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Flag of Insulamia in the style of...
Note 4/8/2024: I have replaced all images with Dropbox-hosted ones, so hopefully they will appear now :)Note 19/1/2023: Google Drive has been acting a little goofy recently, and I can't be bothered to transfer all these files to a hosting site that still allows one to embed SVGs in BBCode. If you want to see a flag, click here and dig through the raw code to find the link to the flag. This link will download a copy to your computer when pasted in a browser.
Have you ever wondered what Insulamia's flag would look like in the style of your nation's? No? Well, uh, I'm gonna show you anyways; at least, for 46 lucky nations.
This list, sorted somewhat-alphabetically, consists of mostly my NS friends and old friends, Forum 7 folks, and other nations I admire. If you haven't made the list, I'm really sorry! I had to stop somewhere and I can only remember so many nations; recently, I haven't been as active as I used to so I may have just forgor 💀. Maybe next time if I ever do this again. But some like
Foehn Paramilitary Regions and
The Kingdom of the Three Isles will probably not be featured in any case, because I was stuck on how to Insulamify their flags (sorry for the ping but no flag, folks; and a special apology to
Foehn Paramilitary Regions who was also excluded from Yakko's Forum 7). And some of y'all don't even have proper flags (looking at you, Classroom 3-b, but hey, at least Baizou got some representation) or keep switching them too fast.
The images are all in SVG (vector) format, so they may take a while to load; and the sheer number of them (52) may be a little tough for some of you folks' devices to handle. But if y'all want to use these for anything, feel free to do so! I'd appreciate credit but it's not necessary.
Now, there are some recurring symbols in these designs that I'd like to explain before we start:
Colours: The national colours of Insulamia are navy blue and gold. They don't inherently represent anything, but they can be said to mean the night sky or the sea; and the stars or the gold; respectively. Violet may be a tertiary colour, representing the national flower. Red may also be used to represent British heritage. Any other colours used in these flags are for aesthetic purposes or are to match with the original flag. I also try to follow the
rule of tincture when designing these.Star: The four-pointed star ✦ or the Star of the North, usually depicted in gold, is a national symbol of Insulamia. It was picked kind of arbitrarily but could be said to represent the four compass directions (giving a maritime exploration theme) or the four provinces, since Nuran was added in 1895.
Violet: The Aurian violet (Viola auriana) is the national flower of Insulamia.
Reindeer: The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is the national animal of Insulamia.
Insulamian Crown: This represents authority and the governmental system of Insulamia. It is frequently used in government logos and the such. The crown is a mix of the
Imperial Crown of Britain and the Crown of Liberty of Auria. Both of these are said to derive from the top bits of their respective stick-like symbols.Mace and torch: The mace represents British authority and monarchy, whilst the torch represents Aurian liberty. From the tops of these symbols it is said that the Insulamian crown was synthesised.
Coat of arms: The
coat of arms of Insulamia features a quartered shield. Clockwise from the top, each quarter represents Henria, Auria, Nuran, and Septentria respectively - the four provinces of Insulamia.Cabotia: Cabotia is the national personification of Insulamia. She is often depicted wearing the Insulamian crown and holding a
cornucopia with gold coins (representing the early gold trade) and an olive branch (representing the peace after the Aurian Revolutionary War).Big Dipper/Plough:
The Plough or The Big Dipper is a famous star constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. Insulamia lies
pretty far north, so you can understand why this is sometimes used as an Insulamian symbol. The constellation also features in Septentria's quarter of the coat of arms as a literal plough, next to a star representing the
Pole Star.
Welp, can't wait to retcon some random bit of Insulamian lore such that these designs no longer make sense, but in the meantime, enjoy!
