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Please note that in the early-middle ages, standards were sometimes (for reasons which are now unclear) transported into battle and displayed whilst mounted on some form of wheeled conveyance.
The Golden Hind 1577, England (Wikipedia); Flag of Sydney, Australia (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of Rakytne, Ukraine (fotw); Flag of
Chevel', Ukraine (fotw);
Flag of Pen'kiv, Ukraine (fotw);
Flag of Holovyn, Ukraine (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Beirut, Lebanon (fotw); Arms and Flag of St-Denis, Reunion (fotw and
ICH);
Arms of Vrhnika, Slovenia (fotw)
Flag of a Galley Captain, Sardinia 18th Century; Ensign of The Commander of
Galleys, Pre-Ottoman Tunis: Galley Flag of
Livorno, Italy c1600;
Galley
Ensign of France 18th Century (fotw)
Please note that if a sheaf is made up of any grain other than wheat this must be stated - e.g., a barley garbe.
Flag and Arms of Freienwil, Switzerland (fotw
& Wikipedia); Flag and Arms of
Sopje, Croatia (fotw); Flag of the
Sheaf Steam Shipping Co., UK (fotw)
A Gardiamo/Handguard According to Spanish Regulations (Reglamento de Banderas Actualizado)
Badge and Flag of the British North Borneo Company 1882-1948 (fotw & CS)
Royal Standard 1961 – 1971, Sierra Leone (fotw);
High Commissioner’s Badge, Palestine 1948 (fotw);
Flag of Parana, Brazil (fotw)
Please note with regard to 1), that the English heraldic requirement of only four flowers per garland is not generally observed in flags.
A Garland in Heraldry According to English Heraldic Practice (Parker)
Flag and Arms of Martijanec, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of Horn, Netherlands (fotw);
Arms of Helmstadt-Bargen, Germany (Wikipedia)
Flag and Arms of Santa Combinha, Portugal (fotw)
Please note that the use of standard sizes of flag at army posts is by no means limited to the US (although the names may differ), and that the largest size is the one displayed on days of national celebration and/or service significance, or as otherwise regulated (see also ‘battle ensign’, ‘ceremonial ensign’, ‘holiday colours’ and ‘Sunday ensign’).
Marcus Garvey’s Flag 1917 (fotw); National Flag of
Zambia(fotw); National Flag of
Malawi 1964 – 2010 (fotw); National Flag of Kenya
(fotw)
Please note that some sources include these with the pan-African colours as referenced above.
A US Gay Pride Flag (fotw)
Flag of The Labour Party, Turkey (fotw)
Example (Parker); Flag of Frelighsburg, Canada
(fotw)
Flag and Arms of Montgomery County, Maryland, US (fotw & Official Website);
Flag and Arms of Posedarje, Croatia (fotw)
One version of the gin pennant, UK (CS)
Please note that the above is usually made on board from whatever materials lie to hand, however, the company Gordon’s Gin are known to have supplied a number of commercially produced gin pennants to yachtsmen in the 1950’s.
Flag of Warfstermolen, The Netherlands (fotw);
Flag of Albufeira, Portugal (fotw)
Please note that there is no proven connection between these terms and ‘guidon’, but that the similarity cannot be ignored.
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