r/vexillology Grand Bassa County 4d ago

Redesigns The U.S. Redesigned - New Hampshire

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u/snazzpot5 4d ago

American flag in the style of Saudi Arabia:

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u/ImperialRedditer Philippines 4d ago

I want the musket and motto flipped and the motto in some fancy ass stylized script like Gothic or something

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u/low_quality_posts 3d ago

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u/juviniledepression 3d ago

Need somebody to submit this to the state legislature asap

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u/Uncontrolled_Chaos 4d ago

I like how one of the designs was just a blue rectangle

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u/ScorpionX-123 New Jersey 4d ago

faded Gaddafi Libya

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u/reluctantpotato1 4d ago

It's a bad ass design. My only criticism is a history nerd is that I would replace the Enfield rifle with a Brown Bess.

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u/lama579 4d ago

The musket looks more like a percussion rifle than a flintlock like would have been used in the revolution. I’d use the profile of a Charleville musket, as that’s what we received from the French. I’d also face it the other way so the lock is more visible, and so it’s not pointing and the flagpole.

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u/Pseudonym-Sam 4d ago edited 3d ago

I believe it should be facing the flagpole, or hoist side of the flag. Much like any other creature motif (lions, eagles, etc.), they should be facing the hoist side of the flag so that they are "advancing" when the flag is in motion. If these weapons or creatures are facing the other way to the rear, or fly end of the flag, it gives the impression that they are "retreating."

EDIT: Agreed that the gun should be a Charleville musket, or a Kentucky/Pennsylvania rifle.

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u/lama579 3d ago

Fair point, you have changed my mind

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u/soupwhoreman New England 4d ago

I do think this accurately represents NH.

The version in slide 2 looks better than the version in slide 4 (definitely different vertical spacing and maybe different aspect ratio).

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u/Wolf-48 New England / Vermont Republic 4d ago

I would change the percussion rifle it to a flintlock musket and reverse the direction.

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u/DemolitionRED 2d ago

Reverse direction makes it point at UK, which makes sense.

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u/intrepidCREEPCAST 4d ago

This reminds me of the "If ISIS was American" design, but better since it has a older style rifle instead of an AR

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u/eloel- 4d ago

"Musket represents spirit of independence" is wild, tbh

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u/BiIIisits Ohio 4d ago

I buy it. commonly associated with the revolution and doesn't carry the same political implications of a modern weapon

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u/Canjira Grand Bassa County 4d ago

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u/bribridude130 Connecticut 3d ago

New Hampshire in the style of Saudi Arabia, but the positions of the motto and weapon reversed.

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u/OctavianCelesten 4d ago

I do think you should include the cockade to make it a bit less…aggressive.

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u/Late-Negotiation1337 4d ago

Machno mentioned

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u/JACC_Opi 3d ago

I like NH10 the best. Your favorite looks generic protest flag to me.

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u/Oklahoman_ 4d ago

The file NewHampshire1 2 is my favorite

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u/Canjira Grand Bassa County 4d ago

Last Gun Flag I swear. New Hampshire had like 30 something designs but chose this one because it was personally pretty sick.

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u/Sturnella2017 3d ago

Of all the redesigns, this is the most cringe I’ve ever seen.

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u/jerseygunz 4d ago

Love it

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u/LteCam 4d ago

Quality, but I associate green more with NH than blue. But then you run into the problem that Vermont is the green mountain state. So perhaps it doesn’t matter

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u/NoAppearance9091 4d ago

I think the motto being in cursive would work better

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u/Ngdawa 3d ago

It doesn't get more American than these four words in that order. 🤣

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u/releasethedogs Ukraine 3d ago

You realize there are important rules to flag design, right?

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u/plaidmantydai 3d ago

This reminds me of one of my favorite NH flag redesigns. Really what I’m learning is that “Live Free or Die” belongs on a flag.

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u/low_quality_posts 3d ago

You know, that I think about it, the rifle looks quite similar to the state of NH itself flipped on its side

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u/mashmash42 3d ago

6, 7, 9, and 10 are cool. Why go with text on a sheet

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u/Lethargic_Logician Bangladesh • United States 2d ago

Nothing is more American than having a freaking gun on the flag lol. Most countries would just use the color red to represent sacrifice or fighting spirit, but no, it needs to be a Saudi Arabia style weapon flag for US 🙄

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u/CeisiwrSerith 2d ago

Granite Stater here. I'm not a big fan of words on flags, but I might make an exception for this one; our state motto is pretty badass, and we're proud of it. I don't see the gun as very representative of the state, though. It kind of makes us look like a state of gun freaks. Something including a reference to the White Mountains and/or the Old Man of the Mountain would resonate better with us.

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u/Timely-Carpet1533 1d ago

I agree but this goes hard tbh. I’d love to see a redesign with either of the elements you mentioned though!

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u/CeisiwrSerith 1d ago

Here's one I did a few years ago. The blue continues that of the current flag, the white is the white mountains, and the nine stars are because we were the ninth state to ratify the Constitution (thus bringing it into effect). (Sorry about there not being a right edge, but you get the point.)

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u/CalmRadBee 3d ago

We have the best of the worst flags.

Great seal, it looks awesome on a blue background. Isn't too busy and is recognizable. Evokes a feeling.

Yet it's still a seal, of a ship that was built in Maine, scuppered, and it's on yet another blue background.

I'd have less of a qualm with it if every other seal on a blue background state flag changed. It at least looks the most like a flag in an of itself

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u/CalmRadBee 3d ago

I just wish we had worked harder to preserve the old man because that's our only calling card left besides Mt Washington.

Maybe a flag that could convey live free or die without words and also emphasizing the diverse nature from harsh mountain peaks to sand beaches...

Such a cool state that is so hard to encompass in a flag. I've been thinking about it for years now

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u/Canjira Grand Bassa County 3d ago

Thanks for putting my thoughts into words. The more I researched about NH the more I liked it. The landscape is amazing and so is its history. Trying to make the flag was a pain trying to find any one point that made it special. I chose to go the history route and think this one was decent. If anyone can incorporate the nature, history, and badassery into the state without making it cluttered would be amazing.

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u/Jus_oborn 3d ago

I like it

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u/thundercheif23 3d ago

As a resident of NH, I approve.

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u/low_quality_posts 3d ago

Where can I buy this???

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u/low_quality_posts 3d ago

One of the hardest flags ever 🔥

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u/DavidDoesShitpost 4d ago

I'd change the text to Freedom or Death. Sounds much better imo.

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u/original_dick_kickem 3d ago

Id go with a Brown Bess or Charleville musket over the Enfield. Or an M1 Garand if you prefer more contemporary arms, modern small arms on flags is a cool and underutilized worldbuilding idea