User:Hosmich/Twin flags

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While creating list of real flags suitable as symbols for languages, I found two pairs of nearly identical flags: Nordic cross yellow, red (Norn and Old Norse) and Nordic cross green, yellow, blue (Low Saxon and Veps). I was aware of more "twin flags" (Monaco and Indonesia, Romania and Chad...), so I created this gallery to catch them. First I tried to show as many twins as possible, now I list only categories for striped flags. If some category contains only one flag, it should be removed from this list, unless it is Nordic Cross flag.

Terminology:

  • Twin = same shape, colors, order, different hues or proportions
  • Sibling = twin defaced with different emblem (Slovakia and Slovenia)
  • Cousin = switched colors within same shape or modified shape within same colors (e.g. rotation, fimbriation)

Flags are nested by colors in English alphabet order. Tricolor flags are nested by their first two basic colors. Basic colors are black, blue, green, red, white and yellow. But it is easy to find flag with desired color regardless of their order. Every tricolor category can contain six permutations of twins. Total number of possible twin flag sets with two or three stripes and six basic colors is 360. How many is used, I have no guess.

I recommend visit Flag Identifier by Ivan Sarajčić for creating "identikit" of flag searched (including twins). For Nordic crosses see also this list from FOTW.

Black and blue

Black, blue, brown

Black, blue, green

Black, blue, orange

Black, blue, red

Black, blue, white

Nordic cross:

  • Estonia (proposal)
    Estonia (proposal)
  • Torgu (micronation, Estonia)
    Torgu (micronation, Estonia)

Cousins:

Black, blue, yellow

Black and green

Black, green, orange

Black, green, red

Kenya and South Sudan are fimbriated cousins

Nordic cross:

Black, green, white

Nordic cross:

Black, green, yellow

Black and orange

Black and red

Black, red, black

Black, red, white

Black, red, yellow

Middle red stripe (cousins):

Proposals for Germany (cousins):

  • 1919
    1919
  • 1944
    1944
  • 1948
    1948

Olitopia (alternate history) is cousin

Red, black, red

Black and white

White cross (cousins):

Black cross

Black, orange, white

Black, pink, white

Black, white, black

Black, white, yellow

  • Front National-Revolutionary action (Russia)
    Front National-Revolutionary action (Russia)

White, black, white

Black and yellow

Yellow cross:

Black cross:

Black, yellow, black

Yellow, black, yellow

Blue and green

Nordic cross:

Blue, brown, green

Blue, green, red

Blue, green, white

Green, white, blue:

Blue, white, green:

Cousins:

Blue, green, yellow

Green, yellow, blue:

Blue, yellow, green:

Blue and pink

Blue and red

Red saltire:

Blue, red, blue

Blue, red, white

Blue, white, red, white, blue with device

Blue, white, blue with diagonal red stripe

Nordic cross blue, white, red:

Cousins:

Cousins:

Blue border, white cross:

Halved white, blue, red:

  • Slovakia (proposal)
    Slovakia (proposal)

Halved blue, white, red:

Red-white stripes, blue canton with white stars (siblings):

Quartered cousins:

Less than cousins:

Blue, red, yellow

Cousins:

Red, blue, red

Blue and white

White cross:

Siblings:

Nordic cross:

Cross from stars:

White saltire:

Siblings:

Blue cross:

Nordic cross:

Blue saltire:

Siblings:

Diagonal stripe:

Blue, brown, white

Blue, orange, white

Blue, white, blue

Two fictious countries:

  • Käykö
    Käykö

Blue, white, yellow

Nordic cross white, yellow, blue:

Cousins:

Halved blue, white, yellow:

Diagonally divided:

White, blue, white

  • Oulun Merenkävijät (sibling of other yacht clubs)
    Oulun Merenkävijät (sibling of other yacht clubs)

Blue and yellow

Yellow cross:

Siblings:

Yellow saltire:

Blue cross:

Blue saltire:

Blue, orange, yellow

Blue, purple, yellow

Blue, yellow, blue

Nordic cross:

Baarn (Netherlands) has both striped and crossed cousins

Yellow, blue, yellow

Green and orange

Green and red

Cross:

Green, purple, red

Green, red, green

Green, red, white

Nordic cross green, white, red:

Cousins:

White left, red over green:

Vertically halved red, white, green:

Green, red, yellow

Red, green, red

Green and white

White Nordic cross:

Siblings (mostly saltires):

White device (siblings or cousins?)

Cousins:

Brown, green, white

Green, orange, white

Green, pink, white

Green, purple, white

Green, white, green

Green, white, yellow

Quartered per cross:

White, green, white

Green and yellow

Green cross:

Yellow cross:

Saltire:

Yellow harp:

Yellow crescent:

Green, orange, yellow

Green, pink, yellow

Green, yellow, green

Yellow, green, yellow

Grey and white

Maroon and white

Maroon, white, maroon

Orange and white

The third color of Hernandarias is maroon or purple?

Purple and white

Purple and yellow

Red and white

Nine stripes:

White cross:

Nordic cross:

Greek cross:

Maltese cross:

Saltire:

Red cross:

Siblings

Nordic cross:

Red saltire:

Siblings:

Quartered:

Per saltire:

White star:

Cousins:

Orange, red, white

Red, white, red

  • Ecumenical Order of Malta (?)
    Ecumenical Order of Malta (?)

Red, white, yellow

Siblings:

Cousins:

White, red, white

Red and yellow

Centered cross:

Nordic cross:

Red cross:

Siblings:

Purple, red, white

Purple, red, yellow

Red, yellow, red

Nordic cross:

Yellow, red, yellow

Yellow sun on red background

White and yellow

Orange, white, yellow

Purple, white, yellow

Yellow, white, yellow

More than three colors

Black, green, red, white

White, red, yellow, black

Blue, red, white, yellow

Horizontally striped

Quartered 5173:

Cousins:

Meaning of numbers see here

Red-white stripes, blue canton with yellow crescent and star (siblings)

Nordic cross

Rainbow flags

Diagonal divided flags

Bonaire, Maruri-Jatabe

Quartered flags

Numbers of directions:

321
4.0
567

Blue, red, white, yellow

Flags containing flag of Ulster


I am vexillographer myself. If you want to see my initial list-of-twins design, write a note to me. It was much different and even now it is not perfect. If you have proposlas for another change, write to me. Now you can see more my pages (list is at my Indonesian user page).

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