Royal Yugoslavia (1918-1941): Standards

Last modified: 2004-11-13 by ivan sache
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• Note on terminology
• Commodore's standard
  • First version (1922)
  • Second version (1937)
• Squadron Commander's standard
• Senior Officer afloat's standard
  • First version (1922)
  • Second version (1937)

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• Royal Yugoslavia (1918-1941)

Note on terminology

The word standards (stegovi) used here is obviously different from standarti, used for the royal standards, but I have not found a better translation, since steg comes from the root "standing" just as standard does.

Željko Heimer, 20 November 2003

A similar thing happens in German. Rank flags of heads of state and higher officials are usually termed Standarten (standards, as almost anywhere). However there is a further term with the stand- root which identifies swallowtailed- and pennant-shaped flags: Stander.

Santiago Dotor, 25 November 2003

Commodore's standard

First version (1922)

by Željko Heimer

The commodore's standard (steg komodora) is prescribed in article 7 of the 1922 law. The flag is triangular, forked with the royal crown in full colours in