Finland flag proposals: individuals (page 1)

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• Hugo Nyberg proposal (1863)
• J. Penger proposals (1863)
• Maamies proposal (1863)
• Otto Donner proposal (1863)
• Zecharias Topelius proposal (before 1863)
• Modification on Topelius' proposal (1863)

• Historical flags of Finland
• Proposals - page 1 (newspapers) (7 images)
• Proposals - page 3 (unattributed) (7 images)

Hugo Nyberg proposal (1863)

by Ossi Raivio

Proposal sent by Hugo Nyberg, an engineer from Joensuu, U. Sirelius on 9.12.1917. Nyberg suggested adding a white border over all for merchant ensign, a post horn for postal flag and a caduceus for custom's ensign.
Ossi Raivio, 15 August 1999

J. Penger proposals (1863)

Proposal 1
by Ossi Raivio

Proposal 2
by Ossi Raivio

These are proposals of J. Penger, Master of Laws, dated on 18.5.1918. The plain white-blue-yellow tricoulour would have been the national flag. The red lion flag with the national flag in the upper hoist would have been the "patrol and defence flag". According to his proposal the state flag would have been the red lion flag.

I don't know what Mr. J. Penger meant with those colours. The book from which those images are taken (Suomen lippu kautta aikojen) does not give any other information.

Maybe blue-white for blue-white-supporters and yellow for red-yellow-fans. Those B-W-Y colours are currently used in the husband's pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa.
Ossi Raivio, 15 August 1999; 17 August 1999

Maamies proposal (1863)

A pseudonym for the designer.
Jaume Ollé, 15 August 1999

Otto Donner proposal (1863)

by Antonio Martins

Zecharias Topelius proposal (before 1863)

by Antonio Martins and Ossi Ravio

Modification on Topelius' proposal (1863)

by Antonio Martins