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(2:3) 
by Zeljko Heimer, 17 May 2001 (According to [pay00])
The flag used by civil ships is yellow, blue, red 2:1:1, with
a red bordered blue oval with white eight pointed star in the
middle.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 December 1995
According to [pay00] - Civil
Ensign (---/C-- (2:3)) - National flag with the blue oval
bordered red with eight-pointed white star in the middle. This
same flag is hoisted also on diplomatic missions abroad. Surely,
this practice is due to avoid confusion with Ecuatorean missions.
Also, this flag is not to be confused with the Diplomatic and Consular Flag which is the
honourary flag hoisted on ships only to signify that a high
diplomatic officer is aboard. Compering to the legislation -
Civil ensign shown in Album is having to large the cental emblem.
Zeljko Heimer, 16 May 2001
Article 2 - the merchant ensign of Colombia is as it was established in the decree number 309 of 1980 (sic! maybe 1890?), three meters long and two meters wide, defaced in the middle with an oval shield of blue field encircled with a zone o