British Solomon Islands Protectorate c.1906-1947 (Solomon Islands)

Last modified: 2008-03-29 by ian macdonald
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1:2 image by Martin Grieve, 9 January 2005

• Description
• Badge
• British Resident Commissioner Ensign c.1902-1947
• Red Ensign

See also:

• Historical Flags (Solomon Islands)
• Colonies of the United Kingdom

Description

British Solomon Islands badge: 'BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS' around crown. The circle was white, the lettering was black and the crown was in full colour. Used c.1908-1947. Blue Ensign for government vessels. Not on Union Flag.
David Prothero, 1 October 1999

Source: badges of the British Colonies from Flags of Maritime Nations 1914 [usn14] which also appears on Znamierowski 1999 [zna99].
Blas Delgado, 19 September 2000

1906 might just be correct. The first reference to the badge that I have seen is a c.1909 amendment to the Admiralty Flag Book of 1907. It was replaced in 1947 when arms were granted.
David Prothero, 23 September 2000

Badge

image by Martin Grieve, 9 January 2005

British Resident Commissioner Ensign c.1902-1947

Badge: 'B.R.' below crown. The circle was white, the lettering was black and the crown was in full colour. Used c.1902-1947 in British Solomon Islands (also c.1902-c1916 in Gilbert Islands [nowadays Kiribati] and c.1916-1937 in Gilbert and Ellice Islands [nowadays Tuvalu]). Blue Ensign only. Not on Union Flag.
David Prothero, 1 October 1999

Red Ensign

image by Clay Moss, 14 February 2008

This ensign is typical of those British red ensigns that had no official warrant but were produced and used nevertheless.
Clay Moss, 14 February 2008