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proposal for navy ensign (1919)

[proposal for Polish navy ensign (1919)] by Grzegorz Skrukwa, 5 Aug 2001

In 1919 marine painter Wlodzimierz Nalecz published in magazine "Bandera Polska" (1st number, dated May 1919) his own proposals for navy and merchant ensigns:

  • proposal for navy ensign: plain red flag with armed arm offcentered towards the hoist
  • proposal for merchant ensign: plain red flag with White Eagle offcentered towards the hoist
  • alternative proposal for merchant ensign: white-red bicolor with White Eagle in square in canton. Eagles were uncrowned!
Grzegorz Skrukwa, 5 Aug 2001

proposal for merchant ensign (1919)

[proposal for Polish merchant ensign (1919)] by Grzegorz Skrukwa, 5 Aug 2001

alternative proposal for merchant ensign (1919)

[alternative proposal for merchant ensign (1919)] by Grzegorz Skrukwa, 5 Aug 2001

First proposal for Polish naval ensign (1918)

[First proposal for Polish naval ensign (1918)] by Grzegorz Skrukwa, 5 Aug 2001

First proposal for Polish naval ensign in 20th Century was designed by group of Poles, former officers of Imperial Russian Navy in Sevastopol (Ukraine) in 1918.  It was white with amaranth saltire and White Eagle on amaranth centered disc.
In November 1918 this ensign was hoisted on s/s "Polonja" in Batumi (Georgia). "Polonja" was former Russian steamship "Chyatura". Its owner was Polish businessman from Baku, Stefan Rylski, and captain was Jan Bartoszewicz. But somebody noticed, that proposal from Sevastopol was designed as naval ensign, not merchant. So, soon on "Polonja" was hoisted another ensign: white with  amaranth saitire and White Eagle in canton.
As proposal for Polish merchant ensign may be treaten also house flag of Polish-Americ