This Sunday (7th June) sees the Belarus’ current flag celebrate its 20th anniversary. Belarus’ 1995 referendum on state symbols saw a 3:1 majority of those who voted in a 64.7 per-cent turnout, vote in favour of the design that bears a striking resemblance to the flag used by the Byelorussian S.S.R. The only differences being […]
Our friends @TheHeraldrySoc have talked to the Flag Institute's own Communities Vexillologist about how he got into flags and how that led to the world of heraldry and huge state ceremonies
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Our winter conference is on Saturday 16 November, between 10am-3:30pm.
The event is online, and tickets are FREE!
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The Flag Institute is an adviser to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Heritage.
The Flag Institute is an active member of FIAV (Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques).
