Tunisian Historical Ensigns (Galleys and Galiote)

Last modified: 1999-12-30 by ivan sarajcic
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Franciae Vexilla (#15/61, September 1999) has a colour plate showing flags displayed as real flags or drawings in the Museum of Tunis. Tunisia was nominally under Ottoman rule from 1574 to 1881 (French military intervention).

The captions are by Jean Renault. I suppose he copied them in the Museum, therefore some look weird (especially those including "Ottoman period", knowing that all of these ensigns were used during Ottoman period.)

Ivan Sache, 06 October 1999

Commander of the galleys

by Ivan Sache, 06 October 1999

Commander of the galleys. Red swallow-tailed field with a blue border except along the hoist and three yellow crescent facing the fly, closely side by side. 1:2.

Commander of the galleys (Ottoman period). Trapezoidal swallow-tailed red field with a blue border except along the hoist and three golden crescents facing the hoist, side by side, of decreasing size from hoist to fly.1:2.

Ivan Sache, 06 October 1999

Galley Ensigns

by Ivan Sache, 06 October