Alinek
Perhaps the flag that most resembles the original Insulamian flag. Alternatively the Flag of Insulamia if I pissed on the edges. Black raven movement
I eventually found Cataleenia
The Big Dipper in two orientations, with the Insulamian crown. I found the original flag Cerespasia
The arms of Cierrida
The hammer, sickle, and rifle was replaced with a mace & torch (representing the British and the Aurians) and an olive branch representing peace between them. Continental Free States
This was perhaps the largest file of the lot, due to the fully-detailed coat of arms. And it is also due to the size of the arms that I didn't make another one for Doechland.
Four provinces, four stripes. The British assert their full control of the island after kicking out the Spanish French. |
Estado americano de espana
No idea what the left blue part symbolises, so I went a completely different direction. I made the "tricolour" part the flag of Auria and the "blue" part the Union Jack, kind of similarly representing the original independent state and the colonial power respectively. Also I have no idea what the aspect ratio of the flag was supposed to be so I made it 1:1.91176473. There was some calculation behind that but I've forgotten it now (💀) Feyrisshire
The hammer & wheat has been replaced with the mace & torch; while this doesn't keep the exact symbolism, it still represents two groups of people (I assume the wheat is agricultural workers and the hammer is industrial workers?) and looks cool. Wings (?) have been replaced with reindeer antlers. Frisemark
How tf did you find the Anyways, I've made one version with St Michael and two more with Cabotia. I switched the colours for no particular reason lol. I didn't really know what the significance of 9 stripes was, so I kept it the same. Hanoverian Great Britain
You may have gotten it somewhere else but I got a matching circle thingy from the Kuroluce
Perhaps the flag I spent the most effort on. I traced over the OG flag but made some modifications. Hilda is now Britannia, representing, well, Britain; and Lissy is now Liberty, representing Aurian revolutionary ideals. They're (Britannia and Liberty, not Hilda and Lissy :p) also featured on the |
New temecula
Couldn't find the olive (?) wreath because there are just so many like them online, so I went with the ol' ring of violets. Norse Inuit Union
I've kept the Inuksuk because Insulamia also has Inuit folk. I've replaced the ravens with flowers that also represent Europeans - clockwise from the top left: French lily, English rose, Scottish thistle, Irish shamrock (these assets were conveniently stolen from the Nova universo
I've kept the number of stars the same (7) because I couldn't find anything about your flag's symbolism in your factbooks so I based it off Tajikistan's emblem, which states that the number of stars is based on a divine/perfect number. Also don't know what the three circles below the crown were supposed to represent, so I just removed them lmao New San Andreas Republic
Would you like that reindeer radioactively mutated or not, sire? Both? Splendid. Perikuresu
I forgor that your IC name was Apanalua and I can't be bothered to put this back to the start of the list. Anyways, enjoy your Viola auriana! Rivogna
Not sure what 13 stars are supposed to represent, but I put 4 to represent the 4 provinces of Insulamia. Also couldn't find the specific branches that you used so I put a wreath of Aurian violets.
boring ahh flag bruh 💀💀💀 i should have put some subway surfers and family guy clips to make it more interesting Sky Reavers
The national colours, the Star of the North, the national crown, a wreath of violets, and reindeer antlers all in one flag? Marvellous!
God bless ya Suli, you've made my job a whole lot easier by having your flag in SVG form. I've gone for a slightly adjusted colour symbolism here: the red represents the Brits, the violet/blue represents the Aurians and natives/the French, and the white represents peace between them. Surrealist patagonia
Are you even active anymore? Anyways, I couldn't find the arrows so I made my own (which look a whole lot less surreal). I have no idea why the Big Dipper is on the flag considering Patagonia's south of the Equator, but I flipped that around and put a Southern Cross instead, since Insulamia's in the Northern Hemisphere. Terran american republic
Two founding provinces = two stripes. Red for Britain/Henria, gold for Auria. The canton features a reindeer head (which I thought fit better than a full reindeer), and four stars, because I thought just two would look a little too goofy. Valentine Z
Val, it's great that your flag is in SVG format, but it has some really wacky code that I had to tidy up a bit. |
































