Last modified: 2008-12-13 by phil nelson
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 September 2008
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Siegels flagchart of 1912 shows a Sweden yellow merchant flag (1820).
Description of flag: a yellow flag divided by a blue centred cross. The flag is denoted as merchant flag of 1820.
Source: Die Flagge. Geschichte der Entwicklung der auf den Kriegs- und Handelsschiffen zur Verwendung kommenden Flaggen unter Berücksichtigung des Gebrauchs von Flaggen zu Signal und Salutzwecken [sig12] flagchart 62; row 1 column 2.
The image within source has some odd ratio between 4:7 or 5:8. Therefore is no
ratio given above.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 September 2008