Hohenzollern Romanian Empire Flag by Rarayn on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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Commentary:
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This flag was requested by ~kazi2000 who wanted an alternate flag for Romania in a world where the Hohenzollerns remained in power and created a proper Romanian Empire.

The basic flag design wasn't very difficult, but I spent hours getting the eagle right. I didn't have to draw it from scratch or anything, but the eagle I based it on is pretty old, and was not created digitally.

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Symbology:
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Normally the shield on the eagle would depict the heraldic elements of each of the four major sub-divisions of Romania, but I decided against it this time for the sake of simplicity. The central shield instead represents the House of Hoenzollern, with the four stars taking the role of representing the aforementioned major sub-divisions.

The saltire represents St. Andrew, patron saint of Romania.

The colours are the red, gold and blue of Romania, of course.

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Resources:
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Eagle [link]