Flags/Banners of Macedonia

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Same. I think its more of what it represents and how it came about that pisses me off whenever I see it, I like the real flag from 1992-1995, I think it would of won the competition as well.

Yeah agree, more what it symbolises than the design itself. Our true flag is far more aesthetically appealing too.

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Some Macedonians seem to like the flag.



Macedonia wins the title of Best-Looking Flag

URL:

https://theprovince.com/travel/macedonia-wins-the-title-of-best-looking-flag

We wanted to see how our Maple Leaf measured up against other world flags in terms of design.

For the past three weeks, we’ve run a little tournament to determine which country has the best-looking flag.

And now, we have our winner: Macedonia.

The single-elimination knockout tournament started with 64 flags and used online voting to determine winners in each round. The Maple Leaf fared well in victories over Iceland, Egypt, Australia and the Netherlands before running into Macedonia in the semifinals.

It seems Macedonians caught wind of the contest sometime around the quarterfinals, when a huge wave of support for that flag began to build, carrying the Balkan republic past Switzerland, Canada and finally the United Kingdom. The final tally in the championship round was 13,190 for Macedonia to 858 for the U.K.

Overwhelming wins for Macedonia in the last three rounds suggested a semi-organized campaign was at work, but that’s OK. After all, what is a flag for, if not to rally behind?

It's not a bad design, certainly unique but personally pisses me off.

[Carlin]

Some Macedonians seem to like the flag.



Macedonia wins the title of Best-Looking Flag

URL:

https://theprovince.com/travel/macedonia-wins-the-title-of-best-looking-flag

We wanted to see how our Maple Leaf measured up against other world flags in terms of design.

For the past three weeks, we’ve run a little tournament to determine which country has the best-looking flag.

And now, we have our winner: Macedonia.

The single-elimination knockout tournament started with 64 flags and used online voting to determine winners in each round. The Maple Leaf fared well in victories over Iceland, Egypt, Australia and the Netherlands before running into Macedonia in the semifinals.

It seems Macedonians caught wind of the contest sometime around the quarterfinals, when a huge wave of support for that flag began to build, carrying the Balkan republic past Switzerland, Canada and finally the United Kingdom. The final tally in the championship round was 13,190 for Macedonia to 858 for the U.K.

Overwhelming wins for Macedonia in the last three rounds suggested a semi-organized campaign was at work, but that’s OK. After all, what is a flag for, if not to rally behind?

[Liberator of Makedonija]

What do you all think of Macedonia's official coat of arms?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...c_of_Macedonia

Bit weak, would much prefer the lion.

[Carlin]

What do you all think of Macedonia's official coat of arms?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Emblem of the 'Union of Macedonian Youth Organisations'



Flag from the 'Macedonian Youth Organisation' in Ruse c. 1925



Another flag from the Kumanovo četa



Seal of the Plovdiv branch of the 'Macedonian Women's Union'

[Liberator of Makedonija]

To rexamine the potential forgery in some VMRO banners, let's bring up one of the Ohrid ones again.

Here's just one of the images used by the Bulgarians today:



And here's a poster made in Sofia in the 1930s, depicting the same image in the background but clearly with no Bulgarian tricolour:

[VMRO]

Flag of the Gemidžite. Is anyone able to translate? This one is lost on me.

I believe the closest translation is, "WE ARE CLINGING FOR MACEDONIA"

Pavel Shatev was known to have said the above.

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Flag of the Gemidžite. Is anyone able to translate? This one is lost on me.

[Liberator of Makedonija]

What does the last flag say?

20 July. The date of the Ilinden Uprising in the old calender.

[maco2envy]

What does the last flag say?

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Flag used during the Melnik Uprising, later used in Ilinden



Flag used during the Neguš Uprising



Flag of the VMRO (Autonomist)



Mijak flag from the 15th century



MPO banner from 1927



Proposed flag for the Kruševo Republic

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Flag of the Kumanovo četa



Flag of the Kratovo četa



Another flag from the Ohrid četa



Flag of the Demi Hisar četa

[VMRO]

Well aware but in this context, Islam would be referring to the Ottoman Empire. As far as the Macedonian peasant was concerned, Islam was merely the religion of the "Turks" and as the colour was used by the administration, it was therefore also the colour of the "Turks"

Correct, At that time religion was still a factor to describe the different segments of the empire.

Islam was the Ottoman Empire at that time, they had most of the important holy sites in the middle East still in 1900.



the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire featured a green flag at left (representing the Caliphate) and red flag at right (representing the Sultanate)

[Liberator of Makedonija]

Green depicts Islam.

Well aware but in this context, Islam would be referring to the Ottoman Empire. As far as the Macedonian peasant was concerned, Islam was merely the religion of the "Turks" and as the colour was used by the administration, it was therefore also the colour of the "Turks"