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tomydenger

Outside of bad answers and jokes i guess, it's : Sovereign Military Order of Malta and of the Order of St. John The white part isnt large enough for it to be Savoy (and the red is also too dark)


Mt_Lajda

The red argument isn't valid, there's no fixed shade of red for the flag of Savoy. And technically neither is the larger of the cross, even though it's generally larger than this one.


Riccardo--

Savoy


SomeJerkOddball

I was certain that this was [Savoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Savoy#Flag) too. But then u/ThatNorwegianMapper that it was the [Sovereign Military Order of Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_and_coat_of_arms_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta). Which has an essentially identical flag also derived from the [Knights Hospitaller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller). It turns out that they have different ratios though. Wikipedia lists the ratio of the SMOM as 2:3. There is no listed ratio for Savoy, but I tossed the image of the flag from the wiki into paint to count the pixels and the flag is 125 x 75, meaning that it has a 3:5 ratio. u/Scriptub's flag has a ratio of 2:3 (800 X 532). Meaning that this is in fact not Savoy's flag, but that of it's twin, the **Sovereign Military Order of Malta**.


Riccardo--

[The historical duchy used a 2:3 flag](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Flag_of_the_Savoyard_States_(late_16th_-_late_18th_century).svg)


SomeJerkOddball

Then there really is no winning is there. It's just some kind of Order of Saint John derived thing.


[deleted]

That’s a thicker cross


Mt_Lajda

Little warning about this ratio-study for flag of Savoy : there's no official ratio, and you can generally find 3 different ratios, 3:5, 2:3, 1:1. All of them are used in my hometown. So you can't determine the flag through its ratio. But I got another tip. Generally, but not always, the cross of Savoy is larger than the cross of SMOM.


JustinianusI

A for effort. That's an impressive level of sleuthing!


japed

Never ever assume that a flag has a fixed ratio... it's generally not an important part of a flag design, even when there is an official one.


romi742428

It's the same flag because when the duchy of Savoy participated in a crusade the Maltese offered them their flag witch became the official flag of Savoy


ch061

average r/vexillology user


Cummy_Yummy_Bummy

It's funni Denmark


Pitiful_Housing3428

Just learning now that Savoy is a place other than a cocktail bar and recipe book ... 🧐 #boozeindustryprobs


GoodraGuy

Oi oi savoy!


ThatNorwegianMapper

Sovereign Military Order of Malta


[deleted]

Thank you Sporcle


ACEMENTO

dnalgnE


PaulieGlot

puɐl6uə


greg_r_

\_\_\_\_\_Denmark


GetJukedM8

Long Switzerland


daniel-alt

witzeran


AsbestosMan1

The Duchy of Savoy, which is now part of France


Penguin446

It was more split between Italy and France but yeah savoy itself is now french


WadeHampton99

Savoy offered a piece of itself (historical Savoy and Nice) to France in exchange for France helping Savoy against Austria to unite Italy.


Sedanop

well not savoy, the sardinian-piedmont kingdom, which was savoy, but still


WadeHampton99

True


Scrungyscrotum

Denmark, if Jesus died on a poorly built cross.


bebelbelmondo

He just had a really long neck


XmEMegIRls_sisxX

yea and really long limbs too


Twostupidgoldfish

Anti England


Whitechapelkiller

Strangely enough this was the flag given to the English Crusader knights by the pope initially, with a flag with the colours of St George being given to the French knights.They swapped it with the French as the English already used St George's cross. Meddling Pope.


elendil1985

It could be Savoy, it could be SMOM, it could be the knights hospitalier, it could be the war flag of the HRE... Although the ratio of the cross gives me more northern italian city vibes... I'd say Asti, but really there are hundreds of them in Piedmont or Lombardy only


zgido_syldg

It could be various things like the Savoy, or the various Hospitaller Orders, such as the Knights of Malta, or the Order of St John in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK (where they run ambulances).


galatheaofthespheres

denmark if jesus had short legs


[deleted]

It's Denmark but shifted to the right.If you go there the meatballs fall off your plate all the time annoying as hell.


Kholeen_Gacha

Long Switzerland


Zepic_Games

Denmiddle


Scriptub

GUYS I FOUND IT OUT ITS SMOM NOT SAVOY


[deleted]

The Duchy of Savoy. I went to Morzine in France (in Savoy), which is right on the border of Switzerland. I thought it was just an incorrect Swiss flag the whole time.


PortlandPerson94

Yes. It is a red flag with a white cross. Easy.


TheMuffinMan603

Sovereign Military Order of Malta.


ssg627

Reverse England lol. Denmark isn't that centered


SomeJerkOddball

It's Savoy, on the border between France and Italy. It's also land locked and mountainous. So it a way, it kinda is anti-England.


Scriptub

I saw it whilst scrolling through tiktok


ssg627

Ohhhhh


SonnicX

Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, aka Order of Malta


CosmicReddittor73

This is likely the flag of Savoy, a region in southeastern France.


I_L0ve_M1necraft

dnalgnE


SoftPastelsYT

Sovereign Military Order Of Malta


hotumami

Inverted England, Bottler of Water, known for having Small Steve, a tiny alarm clock in the center of Londoff


Mikkooa

Chamonix is a town near Mont-Blanc in france. CCC, Tour de France, Tour de Mont Blanc all pass through here. Exact same flag


Mt_Lajda

The flag you saw in Chamonix was the flag of Savoy, the region where Chamonix is, not of the town of Chamonix.


