Nepal has the most unusual flag in the world, as it has a completely different shape from the flags of entire world nations.
According to CNN, the most easily spotted flag in the world is of Nepal because it is different from other flags, comprised of two crimson-coloured, rightward-pointing isosceles triangles with a navy blue border and two white shapes. One on the lower half represents the sun, while the one on the upper half represents the moon.
Sanjog Rupakheti, a Nepal native and professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, explained, “That particular shape, the single pennon and double pennon, is not unique to Nepal. It has a long and deep history in South Asia and in the Indian subcontinent.”
“We were taught in school growing up that the sun and moon … represent the eternity of the nation, triangles supposedly representing the (Himalayan) mountains that Nepal is known for. As a historian, I think a better and a more persuasive interpretation would be to see these symbols as representing these mythical, ancient, illustrious dynasties that many ruling elites in the region often styled their genealogy after.”
Some people believe that the red colour of the flag represents the national flower of the country, the rhododendron, while others say it symbolises war and bravery.
However, Rupakheti highlighted that the full backstory of the Nepali national flag is a mystery because even scholars of the country are not sure about it.
