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National Flag of Israel (fotw);
Naval Ensign of Israel (fotw);
Civil Ensign of Israel (fotw)
Please note that the Magen David is also known as the Seal of Solomon and as such may be represented as a pentagram of with five points as it now appears on the flags of Ethiopia and Morocco (based on the Hebrew Encyclopaedia) - see ‘pentagram’.
National Emblem and Flag of Ethiopia
Flag of the Mail/Postal Service 1918 – 1941, Yugoslavia (fotw); Flag of the Mail/Postal Service, Russia (fotw);
Royal Mail Pennant, UK (fotw)
Examples: Chief; Cross; Pale; Saltire; Fess; Pile; Chevron; Quarter; Bend
Examples of Major’s Colours, English c1641 (Željko Heimer, CS and fotw)
MTLQ in the 1866 Commercial Code of Signals – from 1880 The International Code
of Signals - and the “number” of SS Australia (P&O Lines) c1898
Please note that use of two flags to indicate the country of registration applies only to a call sign hoist in the current International Code.
Naval Ensign, UK (fotw); Naval Ensign
South Africa 1952 – 1981 (fotw)
From left: Medical Services, Spain (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Polzela, Slovenia (fotw);
Grand Master of the Military Order of Malta (fotw); Arms and Flag of Lagow,
Poland (CS)
Please note that the cross on the national flag of Malta is not a Maltese cross but is the emblem of a British order of gallantry – the George Cross.
Please note that in English then British usage only vessels of the Royal Navy are permitted to wear a pennant.
The Common or Tricolour Pendant, England then UK 1661 – c1850 (fotw)
Notes
a) When used on the arms of a ruling
prince or sovereign a mantle becomes a pavilion (see
‘pavilion’)
b) Mantles may still be seen in
the parliamentary and state robes worn by British peers (which are graded according
to rank).
Please note that mantling originated as a protective covering for the helmet.
Girl’s Brigade Company Marching/Parade Flag, UK (Graham Bartram)
Catholic Marion Flag (CS); Flag of the Catholic Church in Poland (fotw)
Norway-Sweden Union Mark and Naval Jack 1844 – 1905 (fotw); Arms of Bobenheim am Berg Germany (Wiki)
The cadency marks of the 1st to the 6th son in English heraldry (Parker)
Flags 3, 5, 6 and 7 in Marryat’s Code of
Signals for teh Merchant Service (fotw)
Flag and Arms of Wodzisław Śląski, Poland (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Vysočina, Czech Republic);
Royal Standard of Spain 1580 – 1700 (fotw)
Flag of Bray, Ireland (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Ens, The Netherland (fotw); Flag of
Hemikem, Belgium (fotw)
Example: Banner of Arms of the Rohan-Chabot family, Josselin, France (fotw)
Flag of Castile and Leon, Spain (fotw); Flag of Romont, Switzerland (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Vrgorac, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of Oberkirch, Switzerland (fotw)
Masthead Pennant of Spain (fotw)
Masthead Pennant of Belgium (fotw)
Masthead Pennant of France (fotw)
Masthead Pennant of Estonia (fotw)
Notes
a) A distinction has been drawn between
the standard masthead pennant flown by commissioned warships as defined in 1)
above, and the various command pennants that are flown in addition and subordinate
to it (see also ‘command pennant’).
b) There are three exceptions to this – the broad command pennant,
broad pennant
and the burgee command pennant -
all of which replace the masthead pennant when flown.
Matricular Ensign/Registration Flag of La Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain c1870 (fotw);
Matricular Ensign/Registration Flag of San Juan de los Remedios de Cuba, Spain c1850 (fotw)
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