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![[Banner of the Komturia and Town of Strasburg (Teutonic Order)]](../images/d/de^to716.gif)
by António Martins, 8 February 2002
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White field with red deer (rotated 90 degrees [clockwise]).
Norman Martin, 20 January 1998
[Editor's note: the following translation by Chrystian Kretowicz of the Banderia Prutenorum manuscript is based on a translation from Latin into Old Polish, available at the Choragwie Pruskie cz. 1 - Jan Dlugosz webpage.]
21. Banner of the Komturia and Town of Brodnica (Strasburg), led by Baldemin Stoll, brothers and hired help. Note: banner is 2 cubits minus a quarter [i.e. 1.75 cubits] long, 1 and 1/2 cubits wide. [Editor's note: about 87 cm × 75 cm.]
Chrystian Kretowicz, 2 June 2001
The original image shows the flag hanging vertically (hoist in the top of the picture) and a wodden pole is visible at the viewer's right hand (my image being thus a supposed backside); no finial; dark blue sleeve. The flag design suggests this flag was supposed to be flown with the hoist at the bottom, which i