I had seen Quasar's Progress flag last year at a Pride event in Aurskog-Høland. It struck me when seeing both that flag and the Vecchietti flag how un-busy the Progress Pride flags look in real life. Speaking from experience moderating /r/vexillology on Reddit, the Progress Pride flags are highly controversial among flag enthusiasts. My own verdict, especially now that I've seen the flag IRL, is that I'm fond of Vecchietti's Progress flag. But I'm just as glad to commemorate Pride with my plain six-stripe rainbow flag.
A wimpel is a type of pennant most often found in the Nordic countries. Wimpels are flown in place of a proper flag essentially to avoid needing to follow flag code. Seeing a Ukrainian wimpel was pretty surprising for me since Ukraine obviously isn't a country where wimpels see much use, so this is essentially an adaptation of a foreign flag to local flag traditions, simply because city hall doesn't want to raise and lower the flag every day.
Incidentally, one variant of the Swedish wimpel that I've often seen when on the road to Charlottenberg looks a lot like this: blue stripe over yellow, only a lot longer and thinner.
This flag breaks with Norwegian municipal vexillological tradition by being a shield-on-a-bedsheet as opposed to a banner of arms. The selection of the coat of arms was highly controversial due to its style, the lack of transparency and democracy in its selection, and the cost of its development. Some remarked about how the placement of the boats implied retreat, due to the heraldic significance of dexter and sinister.
Three years after the formation of Lillestrøm municipality, I'd say the design has grown on me. I really like the symbolism of referencing the Sørum boat, the oldest boat in Norway, which was uncovered here. The triple repetition of the boat symbolizes the three former municipalities of Skedsmo, Sørum, and Fet traveling together towards a common future.
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