today at dinner I realized I don’t know very much about flags of the world…. I obviously choose to blame this on public school education – ;D  anyways, it is definitely important to know.  Plus it is the ultimate graphic design, which is why I am so anxious to play catch up… so here is my attempt to educate myself – and whoever else is in need of a flag refresher :)  this post is a brief random collection from worldflags101.com I have a feeling these posts will keep coming…  maybe next time I will find more gorgeous pictures of the flags I choose… but these will do for today because they come with the meaning.

xxxx :X benJammin

National Flag of Albania

‘The eagle is taken from an Albanian folk tale.  The eagle faithfully watches over and guides the king or “the son of the eagle”‘

National Flag of Argentina

“There are conflicting views on the meaning of the Argentine flag.  One theory states that the blue represents the Rio de la Plata, (river of silver) which is the widest river in the world and that the white represents the metal silver, as the word argentina originates from the latin word ‘argentum’ which means silver.  Early conquerors thought there were large quantities of silver hidden in Argentine’s river banks.  Another theory of the Argentine flag colors state that they represent  the bourban dynasty of spain colonized Argentina in 1516.  Argentina recieved its independence from the Spanish 300 years later in 1816.”

The National flag of the Bahamas

“The yellow stripe in the middle of the Bahamian flag represents the sandy beaches of the 700 Bahamian islands, and the aqua blue stripes symbolize the ocean waters that surround it.  The black triangle stands for unity of the Bahamian nation and the people’s develop the land and the sea.”

National Flag of Saudi Arabia

“The sword symbolizes justice”