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In this blog post we have an intriguing guide that we found in the vexillology category of Reddit created by the user called Udzu that shows flags from around the world with spirals - A curve that winds around a fixed centre point or axis, continuously moving farther away from or closer to it. Check out this design to learn about some of the top flags with spirals which is an ancient, universal symbol representing growth, evolution and the nature of life including the areas they came from.

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And here we have the best pictures we could find of the spiral flags in the guide for you to see as well as some information about them or the places they are from thanks to Wikipedia and some other places with links to where you can get more details.

Tino Rangatiratanga Flag

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The national Māori flag, also known as the Tino Rangatiratanga flag in reference to the concept of tino rangatiratanga, is used to represent the national identity of the indigenous people of New Zealand. (More info)

Hundertwasser Koru Flag

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A koru flag was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1983 and proposed as a secondary flag for New Zealand. (More info)

New Zealand - Koru Proposal

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The right half of this flag is black. At the halfway point of the flag, the black forms a koru on a white background. The black koru spirals down and to the left from the top of the flag. (More info)

New Zealand - Koru Fern Proposal

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The Koru Fern combines two iconic New Zealand symbols: the silver fern and the koru. (More info)

Kosovo Proposal

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Suggested flag proposal for Kosovo right before the declaring of independence. (More info)

Flag of Balakirevo

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Flag of Balakirevo, Vladimir Oblast in Russia. (More info)

Flag of Dmitrovskoe

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Flag of Dmitrovskoe rural settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia. (More info)

Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug

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The flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, in the Russian Federation, is a blue field charged with a white argabar sun emblem within a golden disc. (More info)

Flag of Kirkel

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Kirkel is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximatively 8 km southeast of Neunkirchen, and 20 km east/northeast of Saarbrücken. (More info)

Flag of Paola

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Paola is a town in the Port Region of Malta, with 8,706 inhabitants as of 2019. (More info)

Flag of Moskenes Municipality

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Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. (More info)

Flag of Fusa Municipality

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Fusa is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 377.84-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 2020. (More info)

Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture

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Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,097.19 square kilometres. (More info)

Flag of Naruto, Tokushima

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Naruto is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the city had an estimated population of 54,989 in 26,206 households. (More info)

Flag of Noheji

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Noheji  is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2026, the town had an estimated population of 11,539 in 6228 households. (More info)

Flag of Omitama

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Omitama is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 48,776 in 18,311 households and a population density of 337 persons per km2. (More info)

Flag of Ottawa

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The flag of Ottawa is blue on the left and green on the right with a stylised white "O" design in the middle. It was adopted following the amalgamation of municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton into Ottawa in 2001. (More info)

Flag of Altos del Rosario

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Altos del Rosario is a municipality in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. (More info)

Apalachee Nation Flag

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The Apalachee were an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, specifically an Indigenous people of Florida, who lived in the Florida Panhandle until the early 18th century. (More info)

Flag of Oro Valley, Arizona

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Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located 6 miles north of Tucson, Arizona, United States, in Pima County. (More info)