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by Željko Heimer
The proportions of vertical stripes on the French flag when used at sea as the civil or naval ensign or jack are 30:33:37, to give a good visual effect when flying, and therefore called optical proportions.
Željko Heimer, 23 September 1995
The Tricolore ensign was adopted by a decree dated 27 Pluviose of the Year II (15 February 1794) and by a decree dated 7 March 1848. The proportions 30:33:37 were decided by a regulation dated 17 May 1853.
Armand du Payrat, 29 August 1997
The regulation of 1853 gives the precise measurements, in metres and centimetres, of the standard legal ensigns, numbered from 1 to 16. #1 is 9 m x 13.5 m and #16 is 50 cm x 75 cm.
Pierre Gay, 24 September 1998
![[Masthead pennant]](../images/f/fr~wp.gif)
by Željko Heimer
The masthead pendant in its present form (replacing the interim design adopted on 24 October 1790), was established by Article IV of a Decree of the National Convention dated 27 Pluviose of the Year II (15 February 1794). The Decree gave the construction details of "one-fifth blue, one-fifth white and three-fifths red", while the table of standard sizes were confirmed by Naval Regulations issued in April 1987.
The masthead pennant is a triangular tricolour pennant, proportion 1:20~ or 1:(4+4+12)~)
Source: Album des Pavillons [pay00]
Flaggenbuch [neu92] gives the following table for the size (in cm) of the pennant:
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