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From the newest articles in Heraldry and Vexillology:

...that John Anstis became Garter Principal King of Arms in 1718, after trying for almost a decade to get the appointment?
...that the Karavas were the only Sri Lankan community traditionally entitled to use flags?
...that the Norwegian heraldic authority forbade any other municipality to use the rose which appears on the Flag of Trondheim (pictured), because of the symbol's long association with that city?
...that the Samara flag, presented as a gift from Russia to the Bulgarian volunteers in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, is the only flag awarded a Bulgarian Medal for Bravery?

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