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Just now I'm finished my flag redrawings from K.Dzirkalis book
"Latvijas karoga vesture" 1936 (History of Latvian
flag). There are flag proposals and flag ideas for Latvian flag.
Presented are only proposals and ideas diferent from official Latvian flag
Research for colors and flag for latvians began in end of 19th
century. Ideas mostly come from Livonian chronicles.
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
The idea come from Latvian traditional ornaments of cloth and
dresses. M.Silins proposed that if latvians (latvian
kingdoms - there was many) have some kind of flags before german
invasion, they should be clear understandable for people - each
part of latvia have their own ornament for cloths. M.Silins
drawing is something generalized from all ornaments. He propose
green or blue coloring - I've drawn only one.
Gvido Petersons, 16 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
1)
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
2)
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
In some cases also presented as flag of latvians (in middle of
19c).
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
1) 
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
Flag in proportions 3:1:3 R/W/R
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
2) 
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
Flag in proportions 3:1:3 R/W/R with 4 stars Auseklis for 4
historic kingdoms of Latvia: Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Latgale.
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
3) 
image by Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
Flag with heraldicaly drawn river Daugava.
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
Is this based in original drawings or on interpetation ? . If
I don't remember wrong the proposal was reported as Vawed line
meaning the main river of the country.
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1999
It is for Daugava river. The flag description (by Dzirkalis)
is exactly "Vawed zig-zag line". Also on picture.
Gvido Petersons, 27 December 1999
4 )Final choice was the first proposal but in proportions
2:1:2.
Gvido Petersons, 14 December 1999
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 December 2005
In 1989-1991, there were many demonstrations in the Baltics
against Soviet rule where medium red latvian flags were used (we
can say it is medium red because of Russian, Lithuanian and even
Soviet flags flying along). This was caused either by lack of
adequate fabric and/or by ignorance about the details of the
1921-1937 flag. These quickly disappeared, replaced with correct
ones.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 December 2005