Flags: Uzbekistan & Slovakia

U.N. New York, Page 98.5 (BL-1)

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For designing a flag, the North American Vexillological Association recommends a booklet by Ted Kaye called, Good Flag, Bad Flag. Based on it’s criteria, Uzbekistan and Slovakia flags are good. The following analysis uses Ted Kaye booklet for that assessment:

Keep It Simple

The Czechia flag is simple enough. It’s the same as their predecessor, Czechoslovakia. At least Slovakia deviated a bit. Estonia’s flag is simple, but mostly dark. Micronesia is simple, but I think the centering of the four stars is a little ackward – perhaps because the U.S. and other flags have stars in the canton, at the top left.

Use Meaningful Symbolism

On the Uzbekistan flag, the canton area has a crescent moon over a blue background to represent a moon rising in the morning, symbolizing new birth – the birth of a new nation. I’m not sure of the significance of the twelve stars.

Use a Few Basic Colors

Uzbekistan uses four colors, one of which is just for fimbriation to separate the tri-color bands from each other – meant to represent the blood lines, the power of life. Micronesia uses only two colors, but not very well.

No Lettering or Seals

I like the Slovakia flag, but no seals are allowed. Maybe it’s forgiveable with this one. The coat of arm is large enough to be able to see it in battle – otherwise one might think it’s the Russian flag.

Be Distinctive or Be Related

Monaco has a nice flag, but other than being square, it’s the same as Indonesia and similar to Poland. The Uzbekistan flag is distinctive. Besides coloring, it has a ratio of 1:2, making it a bit elongated.

Note

These are flags from new countries of sorts. Some are former Soviet states, like Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, that came about after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Czech Republic and Slovakia are the result of being freed from Soviet control and then splitting into two countries. Estonia is one of the Balti states that previously was under the Soviet authority.

Contains 8 spots: own 8 – 8 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Flag Series

1.1	✓	722	Azerbaijan	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	725	Czech Republic	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	726	Estonia	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	721	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	719	Micronesia	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	724	Monaco	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	720	Slovakia	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	723	Uzbekistan	32c (feb 1998) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

• Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).

• Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.

• Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.

• To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.

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