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Marseilles (Municipality, Bouches-du-Rhône, France): Variants of the flag

Last modified: 2005-02-26 by ivan sache
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Vertical flag of Marseilles

[Vertical flag]by Ivan Sache

A vertical version of the municipal flag of Marseilles can be seen in front of the Stade Vélodrome (football stadium), alternating with vertical Tricolore flags.

Ivan Sache, 6 November 2000

Flag with a cross resarcelee

[Flag with a cross resarcelee]by Ivan Sache

Thierry Gilabert reported a possible variant of the municipal flag of Marseilles. The flag is shown on a colour poster released by the tourism office of Marseilles, shown without caption on the Lexilogos website.

The poster shows a huge flag hoisted over the St. John's tower, located at the entrance of the Vieux-Port. The flag is white with a light blue cross but the cross is resarcelee, that is the cross is bordered by a thin light blue stripe separated from the cross by a thin white stripe.

I suppose that this cross is an artistic licence. It might have been the source for the logotype of the municipality of Marseilles, which shows a similar cross.

Ivan Sache, 8 July 2004