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30JAN26

The United States Space Force has unveiled the U.S. Space Forces Northern guidon, a new ceremonial flag featuring a Polaris star and bald eagle. #vexillology #flag #SpaceForces

🔗 flagchronicle.com/20...
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
10FEB26

Brunswick, Maryland, has officially selected a new city flag featuring a historic railroad control tower and local landmarks following a public design contest and community vote. #Brunswick #Maryland #vexillology #flag

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February 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
10FEB26

Castile-La Mancha has officially granted new flags to Chinchilla de Montearagón and Pulgar. #Espana #Spain #vexillolgy #flag

🔗 flagchronicle.com/20...
February 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
6FEB
#Georgia ’s National Defense Academy and the Department of State Symbols and Heraldry have renewed their cooperation to update the academy’s #flags and #heraldry, with new designs already unveiled.
🔗www.facebook.com/per...
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
05FEB2026
A flag and coat of arms were adopted for Scumbia, a village in Flagti District, Moldova. It features a smoketree, referencing the village’s name, as the Romania word for smoketree is scumpie.
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www.legis.md/cautare...
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
03FEB26

Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s description of the state flag as a "contradiction" of Union and Confederate symbols has sparked fresh debate over the 122-year-old banner’s history. #Maryland #vexillology #flag

🔗flagchronicle.com/20...
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
04FEB26

Inspired by an 11-year-old’s initiative, Owasso, Oklahoma has unveiled a proposed flag featuring a blue-and-red design that incorporates the "End of the Trail" city seal. #Owasso #Oklahoma #vexillology #flag

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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
2FEB26
Article by Miguel Carrillo Bascary on forgotten Hispano-American unity flag, its later redesign, and the loss of the last known example in the 2025 Bahía Blanca floods.
🔗 banderasargentinas.b...
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
From Kingdom to Republic: The Evolution of the Irish Presidential Standard - a presentation by Stan Moore from Vexillology Ireland will take place on 10FEB26 at 20:00 (GMT+0). It is a free Zoom event available to all. More info in the image.
🔗 www.facebook.com/Her...
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
25JAN26

The Honduran National Congress has reintroduced navy blue flags for the 2026–2030 legislative session, signaling a symbolic return to traditional aesthetics. #Honduras #vexillology #flag

🔗flagchronicle.com/20...
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
02FEB26

Longmont, Colorado, is evaluating a redesign of its city flag, but the original has a wild legacy: it’s been to space twice with astronaut and native son Vance Brand! #Longmont #Colorado #vexillology #flag

🔗 flagchronicle.com/20...
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
25JAN26
#Prudhoe Castle in #Northumberland, #UK will be flying its own flag until spring. Designed by artist Barbara Ridley, it represents the castle's history.
🔗 www.northumberlandga...
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
28JAN26
Dr. David Vrooland Vanguard High School in #Texas, #USA was granted a #banner by the US Army Institute of Heraldry for their Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. #vexillology
🔗 tioh.army.mil/Catalo...
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
20JAN26

The South Dakota Commission introduces a ceremonial flag designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. 🦬 #SouthDakota #flag #vexillology #America250

🔗 flagchronicle.com/20...
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
28JAN26

The Dutch village of Braamt has officially introduced its first local flag, featuring a local windmill. #Netherlands #vexillology #flag

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February 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
15SEP25
Rainbow Veterans of #Canada have been granted a flag featuring the Canadian pale as well as a central emblem displaying a maple leaf in the colours of the original eight-stripe rainbow flag. Of note is also the new heraldic crown of Canada.
🔗 www.gg.ca/en/heraldr...
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Another friday #flagmeme for you guys!
You've got to pay extra for the second head...
#flaghumour #flag #vexillology
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
JAN26
#NAVA has announced flag for 2026 #NAVA60 annual meeting in Indianapolis, set to take place 9–11 October. Flag features roman numerals LX and star roundel of Indianapolis. It keeps tradition of swallowtail designs for decadal meetings.
🔗 www.nava.org/content...

January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
28JAN26
A pre-independence Czechoslovak "legionary #flag" was repatriated to Czechia by country's president after being kept at the Vatican's Nepomucenum for a century. #vexillology
🔗 www.vhu.cz/vojensky-...
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
19MAY25
#Hoslovice, #Czechia has been granted #coatofarms & #flag. The millstone represents oldest preserved water mill in Czechia while the fish is taken from the arms of the Lords of Hodějov. #vexillology #heraldry
🔗 rekos.psp.cz/detail-...
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
19MAY25
#Hojovice, #Czechia have been granted #coatofarms & #flag showing the symbols of two local noble houses split by a wavy bar for the town's gold-bearing stream #vexillology #heraldry
🔗 rekos.psp.cz/detail-...
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
19JAN25

At the beginning of last year, when Romanian elections were being held and debated over, many protestors carried with them this flag, which is deeply linked to the Russian military and imperialism, as the article linked below explains:

🔗 medium.com/@greentra...
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
20JAN26

The town of #Rock #Springs, #Wyoming, adopts a new #flag, designed by high school student Brandon Swigart, amidst a fierce opposition from one of the members from the local council, who was called out at a council session several times.

🔗 www.sweetwaternow.co...
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
19JAN26

The Lithuanian Institute of Genealogy, Heraldry, and Vexillology will be hosting the 5th International colloquium of Genealogy, Heraldry and Vexillology in Vilnius from the 22nd to 23rd of May this year. Regulations of the colloquium below.

🔗 www.ghvi.lt/colloqui...
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
21JAN26

The UK's #Flag #Institute has announced the date and location of their 2026 Spring Conference. It will take place in #Bristol from the 30th to the 31st of May, tickets may be purchased in the link below:

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk...
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM