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by Rich Bono
Yesterday I saw a car that had a license tag with what was compositionally
the flag of Morocco but instead of a green star on plain red background, the
colors were reversed—I modified the Morocco flag to obtain pretty much exactly
the emblem I saw on this fellow's car. Do you know what the flag represents? Is
it some nation close to Morocco or a region within Morocco or something else? It
just bugged me that I couldn't find out what it is! I would be grateful for any
help you can give me.
Rich Bono, 28 December 2004
by Andres Burgers
My friend is an inveterate collector of anything under the sun, including
flags. Recently he attended the sale of a deceased estate (a former Army
officer) in Cape Town and bought a few flags, among them the strange (for us)
nine bar red-white-blue-white-red-white-blue-white-red flag which I attach
hereto. The heirs could not say how or where their ancestor got it from nor what
it represents. I saw a painting of the Drommedaris, one of the three ships with
which Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape in 1652, where she was wearing a
double Dutch tricolour at the mizzen top, but that of course had only six bars
red-white-blue-red-white-blue. The painting is however not contemporary - in
fact it is very recent from a still living artist. He has the flag of Amsterdam
at the fore and the VOC flag at the ensign staff correct. From this I assume he
did his research properly. Might this mystery flag be a variant?
Andries Burgers, 15 December 2004
by Devereaux Cannon
I have been sent a UFE which might be described as a St. George's flag, but with the cross shifted toward the hoist and also toward the top. The correspondent who sent this to me had seen it in several locations in Georgia (US), and in North and South Carolina. He has seen it flown in connection with the Confederate battle flag, and assumed it had a Confederate connection. I am not familiar with the use of such a flag in any connection with the CSA Can anyone identify this flag?
There is a flag for "The North of England" which is similar. The red cross on
the white field is a Scandinavian style cross, but this UFE also seems to have
the cross ride up towards the top of the flag. In any event, I have no idea why
any such flag (other than the St. George of England) would be seen in several
locations in Britain's former coastal provinces south of Virginia!
Devereaux Cannon, 10 December 2004
by Wendy Wilkinson
The flag appears to be a red X in the upper left-hand corner on a medium blue
field. My great-grandfather Adolf was in US Cavalry in the Spanish American war
stationed in Cuba, 1898. While there, a comrade (who was an architect's
assistant) made him a present of these architectural plans of a castle painted
by a senior associate. The plans are dated 1822 but otherwise have no other
information. The plans do not indicate the country in which the castle is
located. My grandmother told me the castle was "owned by a Spanish prince." But
Spain was in control of many countries in those days. The blueprints are in
English. I was wondering if the flag (if it is genuine, and not an artist's
rendition of a banner) could be a possible clue to the location of this castle.
Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated!
Wendy Wilkinson, 30 November 2004
The first thing that popped in my mind was "badly rendered British blue
ensign".
Marc Pasquin, 1 December 2004
I have someone who called me about a flag they are flying. They said it has 5
horizontal stripes of Orange - White - Blue - Yellow - Lime Green. I have no
further information.
Lee Herold, 9 February 2004
A pure hypothesis, some kind of Chinese flag. There have been quite a few
imperial rank flags with various colours so this arrangement might just be one
we haven't got yet (especially if the orange bit is a faded red).
Marc Pasquin, 10 February 2004
If this is an old flag, especially if it is one made of wool bunting and the
orange and green are faded, then it may be of great interest. During the
Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902, Transvaal and Orange Free State forces combined
against the British. This involved also the fielding of mixed units with men
from both states. Some of these units used flags to designate headquarters which
combined the colours of the two countries. The Transvaal colours were red,
white, blue and green; those of the orange Free State were red, white, blue and
orange. In one or two cases, the orange was replaced by yellow (perhaps through
inability to obtain orange- coloured material). Several of these so-called "vyfkleur"
(five-coloured) flags exist. This may be one of them. I would need to see a
picture of the flag or (better still) to examine the actual item to be more
certain of this.
Michael Faul, 18 July 2005
by Andres Burgers
While watching the third day of the first cricket test between England and
South Africa at St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth on TV this afternoon my
attention was occasionally distracted by the Barmy Army. They were there in some
strength, well tanked up and in good voice. Many St George crosses waving about
especially when the English team did something they approved of. There were
among Barmy Army many members wearing the cross of St George on their T-shirts.
There were also a few who wore a red cross Branchee or Fichee also on their
T-shirts. Would this be only a private variation of St Georges cross among this
crowd or has it some sporting connection like a cricket club flag that you know
of?
Andries Burgers, 19 December 2004
I suggest that this flag may be a remnant of either the Knights Templar or
the Knights Hospitalier.
"Carmel", 25 June 2005
I was looking at Monet's Garden at Sainte-Adresse (see
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/monet/adresse.jpg.html for a larger
image) and was wondering what the flag on the left was.
N
