Today's the 99th anniversary of New Mexico's flag.

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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Just a great flag. 10/10. No notes.

themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

Fr an absolute banger of a flag, on par with the japanese préfecture flags.

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Up there with the greats like Maryland and New Mexico

ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.earth · 17 pts · 2y (1 reply)

On March 15, 1925, this flag was adopted by the U.S. state of New Mexico. It's a widely liked flag for (imo) good reason. The design is simple and striking, the colors go very well together and fit a relatively arid state, and the Zia sun symbol does a great job distinguishing this flag from others.

Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 3 pts · 2y

The Zia Sun symbol comes from Zia Pueblo. And it only seems reasonable that they should collect a royalty from the state of NM for the use of this symbol.

FireTower@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

Simplicity is an art

rmuk@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

If you are in the mood for a video of mid-Atlantic accented stick figure with a love of vexillology reviewing this and all the other state flags, I know of something that may interest you.

ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 2y

This video is actually what got me interested in vexillology! After watching it, I thought, "Hmm, maybe I could try making the state flags better," and made a whole set of redesigns.