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Jack of the FNFL (Forces Navales Françaises Libres), France (fotw)
Flag of Batken, Kyrgyzstan (fotw); Flag of the Mulgi people, Estonia (fotw)
Notes
a) These are not established terms, but have been introduced by the Editors since no established alternatives could be found.
b) The terms “National Ornament” and “Folklore Ornament” are often synonymous since the former was often adopted from the latter.
Flag of Manchester United FC, UK (fotw);
Flag of the Gibraltar Football Association (fotw);
Flag of Lincoln City FC, UK (fotw)
Flag of Lačnov, Czechia (fotw);
Flag of Leegebruch, Germany (fotw);
Flag of Badendorf, Germany (fotw)
Please note that in the sailing/steam-assisted navy, the command flag of
a vice-admiral was formerly flown in this position (also ‘balls of difference’, ‘flag of command’
and
‘flagship’).
Flag of a Vice-Admiral 1864 - 1898, UK (fotw)
Please note that this term has been introduced by the Editors to avoid any possible confusion with the existing term “hooked cross” – see ‘hooked cross’.
Flag of Affoltern
district, Switzerland (fotw),
Flag of Kappel am Albis, Switzerland (fotw)
Flag of Galanta, Slovakia (fotw)
State Ensign of Lower Saxony, Germany (fotw)
Flag of Vilamacolum, Spain (fotw)
Notes
1801 Pattern of Union Jack, UK (Graham Bartram);
Jack/Fortress Flag, Soviet Union 1924 – 1932 (fotw);
State Flag/Naval Ensign of Norway (fotw)
a) Some countries use/used ensigns of special design to denote ships belonging to naval fortresses (notably Soviet Union).
b) It is also not unknown for a country to have had sets of rank flags to denote presence of officers of particular rank/position in coastal artillery and fortresses.
Flag of the Navy Board, Canada (fotw);
Flag of the Admiralty Board, UK (fotw);
Flag of the Chief of the Navy Board, Australia (fotw)
Please note that in UK usage the fouled (or foul) anchor is considered a symbol of the Royal Navy, and that officers of the British merchant marine show an anchor (of a slightly differing pattern) without its cable on their cap badges and buttons.
Flag of Carragosa, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Fontanezier, Switzeraland (fotw);
Flag of Eirado, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of the Christlich-Soziale Union, Bavaria, Germany (fotw)
Flag of Goch, Germany (fotw); Flag of Frauenkappelen, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Hockenheim, Germany (fotw)
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