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On this day, July 15, in 1099, crusaders conquered Jerusalem, leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had this as its flag.(upload.wikimedia.org)

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Neb@lemmy.world
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Was the black outline part of the design?

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diprount_tomato@lemmy.world
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It probably didn’t matter

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Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world
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Wasn’t this one of the few flags that was allowed to break the “no gold on white” rules?

Just a good design all around for a flag!

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diprount_tomato@lemmy.world
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Wait what? I always thought gold and white flags are amazing

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lemme_at_it@lemmy.world
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It’s probably best you read the symbolism which is portrayed in the flag for yourself from arhcive.org

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