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Command flag, Rear-Admiral, Japan (1897-1945)
A Japanese Rear-Admiral's command flag made of wool bunting with a cotton hoist and a rope halyard. The seams are machine sewn and finished by hand. The hems at the edges are also hand sewn. The flag is white, with a red border at the top and bottom between which is an eight-rayed, red sun placed in the centre of the flag. This design was in use from 1897-1945.
The flag was acquired via the Naval War Trophies Committee in 1947.
The flag was acquired via the Naval War Trophies Committee in 1947.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0540 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | Command flag |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945 |
| Date made: | 1940-1945; 1940-45 |
| People: | Japanese Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Flag: 1651 x 2641.6 mm |
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