Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoOn this day, July 12 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe acquired its independence and adopted its current flag. There were other proposals though. Here are some of them.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageOn this day, July 12 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe acquired its independence and adopted its current flag. There were other proposals though. Here are some of them.lemmy.worldJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremegane-kunlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoProposal 8 looks the best imo, but I think it would be better if the stars are yellow to contrast with the red band it is on. It would also be more balanced that way.
minus-squareakhenaten0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoI would like 8 better if the yellow were either absent or stronger (as in Tanzania) As it is, it’s too narrow. Also, maybe they decided against it because Tanzania’s flag was decided ten years earlier.
minus-squaremegane-kunlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago I would like 8 better if the yellow were either absent or stronger (as in Tanzania) As it is, it’s too narrow. I didn’t see the yellow when I was looking at it via a mobile app. That’s how narrow it is.
Proposal 8 looks the best imo, but I think it would be better if the stars are yellow to contrast with the red band it is on. It would also be more balanced that way.
I would like 8 better if the yellow were either absent or stronger (as in Tanzania) As it is, it’s too narrow.
Also, maybe they decided against it because Tanzania’s flag was decided ten years earlier.
I didn’t see the yellow when I was looking at it via a mobile app. That’s how narrow it is.