Red star on a red field. The flag of Vietnam also has a yellow star on a red field. North Korea's Red Star operating system takes its name from the communist red star. Socialist countries in Africa also incorporated the red and/or gold star into their heraldry. This practice was also adopted by countries that were formed following decolonial national liberation struggles, which often involved Marxist organizations. Transnistria and the Luhansk People's Republic are proto-states located in Eastern Europe. Due to their historical association with the Soviet Union, they have adopted socialist imagery including the red star into their flags and heraldry.
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region both of which are based in the Brussels-Capital Region. Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region The Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region consists of a stylized yellow, grey and white iris on a blue background. Note that this is the flag of the whole Brussels Region, and the City of Brussels municipality has a different flag. The first flag was adopted by the Capital Region in 1991. A new flag based on the city's current logo became official in early 2015. The yellow iris, an "Iris pseudacorus", as a symbol for Brussels dates back to before 1924 with Cornette writing that the