Your national emblems

[The Lawspeaker]

Post here your national flag, your national anthem, emblem etc.



The flag -- the orange pennant is usually only used on birthdays of members of the Royal Family, on Liberation Day and some more special days. (for the Dutch - there is a list of those days here.)

The colour orange is a symbol of the Royal Family.




The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm or Groot Rijkswapen or Koninklijk Wapen is used by the monarch.



The normal Rijkswapen is usually used by government agencies and also appears on the Dutch passport. The sword wielding lion is usually used a kind of national emblem.

The Dutch national anthem:

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The Wilhelmus has no less then 15 stanza's forming the acrostic WILLEM VAN NASSOV in the original spelling. But normally only the first and sixth stanza are actually used or in most cases only the first.

Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
ben ik, van Duitsen bloed,
den vaderland getrouwe
blijf ik tot in den dood.
Een Prinse van Oranje
ben ik, vrij, onverveerd,
den Koning van Hispanje
heb ik altijd geëerd.

Mijn schild ende betrouwen
zijt Gij, o God mijn Heer,
op U zo wil ik bouwen,
Verlaat mij nimmermeer.
Dat ik doch vroom mag blijven,
uw dienaar t'aller stond,
de tirannie verdrijven
die mij mijn hart doorwondt.

[Hurrem sultana]

bosnian flag



old bosnian flags :

ottoman bosnia


independent Bosnia


Bosnia during Austro-Hungary



Bosnia during Yugoslavia


independent Bosnia

[Riki]

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[morski]

Military flag.


Coat of arms.

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National anthem.

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National anthem before 1944.

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Anthem of the monarch: God save our tzar.

[Hurrem sultana]

this is considered the oldest bosnian symbol,and it is the flag most bosniaks identify with



the flag of the bosniaks of sandzak(they also have the moon crescent on their flag probably to represent their faith)

[Damião de Góis]

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I'll make this more complete

[Lábaru]

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You are in Spain ^^

[TheBorrebyViking]

I prefer this over the current shithole we have(and pretty much always have, loved living in Texas):




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[Comte Arnau]

The National Flag: the Senyera, aka the Quatribarrada (Four-Striped).

Being previous to the 12th century, it's the oldest of Europe in use.



This one in Valencia is the oldest extant flag in Europe (1238).




The National Anthem: Els Segadors (The Reapers)

Catalonia triumphant Shall once again be rich and bountiful Drive them back, those people So conceited and so arrogant.
A good blow with the sickle, Defenders of the land! A good blow with the sickle!
Now is the time, reapers Now is the time to be alert For when another June comes Let us sharpen our tools well.
A good blow with the sickle, Defenders of the land! A good blow with the sickle!
Let the enemy tremble On seeing our banner Just as we cut down golden stalks of wheat When the time is right, we shall reap chains.

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The National Dance: the sardana

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The National Patron Saint: Sant Jordi (Saint George, the Dragon Slayer)




Two National Mountains:

The Holy Mountains of Montserrat (Mont Serrat means Rugged Mountain)



And the Canigó (Canigou in French), nowadays in French Catalonia.




The Madonna of the Catalans: Our Lady of Montserrat, la Moreneta (the Dark-skinned Virgin).

Note: It wasn't dark-skinned in origin.



The National Tree: El Pi de les Tres Branques (Pine of the Three Branches)




The National Flower: The Weaver's Broom



Even more when combined with poppies.




The National Animals: The Wyvern, The Phoenix and the Catalan Donkey

The Kings of Aragon of the House of Barcelona since Peter IV used a wyvern as a crest on their helmets. Nowadays this symbol has been officially adopted as the coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Parliament and Government). Wyverns are also an important part of the mythological animals in many traditional local festivals of Catalonia.




The Phoenix was particularly symbolic of the Catalan Rebirth.




The Catalan Donkey is a very old local subspecies of donkey in danger of extinction. It has only recently been considered a national symbol and many (I included) only consider it as a way of opposing/ridiculizing the Spanish bull, not a real symbol.

[Celtíbero]

Spaniards symbols:



The flag of Spain with the "SAN JUAN" eagles, used in the goverment of the general Franco 1939-1975.



The flag of Spain with the "águila bicefala" of one of the most powerfull emperors of the earth and history, Carlos V.



"La cruz de Borgoña" The cross of Borgoña for me the true flag of Spain, was the flag of the spanish empire and this flag is very famous in America,Filipinas and Netherlands, hehhee.




The borgoñas cross with the eagle.





The "Yugo y las flechas", the symbol of the hispanic union and also the symbol of the spanish fascism the Falangist movement.




The Señera, the flag of the Aragon,Catalonia,Valencia and Balearic kingdom.



The standart of the Castilian and Leon kingdoms, one of the most important region in the history of Europe.