sun represents the "Sunshine State" (previous nickname)
• Inside the sunflower is 4 rhombuses facing each other, this has a lot of meanings such as:
• 1.) 4 quarters of the medicine wheel, a famous symbol used by many North American Indigenous people.
• 2.) Windmill, representing wind power generation, one of the most in America.
• 3.) The 4 heads of Mount Rushmore.
• 4.) The black space also is in a shape of a bulls head, which was unintentional but decided to include it here. (And a little fun fact because why not: The biggest bull head sculpture is in Montrose, South Dakota)
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• This flag is unintentionally in a similar style to the recent ND Flag Friday flag, and I personally think it is better if they match.
• The flag is divided into three areas, black representing the black hills region in the west. The yellow represents the mountains, symbolizing the change in topography between the east and west of South Dakota. The blue represents the bright and clear skies, as represented in the original flag.
• In the middle contains 4 lozenges rotated on its side, it represents Mount Rushmore and its 4 presidents, the current nickname of South Dakota. In the middle of the lozenges is 4, 10 pointed stars which represent South Dakota as the 40th state to join the union, and also the sunshine, which is the original nickname of South Dakota. On the sides of the lozenges are houses called "tipi", which are used by the indigenous people, like in South Dakota such as the Oglala, Pine Ridge, and others.