28 August 2019

Flag of South Melbourne

I couldn't find a flag of South Melbourne online, so decided to make one in Photoshop. It only took about 30 minutes to create.


It's based on the coat of arms:


Which I found on the Heraldry of the World wiki here: https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php/South_Melbourne.

In heraldry terms it's Gules, on a Fess between in chief a repre­ sentation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross, with five Stars, and in base a Lymphad, sail set, Pennon and Flags flying, Argent, two Mullets Gules. In plain English it's a red field with a white stripe with the Southern Cross on top and a galley (from Scottish heraldry) with full sails below. There are two red stars on the white stripe.

The arms were granted on 3 February 1967. The shield is based on earlier arms assumed by the City of Melbourne, with a colour change from black and gold to red and white, the colours of both the city and its former Australian rules football team, the South Melbourne Football Club (known now as the Sydney Swans). The Southern Cross is drawn from the State arms and flag badge, its position above the white bar indicating that the City is south of the capital, Melbourne. The ship presents the sea, southern boundary of the municipality, with its facilities for swimming and water sports.

I used the ratio of the flag of Victoria, 2:1, and the flag of Denmark for the ratio of the stripe horizontally. The red is based of the red in the Union Jack. The stars are evenly spaced about a third of the width of the flag apart.

I'll use it for a faction in Brutal or A Right Bloody Mess (ARBM) gaming.

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