This first flag is that of Indonesia. It is a banner that hearkens back many centuries to the kingdoms of the Indochinese regions. Red and White are the colors associated with the long banners used during the French occupation, and they chose that exact design when they declared their independence.
Remarkably similar is the Polish flag. The red and white colors are from the Lithuanian/Polish coat of arms, a red shield with a white silhouette of a knight on horseback. While the Lithuanian flag is different, the Polish flag developed into this in the mid 1800s, and has stayed put since.
Seeing the disparate countries together gets the brain to make connections otherwise missed. Like another two flags coming up.
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