Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany

This ranks as one of the most hilarious flags in all of Europe. The conventional blue, red and while fields are interrupted by a golden band puncutated by hilarity. A slightly anthropomorphised, crowned ox’s head stares out at the viewer with his beady eyes and sticks out his tongue. A red griffin stands next to the ox head, apparently trying to frighten it, but to no effect. Mecklenburg West Pomerania: home of the bad-ass ox.