Quick work, James. The East New Britain flag is hard to make out, but the description (way down the page) says that one of the borders is composed of "traditional shell money". I don't know what they make their wampum from. It's a pity that no country or state has a bivalve on its flag. (As an ichnologist, I was intrigued to find one flag with a symbolic pair of footprints--the Buddha's.) Interesting to hear that Travancore is Kerala. The truly dedicated conchologist needs access to a historical atlas! My next question is: What institutions (companies, universities, etc.) have shells as part of their logos? Andrew K. Rindsberg Geological Survey of Alabama