Flags of Sweden, 16th Century - 1814

Last modified: 2005-03-26 by phil nelson
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• The Flag of Sweden until 1818
• The War Ensign of Sweden until 1815
• Regarding the naval use of the state flag in the seventeenth century
• The Ensign of the Archipelago fleet (the fleet of the army), 1761-1813
• Early sources regarding the flag

See also:

• Colours of the flag in history
• Finland Proper (Finland) (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland)
• Myths of the origin of the flag (Sweden)
• Historical flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

The Flag of Sweden until 1818 (same as present flag)

by Edward Mooney, Jr.

The War Ensign of Sweden until 1815 (same as present war ensign)

by Jan Oskar Engene

In those days, this flag can be considered to have been state flag, too.

Regarding the naval use of the state flag in the seventeenth century

Merchant vessels frequently used the three-tailed flag, even though they formally had no right to. Using the flag of the King and navy, would give an impression that a vessel had guns or was under the protection of the King. The same thing happened in Denmark-Norway. Only in 1663 was an ordinance issued in Sweden prohibiting merchantmen from using