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Italian merchant ensign (1848-1946)
Italian merchant ensign (1848-1946) made of wool bunting with a linen hoist. It is machine sewn with the central shield printed onto the fabric. A rope is attached to hoist the ensign. It has three vertical stripes in green, white and red. On the centre stripe is a red shield with the white cross of the House of Savoy within a blue border.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0538 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | Civil ensign |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1848-1946; circa 1920 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Cook Collection |
| Measurements: | Flag: 711.2 x 1397 mm |