Ultimate Battle of Oceania

Sawduck

Jiwaka for the yellow bird

cdeb

They're about as similar as two non-tricolour flags (or two navy flags with a Union Jack in the top left...) could be really. I reckon one cheated off the other.

So toss of a coin here - Western Highlands for the nicer shade of green.

Omackeral

Finely poised in this Papuan derby!

Cosmo Kramer

Two decent ones here, but Western Highlands gets my vote for the more pleasing colour scheme.

alchemist33

Two good ones but western highlands has just about the better colour scheme

KathleenGrant

Jiwaka for me.

(Busy earlier, apologies)

Tauriel

Western Highlands

The black seals it for me

SineadSpears

WH - its a bit dull but I kinda like it.

Also I don't know what the thing on the bottom left of Jiwaka is so its bothering me

KathleenGrant

SineadSpears wrote: »

WH - its a bit dull but I kinda like it.

Also I don't know what the thing on the bottom left of Jiwaka is so its bothering me

Traditional headdress

Omackeral

Western Highlands advances

Omackeral

South Australia

State of Australia



VS

Australian Aboriginal Flag

National Flag of the Aboriginal People

Zaph

Jiwaka, I prefer the yellow to the black

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Lovely sunrise/sunset look about it

ari101

I'm not really loving either...

South Australia; the overall colour scheme is less bothersome to my eyes.

Zaph

Australian Aboriginal Flag, nice and simple

Cosmo Kramer

Natives v Colonisers - has to be the originals for me.

National Flag of the Aboriginal People please.

Purgative

bubblypop wrote: »

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Lovely sunrise/sunset look about it

Yes this

Cosmo Kramer

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Natives v Colonisers - has to be the originals for me.

National Flag of the Aboriginal People please.

Same for me please, barman.

Electric Nitwit

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Looks good. I'm too lazy to check but I bet it's very symbolic too

KathleenGrant

South Australia

The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly. The badge is a gold disc featuring a piping shrike with its wings outstretched. The badge is believed to have been originally designed by Robert Craig, a teacher at the School of Arts in Adelaide, and officially gazetted on 14 January 1904.

Aboriginal Flag
The symbolic meaning of the flag colours

Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia
Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector
Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples’ spiritual relation to the land

No contest Aboriginal Flag

Badly Drunk Boy

Australian Aboriginal Flag. Nice colours, nice design. What's not to like?

ari101

Clearly I should see myself out after my choice this round

Tauriel

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Lack of the Jack

Omackeral

Australian Aboriginal Flag advances

Omackeral

Right folks, one more bout for the evening so Ari can redeem themselves...

KathleenGrant

ari101 wrote: »

Clearly I should see myself out after my choice this round

Not at all, every opinion is valid

Barna77

Australian Aboriginal flag

No brits

Omackeral

Chatham Islands

Special Territory of New Zealand



VS

Chimbu

Province of Papua New Guinea

Tauriel

Chimbu

Like that shade of green and although there is a lot going on in that flag, it works

Zaph

Chimbu, that's a spectacular flag

Purgative

Chatham Islands original and pleasant to look at.


The other thing is way too busy

SineadSpears

SA - what else can I say, I like it..

SineadSpears

Ah here wtf am I doing tonight. I'm slow all over the place arrr

ari101

Chimbu for redemption!

Pawwed Rig

Chimbu

Purgative

SineadSpears wrote: »

Ah here wtf am I doing tonight. I'm slow all over the place arrr

Don't worry - until everyone starts calling you Liz

SineadSpears

Ok so there's way too much going on in the Chimbu. & I don't even know what the heck the other one is supposed to represent so.... abstaining on this one

KathleenGrant

Chatham Islands

The unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous Moriori language) is a blue field with a map of the island in the centre, the Te Whanga Lagoon depicted in white. Behind this device map is a depiction of the rising sun, an allusion to its local name Rekohu, meaning 'rising sun'.

Chimbu

The bird of paradise and Southern Cross from the national flag are combined with two red spears (representing leadership), a white chain (for unity) and a yellow coffee branch (for the main cash crop).


It's a great flag, potential finalist?

Chimbu for me

Chatham Islands

Appeals to my eyes more, don't know what it is but I like that I can make it up. Today it's a moosehead

Purgative

SineadSpears wrote: »

Ok so there's way too much going on in the Chimbu. & I don't even know what the heck the other one is supposed to represent so.... abstaining on this one

That paint blob is the shape of the island.

SineadSpears

Purgative wrote: »

Don't worry - until everyone starts calling you Liz

In my defense, I'm multitasking atm. I've about three boards tabs open because I'm listening to music, trying to add them to my playlisys, and trying to make a start on my noms for another game lol. So I'm a bit all over the place

Omackeral

SineadSpears wrote: »

Ah here wtf am I doing tonight. I'm slow all over the place arrr

Purgative wrote: »

Don't worry - until everyone starts calling you Liz

JP Liz V2

SineadSpears

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Chatham Islands

The unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous Moriori language) is a blue field with a map of the island in the centre, the Te Whanga Lagoon depicted in white. Behind this device map is a depiction of the rising sun, an allusion to its local name Rekohu, meaning 'rising sun'.

Chimbu

The bird of paradise and Southern Cross from the national flag are combined with two red spears (representing leadership), a white chain (for unity) and a yellow coffee branch (for the main cash crop).


It's a great flag, potential finalist?

Chimbu for me

Very good very good

ari101

I think anymore when I'm undecided I'm gonna wait to see if Kathleen turns up with the research before I vote

*cough* too lazy to do it myself *cough*

Omackeral

ari101 wrote: »

*cough* too lazy to do it myself *cough*

Barred from thread for 2 weeks for suspected Covid breach.

SineadSpears

Yeah no pressure Kathleen *coughs* but I do love a good explanation myself *coughs*

Omackeral

Chimbu advances

That will do us for Day 2 of this trip to the far flung part of this ball of water and rock we call home. Tomorrow we should finish off Round 1, there's still plenty more beauts to behold. Until then friends, stay well.

KathleenGrant

ari101 wrote: »

I think anymore when I'm undecided I'm gonna wait to see if Kathleen turns up with the research before I vote

*cough* too lazy to do it myself *cough*

SineadSpears wrote: »

Yeah no pressure Kathleen *coughs* but I do love a good explanation myself *coughs*

If I really disliked a flag the symbolism wouldn't matter but I do love to learn what they mean and it could sway me if it the symbolism was particularly good.

KathleenGrant

Omackeral wrote: »

Chimbu advances

That will do us for Day 2 of this trip to the far flung part of this ball of water and rock we call home. Tomorrow we should finish off Round 1, there's still plenty more beauts to behold. Until then friends, stay well.

Thanks Omackeral. Really sorry to miss the start of this. Will look over the others now and see what I missed.

Omackeral

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Thanks Omackeral. Really sorry to miss the start of this. Will look over the others now and see what I missed.

Let us know your thoughts on some of the ones you missed if you could!