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Crnogorska četna zastava

Crnogorska četna zastava

Troop flag of Sekula Djokov Janketic Esign of Lipovske troop of the Kolašin brigade, mid 19th centurySrpski (latinica)‎: Lipovska četna zastava Kolašinske brigade - sredina XIX vijeka.

Zastava Nikole I Petrovića

Zastava Nikole I Petrovića

Srpski (latinica)‎: Zastava Nikole I Petrovića (glavna ratna - alaj-barjak)

Zastava sa Vučjeg Dola

Zastava sa Vučjeg Dola

Srpski (latinica)‎: Zastava sa Vučjeg Dola.

British flag flown from HMS Spartiate during the Battle of Trafalgar

British flag flown from HMS Spartiate during the Battle of Trafalgar

Union Flag flown from HMS Spartiate during the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) and now in the Zaricor Flag Collection, a private American collection. The flag is made from wool, and – as is common for ha... More

British flag flown from HMS Minotaur during the Battle of Trafalgar

British flag flown from HMS Minotaur during the Battle of Trafalgar

Union Flag flown from HMS Minotaur during the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) and now in the National Maritime Museum (ZBA6946), part of the Royal Museums Greenwich. The flag is made from wool bunting, a... More

British flag hung from the Cenotaph, Whitehall, on Remembrance Day

British flag hung from the Cenotaph, Whitehall, on Remembrance Day

Union Flag hung from the Cenotaph, Whitehall, on Remembrance Day. The flag is 10' x 6' (305 cm x 183 cm).

Indian Navy Broad Pennant

Indian Navy Broad Pennant

The broad pennant of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy. The naval force of the Honourable East India Company was known as the Bombay Marine until 1830 and the Indian Navy from 1830 to 1863. The flag was... More

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), 1938

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), 1938

Hawaiian quilt, Ku’u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), unidentified maker, 1938, cotton, plain weave, appliquéd using a variation of the fern stitch, quilted with running stitches, Honolulu Museum of Art

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), c. 1900

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), c. 1900

Hawaiian quilt, Ku’u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), unidentified maker, c. 1900, cotton, wool, plain weave, appliquéd, quilted, Honolulu Museum of Art

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), 1890-1900

Hawaiian quilt, 'Ku'u Hae Aloha' (My Beloved Flag), 1890-1900

Hawaiian quilt, Ku’u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), unidentified maker, 1890-1900, cotton broadcloth and sateen, cotton thread, plain weave, appliquéd with modified Cretan or catch stitch edges, quilted with run... More

Ku'u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), Hawaiian cotton quilt from Waimea, before 1918, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Ku'u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), Hawaiian cotton quilt from Waimea, b...

Kuʻu Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), Hawaiian cotton quilt from Waimea, before 1918, Honolulu Museum of Art accession 2590

Ku'u Hae Aloha, Hawaiian flag quilt, Honolulu Museum of Art 5783.1

Ku'u Hae Aloha, Hawaiian flag quilt, Honolulu Museum of Art 5783.1

Kuʻu Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), Hawaiian flag quilt, cotton, hand pieced, appliqued and quilted, late 19th to early 20th century, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 5783.1

Finnish SS battalion flag

Finnish SS battalion flag

Flag of the Finnish Waffen-SS battalion. Photographed in Mikkeli Infantry museum. Suomi: Suomalaisen Waffen-SS pataljoonan lippu. Kuvattu Jalkaväkimuseossa.

Estonian naval jack in Lennusadam 2

Estonian naval jack in Lennusadam 2

Estonian naval jack and naval ensign in Lennusadam maritime museum. Suomi: Viron laivaston rainelippu ja kielekkeinen valtiolippu Lennusadaman merimuseossa.

US-Navy-PUC-Pennant

US-Navy-PUC-Pennant

The Presidential Unit Citation pennant awarded to the US Navy ships that assisted in the capture of the German U-Boat, U-505, during World War II. The pennant and medal ribbon shown in the photograph are curre... More

War flag (spare), U-505 - Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) - DSC06793

War flag (spare), U-505 - Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) - D...

Exhibit in the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Türkei Seidenfahne makffm

Türkei Seidenfahne makffm

Deutsch: Fahne, Istanbul datiert „1225“ (= 1810–1811); Seidendamast, broschiert mit Gold und Silber; unten das zweischneidige Schwert Imam Ali (im Museum ist die Flagge so angebracht, dass das Schwert rechts z... More

Mihail Sturdza hadizászló 1834-1849

Mihail Sturdza hadizászló 1834-1849

Magyar: Mihail Sturdza kori hadizászló Русский: Знамя Молдавского княжества времён Михаила Стурдзы 1834. Română: Steagul al Principatului Moldovei din 1834 English: Banner of the Moldavian Principality of 1... More

Flag of Azerbaijan Republic made by Mammad Amin Rasulzade

Flag of Azerbaijan Republic made by Mammad Amin Rasulzade

The state flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic made by Mammad Amin Rasulzade and his wife during the migration.

