u/Jaran_sa_Balkana

I've decided to redesign the flag of Yugoslavia, but if it was still around today and decided to ditch the Socialist star.

So, the flag features the Yugoslav tricolour with a blue coat of arms in the middle.

The coat of arms features a torch flame in the middle (taken from the Yugoslav coat of arms, which featured a torch flame in the middle), with 6 points for the 6 republics.

In the inner flame is a white flame with 4 points, for the 4 mountain ranges Yugoslavia shares, from the Slovenian alps to the Dinarides in southern Yugoslavia.

Thoughts?

I've decided to create my own pan-Slavic flag, as i am unsatisfied with the current pan-Slavic tricolour due to its lack of creativity, coming from a Slav, and i also have decided to avoid using the Kolovrat, which those versed in Slavic history or symbols in general may know that it is a symbol with Slavic ties.

Why did i avoid using the Kolovrat?

It's simple:

The Kolovrat is a symbol which had sadly been appropriated by a number of extremist groups, tarnishing any use of it.

Instead, i used three stylized oak leaves.

Why the oak leaf specifically?

Legend says that Perun, one of the ancient Slavic Pagan Gods (think Slavic Zeus), had struck an oak tree, and it was said the oak tree was the only thing to have survived his lightning.

From then on, the oak tree became heavily associated with Perun.

There are three oak leaves for the three main Slavic branches:

The West Slavs, the South Slavs, and the East Slavs.

The flag features three white oak leaves, separated by three blue lines of the same width.

The flag uses the standard Slavic colours (blue, white and red).

Thoughts?

These are the flags for the three of my micronations that i have as a part of a worldbuilding project:

The Chrisitandom of Abberrane, the White Doe Democratic Republic (WDDR), and the Kingdom of Rockford.

The flag of Abberrane features a green field with a cross made out of the Divine Wreath pattern in the middle.

The top and bottom arms are red for the sacrifice of the soldiers for the nation, the left and right arms are blue for a desire of peace.

The flag of the White Doe Democratic Republic features an emblem of the head of a white doe, on a blue background, with a black stripe on the bottom with 3 white stars on it.

Each star represents an idea:

One star for equality, one star for freedom, one star for justice.

The flag of the Kingdom of Rockford features a black field with 3 white stripes, and a yellow coat of arms with peacock feathers on it in the canton, as the peacock is their national animal.

The lore in a nutshell:

I run Abberrane, the WDDR raised out of a portion of the populace feeling like Abberrane is too controlling so after some disputes we agreed on semi-autonomy, and Rockford became a part of Abberrane because it was economically and geopolitically dependent on Abberrane.

So i decided to make a numerical system for the Chrisitandom of Abberrane (the Abberranean numerical system).

This numerical system shall be used alongside the standard Arabic numerals (0,1,2,3...)

Please do note that some numerals are subject to change, though, if i feel some other form might fit them better.

To be honest, i simply drew this rough sketch up out of boredom, and because i want my micronation to feel as original as possible.

What do you think?

I redesigned the flag of the Republic of Serbia in an attempt to move away from Byzantine symbolism and incorporate more 'indigenous' symbols.

Why did I redesign the flag?

I'm not sure if it’s just me, but the current Serbian flag feels a bit unoriginal. It’s a generic tricolor with a Byzantine eagle and coat of arms. I feel that, given the fact we have symbols more closely tied to our mythology, we could have done better. So, I decided to create my own 'more traditional' version.

I replaced the coat of arms with the famous Kosovo Peony (Paeonia Peregrina), but the key is that it’s composed of two other distinct symbols:

The 4 Firesteels (Ocila): I decided to keep our 4 firesteels, but I transformed them into the red 'petals' of the peony. I removed the cross because I couldn't find a way to fit it into this specific design.

Pirot Pattern: For the 'stamen' of the peony, I used a traditional Pirot pattern found on Pirot carpets (kilims).

These are a staple of Serbian (and South Slavic) tradition, allowing us to maintain our Slavic identity even though this design moves away from the original red-blue-white tricolor.

I chose this specific shade of blue because it resembles the color of a plum—the fruit used for our traditional Šljivovica (traditional alcoholic beverage).

Additionally, I removed the Byzantine eagle and the two golden fleur-de-lis.

Why?

These symbols are foreign. Research suggests the eagle is there primarily to claim 'Byzantine continuity,' and the fleur-de-lis were added in an attempt to fit in with Western heraldry.

Personally, I find that unnecessary since we aren't Westerners and shouldn't feel the need to copy them.

The civil flag features only an enlarged yellow Pirot pattern.

I named this redesign 'Bloodstained Peony,' inspired by the legend of the Kosovo Peony and its connection to the Battle of Kosovo in 1389.

All in all, I think they turned out pretty decent.

I designed a flag for the Serbian region of Šumadija.

The entire bottom half is green, representing the dense forests that gave Šumadija its name (Šuma = Forest).

Above are four stripes: two golden stripes for the two Morava rivers (West and South Morava), which provided the fertile soil used by local farmers; and two red stripes for the two Serbian Uprisings (Orašac 1804 and Takovo 1815) that both started in Šumadija.

