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Originally Posted by Hindentanic
The current flag of San Antonio, Texas, isn't too terrible:
(Image from Wikimedia Commons)
When flown along with the U.S. national and Texas state flags, it creates the odd processional quality of the the white stars, the blue fields, and the red stripes becoming sequentially smaller the higher the rank:
(Image from runyib.com)
However, the largely unused coats of arms probably speaks more to the historicism the city would like to convey, even if the arms were drawn in ye olde yesteryear of 1972:
(Image from Heraldry of the World)
Much more officially used is the city seal, based on an original wood carving crafted in 1925:
(Image from City of San Antonio)
If it were up to me, we would be emblazoning our city with more Hapsburg double-headed eagles as is mounted over the historic Spanish Governor's Palace:
(Photo from Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site) |
According to the rules
It would be a good flag if they removed the building in the star
It can’t be seen from 150 feet away anyway
It’s good
But no seals or buildings of any kind
That’s the rules of the map maker specialists