The 1936 Olympic Games are well known for many historical reasons including Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler, German nationalism, and palatable tensions which would lead to World War Two. However, a microstate in Europe was also deeply impacted. The consequences were lasting.During the opening ceremonies, athletes from Liechtenstein were shocked to discover that their flag was identical to the flag of Haiti! After the games, a yellow crown was added to the flag of Liechtenstein.
I guess very few (if any) citizens of Liechtenstein or Haiti had visited the other country or had ever noticed. Of course, if any had they probably kept quiet to avoid the difficulty of changing something as hard as a national flag.
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HA, i guess that there was very little chance of any of them to know the other country, but what were the chances that 2 flags of such distant countries would be similar?
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