Image:Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg

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Summary

Description
English: The pre 1801 Union flag (of Great Britain). A note should made of the term "King's Colors". This term is used by US-based flag makers and sellers because this was one of the flags used by the King's forces during the American Revolutionary War. For more on this term see FlagStuff.com.
Español: Imperio Británico
Source

Made by Hoshie

  • Colours: vexilla mundi Dead link as of: 12DEC2007
  • Proportions: Zscout370 and Madden
Date

12 October 2005 (original upload date)
Author

Hoshie
Permission
( Reusing this image)

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File history

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Date/Time Dimensions User Comment
current 23:11, 19 September 2006 1,000×600 (875 B) Madden (proportions fixed (and made it ratio 3:5), based on Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg)
06:34, 1 January 2006 450×300 (3 KB) Zscout370 (The flag ratio back in the 1600's was 2:3, not 1:2.)
04:16, 12 October 2005 1,000×500 (2 KB) Hoshie (The pre 1801 Union flag. The original flag is from the [http://www.sodipodi.com/clipart/flags/uk.svg 1996 Sodipodi flag collection]. Colors have been improved from [http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/united_kingdom.htm vexilla mundi]. )
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