Governor's Ensign and Naval Jack 1882-1948 (British North Borneo, Malaysia)

Also Governor's Flag ca.1910-1948

Last modified: 2005-02-19 by santiago dotor
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by Juan Manuel Gabino
Flag adopted 5th January 1882, abolished 24th October 1949

• Description

See also:

• Governor's Flag 1882-ca.1910 (British North Borneo, Malaysia)
• British North Borneo 1881-1963 (Malaysia)
• Sabah (Malaysia)
• Malaysia

Description

According to Flaggenbuch 1939, the Governor's flag was also the national flag of the territory known as (British) North Borneo (Company). Flaggenbuch 1939 adds (Priv.) — does this mean that the territory was a private property of the British North Borneo Company?

Ivan Sache, 2 January 2001

From: Cumberland Clark, The crown colonies and their history, London, 1939:

In 1938 the British North Borneo Company still continued to exercise its administrative powers. It did so under North Borneo's own fl