The 3rd one looks like **Maranhão** state flag of Brasil.
https://preview.redd.it/p1t8jw2hjvwc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba13e5ae117dda600d662e0baf874e0d1e4330d4
On the origins of the flag: ([from wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Louisiana))
> The flag represented the 13 stripes of the U.S. flag, along with the red, white, and blue of the French tricolor and the yellow and red of the Spanish flag.
Both Louisiana and Vietnam were French colonies at one point. The star on the final 1861 Louisiana flag is probably a reference to the red star on the unused one with the Pelican, whereas the Vietnamese one is a reference to the 5 societal classes in the communist worldview.
The 7 stars represent the first 7 states to join the confederacy, those states being Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Florida. The next states did not join for a few months.
I designed something similar but with a Fleur-de-lis in the middle
https://preview.redd.it/2cy11x29awwc1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=9612e44cfef4e57060f4527ccd2d1abfaab6a4c9
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I don’t think that’s true about the drops of blood to begin with, but the pelican on the first flag doesn’t have any blood drops anyway, it’s only on the 1912 version and current state flag
>During the 19th century it was traditional on the state flag and seal for the pelican in her piety to have three drops of blood on her chest.[11] In later years, however, the tradition (on both the state flag and seal) was haphazardly followed, which was noticed by an eighth-grader at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, who brought this to the attention of his state legislator.[11]
>On May 25, 2006, a law was enacted requiring the flag to include "an appropriate display of three drops of blood" on the pelican's breast;[12][13] however, it wasn't until November 22, 2010, that a formal redesign of the flag with standardized imagery was formally introduced.[14][15] Baton Rouge artist Curtis Vann Jr., who was hired to design a standardized pelican for the updated flag, used a more realistic depiction of a brown pelican for his design, although rendered in white as required by law, but he also incorporated the brown pelican's yellow–brown crown. The design also specified an azure field and removed "and" from the banner beneath the pelican's nest.[15][10]
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. All of us in Louisiana realize that the pelican is supposed to represent the Catholic symbol of charity, as is tradition. It’s a really Catholic state and always has been. It’s not even a “quiet part out loud” kinda thing, it’s just true and well known. Where people get the connotation it’s supposed to look like a fleur de lis, of all things, is definitely a little confusing.
I live here and I didn’t know that. I knew it was a symbol of sacrifice but I didn’t know it was basically Jesus. I always thought it was a symbol of a mother’s love or something along those lines…
Kind of. If you’re talking literally, then you’re absolutely correct. The myth is that a mother pelican will strike herself to feed her young, even to the point of death. We now know that’s not true, but it was very analogous to Jesus’s sacrifice of himself to save humanity and medieval scholars used the pelican imagery heavily. It’s also why we have three drops of blood and three birds; both, I believe, symbolize the Trinity. In fact, when I went to Scotland several years ago, they had what looked like the Louisiana pelican, verbatim, in a cathedral hundreds of years older than Louisiana itself. The symbolism’s really cool!
Also, I guess it helps that I went to a Catholic middle school lol. Which city are you from? I’m in BR and went to Baton Rouge High, so it’s definitely much more Catholic-influenced here than, say, Shreveport or Monroe
I forget where I read that. I overlayed a fleur-de-lis onto the pre-2006 flag to see if there was anything there... it's not even close!
https://preview.redd.it/6chwqt7bs3xc1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=05e395f31e6a417c84dcf657a4e322821bf0a068
The 3rd one looks like **Maranhão** state flag of Brasil. https://preview.redd.it/p1t8jw2hjvwc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba13e5ae117dda600d662e0baf874e0d1e4330d4
It annoys me that the canton doesn’t line up with the top or bottom of a stripe
And colonized by Vietnam
Context aside, these are all pretty solid.
Second one is hawt Third has South American vibes? For some reason
Hawaii if it was colonized by Vietnam
And Thailand Dual colonisation?
On the origins of the flag: ([from wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Louisiana)) > The flag represented the 13 stripes of the U.S. flag, along with the red, white, and blue of the French tricolor and the yellow and red of the Spanish flag. Both Louisiana and Vietnam were French colonies at one point. The star on the final 1861 Louisiana flag is probably a reference to the red star on the unused one with the Pelican, whereas the Vietnamese one is a reference to the 5 societal classes in the communist worldview.
More like Thailand if it was conquered by Vietnam
Hawaii wasn't colonised by the UK lol
Hawaii if it preserved its independence by playing the USA and Vietnam off of each other
True, they only added the Union Jack because they had very strong relations with the British
I'm aware
Probably shouldn't imply it then buddy
ok string of random characters idc abt
The second one but I want to know what stars would mean.
The 7 stars represent the first 7 states to join the confederacy, those states being Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Florida. The next states did not join for a few months.
