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by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999
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by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999
Admiralty flag (1700-1710)
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from 
Flag-znamya korablya, 
Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999
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by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999
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by Yosef Obskura and Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999
Admiralty flag (1710-1802)
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from 
Flag-znamya korablya, 
Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999
 image by António Martins, 21 Oct 1997
 image by António Martins, 21 Oct 1997
From 1705-1917 this flag was used by merchant
vessels. In 1883 it became the
state flag of Russia.
From 1700 till 1845 used on cargo vessels of the fleet and
was called "proviant flag";
stern flag [i.e. ensign] (1697-1700).
Željko Heimer, 03 Apr 1999, quoting from 
Flag-znamya korablya, 
Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999
 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 
6 July 2025
 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 
6 July 2025
The fishing administration Turkestan-Black Sea-Danube (1899-1917) according 
on what reported by Aldo Ziggiotto in "Tre secoli di storia attraverso le 
bandiere", source [zig94] in our Bibliography. 
The posted image had a dark blue shade, likely inspired by the original 
illustration. I opted to change it to medium blue (синий), given that 
this is a variant of the contemporary ensign, akin to others such as the
Russian American Company. See also the
Caspian Sea Fish and Seal Administration for another 
fishing administration flag.
 António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 
July 2025