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Shown in [pay00]:
1:2 blue flag with a yellow anchor in the middle.
This position was not noted in Neubecker 1939
[neu92].
Željko Heimer, 25 Oct 2002
Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative
issue [pie95].
(Only anchor, no stars; 1:2)
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002
Shown in [gmc17], as image #505:
Swallow-tailed red-white-blue tricolour in 333:500 ratio, with a yellow
crescent in the white stripe near the fly. The crescent is of particular
shape, unlike the Muslim crescents. Latter
sources do not show any flag for full admirals. The first later source (that
I have), the Flaggenbuch [neu92],
shows already a new set of flags, blue with stars, basically the same as
in use today. I suspect that this flag with a crescent might be relic
from time when the admiral’s flags were hoisted on different masts to
indicate different grades, and that at the time of the Great War, the
Paraguayan Navy had not modernised in this sense, something that
was done later, in due time to get into Flaggenbuch
[neu92], so to say.
Željko Heimer, 06 Oct 2002
Shown in [pay00]: 1:2 blue flag with
three yelow five-pointed star set in falling diagonal (i.e. one in
upper hoist corner, one in the middle of the flag and one in lower fly).
Neubecker 1939 [neu92] attributes this
flag also to Inspector General of the Navy. Today there
may not be such function, or maybe the flag is not used (or simply the flag
of the appropriate rank of the holder of the duty is used).
Željko Heimer, 25 Oct 2002
Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative
issue [pie95].
(3 stars; 1:2)
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002
Shown in the Flaggenbuch [neu92]:
2:3 blue flag with three yellow five-pointed stars in falling diagonal.
Željko Heimer, 28 Oct 2002
Shown in [pay00]:
1:2 blue flag with two yelow five-pointed star set in falling diagonal
(i.e. one in upper hoist corner and one in lower fly).
Neubecker 1939 [neu92] attributes this
flag to Rear Admiral as independent commander (whatever that
exactly means) and Director General of the Navy.
Željko Heimer, 25 Oct 2002
Shown also in Album 1995 recapitulative
issue [pie95].
(2 stars)
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002
Shown in the Flaggenbuch [neu92]:
2:3 blue flag with two yellow five-pointed stars in falling diagonal.
Željko Heimer, 28 Oct 2002
Shown in [pay00]:
2:3 white flag with red falling and blue rising diagonal
stripe, on their intersection a white disk containing a golden five-pointed
star. This is the rectangular version of the naval
jack. Neubecker [neu92] does no show it
in 1939, so this one might be younger then that. I wander if «not in
command» means that it is used by any admiral visiting a ship who is not in
ship’s vertical line of command, or, say, only by those admirals who
currently does not hold any commanding function…
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002
In case of the square jack the white disk
covers entierly the crossing part of the diagonals. Here this can’t be done
so that the disk does not reach into white field (unless the disk being
eliptical, which is probably not the case). This poses the question which
diagonal is in front of the other.
The Album [pay00] shows, just as I
follow, the red in font of the blue, and the disk slightly larger then the
smallest intersection part, so reaching a bit into white field (whithout any
visible fibriation - the effect of apliqueing of the disk on the flag might
provide decent distinction).
Željko Heimer, 26 Oct 2002
Shown in Album 1995 recapitulative issue
[pie95] in 2:3 ratio.
Željko Heimer, 27 Oct 2002