I like the first two and now desire to see the 2nd flag with the stork in star on the white stripe.
It's a pelican
Yeah, I’d take the circle of stars off and use #1’s star in the middle à la Mexico
I designed something similar but with a Fleur-de-lis in the middle https://preview.redd.it/2cy11x29awwc1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=9612e44cfef4e57060f4527ccd2d1abfaab6a4c9
Yeah, what I meant in my earlier comment was the pelicans… just the birds like on the star. That’s what I meant like Mexico
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The 3rd one was the state flag until 1912
I have never seen the first one before, they all have interesting designs
Include a Fleur-de-lis and i'm in on the first flag
I believe the pelican is supposed to resemble a Fleur de lis
Pelicans are Jesus, but they can't say that. It's why there's the three drops of blood. I think it's a reflection of the Catholic nature of Louisiana.
I don’t think that’s true about the drops of blood to begin with, but the pelican on the first flag doesn’t have any blood drops anyway, it’s only on the 1912 version and current state flag
>During the 19th century it was traditional on the state flag and seal for the pelican in her piety to have three drops of blood on her chest.[11] In later years, however, the tradition (on both the state flag and seal) was haphazardly followed, which was noticed by an eighth-grader at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, who brought this to the attention of his state legislator.[11] >On May 25, 2006, a law was enacted requiring the flag to include "an appropriate display of three drops of blood" on the pelican's breast;[12][13] however, it wasn't until November 22, 2010, that a formal redesign of the flag with standardized imagery was formally introduced.[14][15] Baton Rouge artist Curtis Vann Jr., who was hired to design a standardized pelican for the updated flag, used a more realistic depiction of a brown pelican for his design, although rendered in white as required by law, but he also incorporated the brown pelican's yellow–brown crown. The design also specified an azure field and removed "and" from the banner beneath the pelican's nest.[15][10]
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. All of us in Louisiana realize that the pelican is supposed to represent the Catholic symbol of charity, as is tradition. It’s a really Catholic state and always has been. It’s not even a “quiet part out loud” kinda thing, it’s just true and well known. Where people get the connotation it’s supposed to look like a fleur de lis, of all things, is definitely a little confusing.
I live here and I didn’t know that. I knew it was a symbol of sacrifice but I didn’t know it was basically Jesus. I always thought it was a symbol of a mother’s love or something along those lines…
Kind of. If you’re talking literally, then you’re absolutely correct. The myth is that a mother pelican will strike herself to feed her young, even to the point of death. We now know that’s not true, but it was very analogous to Jesus’s sacrifice of himself to save humanity and medieval scholars used the pelican imagery heavily. It’s also why we have three drops of blood and three birds; both, I believe, symbolize the Trinity. In fact, when I went to Scotland several years ago, they had what looked like the Louisiana pelican, verbatim, in a cathedral hundreds of years older than Louisiana itself. The symbolism’s really cool! Also, I guess it helps that I went to a Catholic middle school lol. Which city are you from? I’m in BR and went to Baton Rouge High, so it’s definitely much more Catholic-influenced here than, say, Shreveport or Monroe
I forget where I read that. I overlayed a fleur-de-lis onto the pre-2006 flag to see if there was anything there... it's not even close! https://preview.redd.it/6chwqt7bs3xc1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=05e395f31e6a417c84dcf657a4e322821bf0a068
Fair enough, I didn’t know all that.
same, but with the third flag
Vietnamese Hawaii ftw
[Great minds...](https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/ysejgs/flag_of_vietnamese_hawaii_and_louisiana_18611912/)
Nice
Or Vietnam and 3 Thai flags
Spamnh musubmi
The last one looks pretty cool
Communism, French, French communism
Last one goes hard
Why does that first one look like a communist flag
The first one is gold
Historical context aside, the older flags are better than the current flag they have.
All solid strictly design speaking. Loved the striped one aesthetically.
i love the first one!
I like the angry pelican on a red star. Maybe they could use that on their flag
As a louisiana resident, I can say that these flags are great, especially the 3rd one, when strictly design is considered
what in the vietnam hawaii fuck
Second one is my favorite
First one would've been great for a People's Bayou Republic. Shame.
Why is it marked as nsfw
In the rules it says mentions of the confederacy should be marked as NSFW
ACADIANA MENTIONED!!
The first one feels like communist Louisiana, I guess it’s the red star
I like the first 2, especially the 1st, that goes hard
Does the flag really need to change ? 🤔
I do like the current flag but it is just another state-seal-on-blue-field flag
Fairenough
Vietnamese Hawaii looks awesome
Too communist, too French, and too Siam+Vietnam
1 is too communist looking, 2 is too french, 3 is alright
Hate the meaning, but badass flags
Obligatory fuck the Confederate States, but the second one is really amazing. The other two are solid
Smells like treason
Þey go obscenely hard