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Flag of Neuenburg upon Rhine, Germany (fotw);
Flag of Treycovagnes, Switzerland (fotw));
Flag of Weisweil, Germany (fotw)
Please note that a bend or baton sinister, sometimes incorrectly called a “bar sinister”, was originally placed over a coat of arms to indicate illegitimacy – see ‘baton(s) 2)’.
Flag of Gränichen, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Frankerandeel, The Netherlands (fotw);
Flag of Coeuve, Switzerland (fotw)
The Arms of Arthur Plantagenet (d1542) illegitimate son of King Henry V, England (Wikipedia); Arms of the Duke of Grafton (1663-1690) illegitimate son of King Charles II, England (Wikipedia)
Flag of Schenefeld, Germany (fotw)
Flag of Grolley, Switzerland (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Südtondern, Germany (fotw)
Flag of Bredenbek, Germany (fotw); Arms
and Flag of
Wesenberg, Germany (fotw)
Flag of Haut Rhin, France (fotw); Flag of
Le Sentier, Switzerland (fotw); Flag of Eiken, Switzerland (fotw)
Example; Flag and Arms of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia (fotw)
Flag of Wasseramt, Switzerland (fotw);
Example; Flag of Trüllikon, Switzerland (fotw)
Arms of Velika, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of Rodersdorf, Switzerland)
Please note that the US flag had no official star pattern until 1818,
at which time the 20-star flag (and all subsequent flags) had official patterns for military
purposes. Since 1912 (the 48-star version), the flag has had an official pattern for all purposes,
therefore, the type above is likely one of many patterns used during the period 1777-1795.
The Betsy Ross Pattern US National Flag (fotw)
Typical Ensign c1590, England (fotw);
Red Ensign 1707, UK (fotw)
Flag of Gáfete, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Leimbach, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Harelbeke, Belgium (fotw)
Notes
a) In strict English heraldic usage
this term should only be employed when the charge described is gold/yellow
(“or”) - see ‘tinctures’.
b) The term, dating from the time of the Crusades, is derived from a gold coin of Byzantium.
Flag of the Guarany People, Argentina (fotw); National Flag of Portugal
(fotw); Flag of Stary Oskol, Russia (fotw)
Please note that the division line on a bicolour may be described by using the vexillological terms: horizontal or vertical, by 'descending diagonal' and 'ascending diagonal'; or by the corresponding heraldic terms (party/divided): 'per fess', 'per pale', 'per bend' and 'per bend sinister'.
Big/Greater Arms of Tallinn, Estonia (fotw)
Flag of Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands (fotw);
Flag of Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Ganderkesee, Germany (fotw)
Flag of
Chastre, Belgium (fotw); Arms of
Vodice, Slovenia (fotw); Flag of
Franche-Comté, France (fotw)
Flag of Wittingen-Radenbeck, Germany (fotw);
National Arms of Romania (fotw);
Flag of West Sussex, England (fotw)
Badge and Flag of The Western Isles Council, Scotland, plus (doubtful) Badge and
Blue Ensign
Flag of Opatovice, Czechia (fotw)
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