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War Flag/War Ensign/Jack
[War flag, war ensign and Jack] by Željko Heimer
(4+2+4):(5+2+5+8)
Source: Album des pavillons (2000)

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About the War Flag

Neither Sweden nor Denmark uses a square version of the national flag as a jack. Both countries use the forked flag as both jack and ensign. It appears from photos that, though the jacks are smaller than the ensigns, they have the same proportions.

The 1971 Pedersen The International Flag Book in Color [ped71] describes the Swedish ensign and jack as:

"Last adopted 1906. The Swedish swallow-tailed flag was originally the King's personal emblem, or