It is one of four currently held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich near London. This unusual flag is commonly (and wrongly) attributed to the Benin Empire. It consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes in the white stripes are a total of seven red pompeblêden, leaves of the yellow water-lily, that may remind one of hearts, but according to the official instructions "should not be heart-shaped".Ī small republic for just six months during the Russian Civil War of 1917-22, the North Caucasian Emirate's flag featured this cutesy (and presumably unintended) smiley face. The official flag of the Dutch province of Friesland. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country’s national flower. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants. The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. The pieces in the upper right and lower left corners of the flag are white, the neighbouring pieces are blue, yellow, red and white, respectively. The flag is made of 24 square pieces, in 4 rows and 6 columns. One of the worst flags in the world comes from the state of Antwerp in Belgium. The AK-47 is supposed to represent defence and vigilance in a country that was beset with civil war for over a decade. The only national flag in the world to feature a modern assault rifle. We hope that this fun blog post about bizarre flags brightens up your day and if you like it please share with your pals on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc. Check out high quality, high resolution pictures of some of the most bizarre flags that have been made along with information about each one for you to enjoy. Here we have a collection of some of the most unusual and unique flags that we have been able to find around the internet.
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