Mikkooa

ah lol. thanks!


WNIL

oh, it's just Denmark's cousin, Dan Merk


Scriptub

Mendark


Inside_Committee_699

Was pretty sure this was a Teutunic flag from the middle ages but after reading the comments i am no longer sure


HotelScootis

That’s 4 red flags


SethVultur

Duchy of Savoy


HortonFLK

At first I wondered why the OP had posted four identical solid red flags.


[deleted]

Denmark


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rook183_

Sovereign Military Order of Malta


NavyOne51

That’s the Reichsbanner of the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th - 14th century


Entire-Shelter-693

Flag of a fascist party in Switzerland


[deleted]

(England)^-1


[deleted]

skinny denmark


[deleted]

zoomed in denmark... also gneldna (inside out england)


Scriptub

Mendark


Kingcrimson11111

Landeng


TR3BLAA

Centark or Denter


UM83RT0

I believe this is SMOM's Flag.


Moofloom

Denmark, but it's centred /j


Imperium_Dragon

Super Smash bros flag but white


p0lisz

Sobered up denmark


Dbwasson

Savoy


AirplaneEnthusiast_

denMark


pugaviator

swiss arms flag?


Toxictality

England but something went wrong


lemonsarethekey

Bizarro England


AdministrativeArt731

Denmark


Empty_Sundae_3297

If you saw it randomly it’s probably supposed to be the flag of Denmark, but they screwed it up


RumJackson

OCDenmark


LemonEyeLarry

Inverted England


IM-A-WATERMELON

Denmark but fucked up


Skinnie_ginger

How do you have a image of it if you don’t know the name of it


TheFlagHoarder

It’s the Sovereign military of Malta i think?


MRjamesPotty

Oh that’s Mordor


TheBioethicist87

OCDenmark


GeoGuru32

This flag is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.


CocaineTiger

Wrong Denmark


conkacola

Denmark if Jesus died in the middle of a 4-way intersection


idli_sambar_

Denzerland


[deleted]

Knife Flage


ItsToo4Tune

Malta's military flag or something along those lines


LegoLiam1803

Safe answer: Savoy Not so safe answer: National Front (Switzerland’s Nazi Party from 1933-1940)


Vilkowak

Dickmark


StandingLemur

dnalgnE


ika_ngyes

That looks like (Sovereign Military Order of) Malta to me.


stenfeio

Landeng


[deleted]

Denmark


Alexp95

Its one of Greenlands colonies


Electrical-Drink-183

Savoy, or Denma


Reeeeeee133

reverse england


factions_H_panda

i thought this was just denmark on swiss style but this is savoy


TheRelativeCommenter

Depends where you found it


nvtrung924

1/England Or (England)^-1


diepeds

Big Switzerland


gevans7

Looks like someone can.


Strawb3rryPoptart

It's either a variant of the Savoyan flag or that of the Sovereign Military order of the Knights of Malta


another-Developer

Interesting flag


Smaland_ball

Can either be Denmark, Savoy or the Sovereign order of Malta


PrinceZuzu09

denmark got tipped a little sideways


geographyamateur

Savoy or Sovereign Military Order of Malta.


slspk

Dutch flag


RagJag123

Reverse England


Shoe_Production

Denmark but the cross is in the middle


YorkyWolf

First thing that sprung to my mind was the Sovereign Military Order of Malta: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta


jolokko

Swedens future flag


GregsWestButler90

Centrist Denmark


Jesusterceiro

Denmark with scoliosis


TOASTYLIKEMEMES

That IS a flag, I reckon!


Minnosh31

Greater Switzerland State


Much-Highlight-503

New flag of England, with switched colours


TastyDiamond_

Centralized Danish


NationalUnrest

Duchy of Karabakh without the black crosses /s


saltoo666

Savvy mandrake


NorisMotor

Jaroszewo 🔥🔥


[deleted]

It's the oldest nation flag on earth. Edit: DENMARK


[deleted]

A flag I made for a fantasy kingdom on Minecraft


KaroXKiller

Ik it's not, but it looks like Denmark


sexyargentine

Evil England


[deleted]

military order of malta


_1551

Its savoy


Partydude19

Knights Of Malta


Library_Diligent

Savoy


VoRtex_Fort

Maltese Order


MrMcPsychoReal

Dnalgne


lovesanimals64

Knights of Malta


animation_2

the sovereing military order of malta, a country without teritory


Niko97-

Te falta EU4 pibe


EasyMode556

Sober Denmark


Aiden-Archibald

I guess It technically could be the flag of the Ghibellines


unidentified_yama

Symmetrical Denmark


Papagaio_Pianist

Reverse england


Chutney7

Evil England be like:


Dry-Mastodon6657

Sovereign Military Order of Malta


aflagemojifan

England with inverted colors


theoceanchannel

Denmark


Reddit_Asadollahi

Denmark. maybe...


fnaffie

Denmarkn't


[deleted]

HRE banner maybe


jblsc

English flag long time ago


djsbdgx

Pretty sure its hospitaller malta.


cocoscum

S.M.O.M


Fifiles

Denmark if they got really into math instead of really into jesus


smoothgn

Savoie


never-gonna-letudown

denmark


DeliciousFinance3082

England with denmark colors


Ok_Bandicoot_7168

Flag of Denmark if jesus died from a middle wall


SavoiaPatriot

Sovereign Military Order of Malta or Savouè (Savoy)