Well. i kinda liked the Excution of the first design.. but also i liked the Idead of the Second one ..
and just like waht Jackdarton said.. if you're gonna go 4 the second design i think u should Lose the Effects, Drop shadow and Empose,, and Give it more Efforts to make the Shape better..
what kind of Colors.. ??
i have 2 Ideas..
1)) you can use 1 Solid Green color without any Tones.. just 1 color..
2)) or you can use all colors that U can find in all of the Flags..