The canton features a plum, as it is the traditional fruit of the region, though there is also a version without it.

Dakle, odlučio sam sa dizajniram zastave za naše regije Srbije: jedna za Šumadiju, jedna za Vojvodinu, i jedna za Kosovo i Metohiju.

Prva zastava je za Šumadiju.

Čitava donja polovina je zelena zbog gustih šuma po kojoj je Šumadija i dobila ime.

Gore su četiri pruge, po dve zlatne, za dve reke, Morave (zapadna Morava i južna Morava), koje su doprinele plodnoj zemlji koju su Šumadijski ratari koristili, i dve crvene, za dva Srpska ustanka (Orašački 1804. i Takovski 1815.), koja su se i dogodila u Šumadiji.

U kantonu je šljiva zato što je tradicionalna voćka Šumadije, ali ima verzija i bez šljive.

Druga zastava je za Vojvodinu.

Ova zastava je zelena pri vrhu, koja simbolizuje plodne ravnice Vojvodine.

Crvena je u sredini i simbolizuje dan kada je Srbija osvojila Vojvodinu od Austrougarske.

Ponovo vidimo četiri pruge, ovoga puta dve plave i dve bele, koje simbolizuju reku Tisu.

Sve boje sam uzeo sa grba Vojvodine.

Postoji verzija sa grbom u sredini i verzija bez grba.

Treća zastava je za Kosovo i Metohiju.

Neću lagati, za ovu sam pomalo inspiracije uzeo od zastave takozvane "Republike Kosovo", ali umesto mape sam u sredini logično stavio biljku Paeonia Peregrina: Kosovski Božur.

Prašnici božura su u obliku osmokrake zvezde, šest kraka simbolizuju prvih šest najvećih etničkih grupa na Kosovu i Metohiji, ali sam dodao još dve;

Jedna za narod kao celinu, i druga za samo Kosovo i Metohiju.

Kosovski Božur podseća na mit boja na Kosovo Polju 1389. godine.

Koja od ovih tri vam je omiljena?

I decided to redesign the flag of Kosovo, as the current one feels rather uninspiring to me.

In the center is the Kosovo Peony, but the stamens are formed as an eight-pointed star. Six points of that star represent the main ethnic groups of Kosovo, similar to the six stars on the current flag, but I added two more:

one symbolizes the people as a whole, and the other represents Kosovo itself.

Why the Kosovo Peony?

Because the Kosovo Peony is deeply connected to Kosovo itself; it represents blooming after battle.

Just as the Peony bloomed after the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the people can do the same.

To me, this makes more sense than using ethnically loaded symbols such as the Albanian eagle, as such symbols cannot represent the cultural diversity of Kosovo.

Therefore, I chose the most neutral yet most significant symbol; the Kosovo Peony.

The Kosovo Peony is shown on the second slide.

I decided to redesign the flag of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo i Metohija!

In the center is the Kosovo Peony, but the stamens are formed as an eight-pointed star. Six points of that star represent the main ethnic groups of Kosovo, similar to the six stars on the current flag, but I added two more:

one symbolizes the people as a whole, and the other represents Kosovo itself.

Why the Kosovo Peony?

Because the Kosovo Peony is deeply connected to Kosovo itself; it represents blooming after battle.

Just as the Peony bloomed after the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the people can do the same.

To me, this makes more sense than using either the Serbian or the Albanian eagle, as the reactions to those would be terrible.

Therefore, I chose the most neutral yet most significant symbol: the Kosovo Peony.

The Kosovo Peony itself is shown in the second slide.

I've decided to make a simple flag redesign for Australia, which i call "Stranded Paradise".

So the flag features a diagonal split by a red line, the top left half a golden hue, the bottom right half blue.

In the left half is the Commonwealth Star (the 7 pointed star) from the original flag, replacing the Union Jack.

The red line symbolizes the hunting boomerangs used by the Aboriginals.

The flag is supposed to look like the island of Australia itself on the top left, with an ocean on the bottom right.

On top of that, gold and green are Australia's national colours so there is that.

I have another, simpler flag with just the green Commonwealth Star centered on the golden background, which i feel could be the civil ensign.

Thoughts?

I've decided to make a simple flag redesign for Australia, which i call "Stranded Paradise".

So the flag features a diagonal split by a red line, the top left half a golden hue, the bottom right half blue.

In the left half is the Commonwealth Star (the 7 pointed star) from the original flag, replacing the Union Jack.

The red line symbolizes the hunting boomerangs used by the Aboriginals.

The flag is supposed to look like the island of Australia itself on the top left, with an ocean on the bottom right.

On top of that, gold and green are Australia's national colours so there is that.

I have another, simpler flag with just the green Commonwealth Star centered on the golden background, which i feel could be the civil ensign.

Thoughts?

I redesigned the flag of Russia!

So it has a black background with a golden bordure, colours of the flag of the Russian empire.

In the middle, however, is a reinterpret version of the coat of arms, which includes Saint George slaying a serpent.

The serpent has spread out wings, and has a spear stabbing it right through the mouth.

The second slide features the flag of Moscow, prominently featuring the myth of Saint George and the serpent.

Over all pretty simple but i like it.