Chinese junk flag - A piece of cloth with a dragon on it

Chinese junk flag - A piece of cloth with a dragon on it

An Imperial Chinese junk flag captured during the First China War 1839-42. It is part of a collection belonging to Sir Robert Oliver (1783-1848), Superintendent of the Indian Navy. The hand sewn flag is made o... More

Forty-seven star US flag Alamogordo

Forty-seven star US flag Alamogordo

Forty-seven star US flag at the Alamogordo Museum of History, Alamogordo, New Mexico. New Mexico was the 47th state to enter the union, entering on January 6, 1912; there were briefly 47-star flags until Febru... More

Confederate Naval Flag, captured when Sherman took Savannah - Wisconsin Veterans Museum - DSC02988

Confederate Naval Flag, captured when Sherman took Savannah - Wisconsi...

Exhibit in the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This item is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Tangipahoa African American Buffalo soldiers 2010Jan18

Tangipahoa African American Buffalo soldiers 2010Jan18

Buffalo Soldiers Display in Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum

Sujagi (1871)

Sujagi (1871)

The flag of the Korean Commander-in-Chief at Kang Hoa, Korea, June 11, 1871. Captured under fire, during the attacks on the Korean forts, by Privates Purvis and Brown of the detachment of Marines under Captai... More

Flag of the Russian-American Company, 1828

Flag of the Russian-American Company, 1828

Drawing of the flag of the Russian-American Company published in "Depictions of Russian flags, standards,and pennants and their use at present" St.Petersburg, Russia, 1828

Sujagi - Public domain photogrpaph

Sujagi - Public domain photogrpaph

Sujagi flag, captured at Fort McKee in the attacks on the Salee River Forts, June 10 and 11, 1871, by Corporal Charles Brown of the USS Colorado (left) and Private Hugh Purvis of the USS Alaska (middle). Both... More

Imperial Chinese junk flag

Imperial Chinese junk flag

An Imperial Chinese junk flag captured during the First China War (1839-42). It is part of a collection belonging to Sir Robert Oliver (1783-1848), Superintendent of the Indian Navy. The flag is made of silk wi... More

Flag of Baku Khanate - A red and black cloth with circles on it

Flag of Baku Khanate - A red and black cloth with circles on it

Flag of Baku Khanate captured in 1806 by Russian general Sergey Bulgakov.

Flag of Ganja Khanate in 1804 - Public domain dedication image

Flag of Ganja Khanate in 1804 - Public domain dedication image

Flag of Ganja Khanate captured by Russian general Sisianov in 1804

Flag of the Pest national guards in 1848

Flag of the Pest national guards in 1848

Flag of the Pest national guards in 1848 Hungarian National Museum    Native name Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum  Location Budapest District VIII , Hungary Coordinates 47° 29′ 28″ N, 19° 03′ 46″ E   Establi... More

Semenovsky Regiment company flag

Semenovsky Regiment company flag

Svenska: En kompanifana för Semjonovskijregementet tagen som trofé under slaget vid Narva år 1700.

Serbian vojvodina flag 1848

Serbian vojvodina flag 1848

Flag of Serbian Vojvodina from 1848.Zastava Srpske Vojvodine iz 1848. godine.

Confederate 'Stars and Bars' Flag, captured at Columbia, South Carolina - Wisconsin Veterans Museum - DSC02996

Confederate 'Stars and Bars' Flag, captured at Columbia, South Carolin...

Exhibit in the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This item is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Early Icelandic flag from 1913 - Public domain book illustration

Early Icelandic flag from 1913 - Public domain book illustration

An early variation of the Icelandic flag from 1913Magyar: Az izlandi zászló egy korai változata 1913-ból

Flag of the Tsar of Moscow 1693

Flag of the Tsar of Moscow 1693

Flag of the Tsar of Moscow (Moscow Military museum). Русский: Флаг Царя Московского (Центральный военно-историчекий музей). St. George Conquering the Dragon is a popular subject in Christian art, representin... More

King's colour of the King's Own Regiment of Foot carried at Culloden

King's colour of the King's Own Regiment of Foot carried at Culloden

King's colour of the King's Own Regiment of Foot (Colonel William Barrell's regiment), carried at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and now in the National Museums of Scotland (M.1931.299.2).See also the regiment... More

Union Flag RMG RP-76-17 (cropped)

Union Flag RMG RP-76-17 (cropped)

Union Flag British Union Flag (post 1801 pattern). Machine stitched wool bunting. Worn as a battle flag by HMS 'Marlborough' 1912 at the battle of Jutland 1916. Rope and two Inglefield clips attached. Eyelets ... More

Union Flag RMG RP-76-17, British navy ship

Union Flag RMG RP-76-17, British navy ship

Union Flag British Union Flag (post 1801 pattern). Machine stitched wool bunting. Worn as a battle flag by HMS 'Marlborough' 1912 at the battle of Jutland 1916. Rope and two Inglefield clips attached. Eyelets ... More

California flag of Apollo 17

California flag of Apollo 17

Repository:San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive

Banner of Poland

Banner of Poland

Banner of the Republic of Poland, used as insignia of presidential authority by pre-war and in-exile presidents of Poland. Currently on display in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Polski: Chorągiew Rzeczypospolit... More

Court Banner of Sigismund II Augustus ZKnW-PZS 142