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Alternative Flag and Arms of Jabłonna, Poland (fotw)
Eagle Standard of a Roman Legion (about.com);
Eagle of 105th Regiment of the Line 1815, France (Wikipedia)
Please note with regard to 2) that during the Napoleonic era the eagle-topped staff alone usually acted as a regimental standard whilst on campaign, with the colour itself being retained at a regimental depot.
Typical Eagle Standard c1824 (fotw)
The flag of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (fotw); Flag of
Břidličná, Czechia (fotw)
Flag of the Church of Scotland (Graham Bartram)
Flag and Arms of Darda, Croatia (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Blato, Croatia (fotw)
Efficiency Pennant 1941 – 1945, Canada (Miles Li); E Pennants:
US Navy until 1942; US Army/Navy 1942-1945
(fotw)
Flag used by the Music Group X Clan (fotw)
Royal Standard of the UK and Electoral Standard of Hanover 1801 – 1816
(fotw); Ensign of Brandenburg late 17th Century (fotw)
Flag of Bautzen, Germany (fotw); embattled shield (CS);
Flag and Arms of Radkov, Czechia (fotw);
Flag of Greater Manchester, UK (fotw)
Arms of the Dukes of Rutland, UK (Wikipedia); Arms of the 11th and 16th Earls of Derby, England (Wikipedia); Arms of the 11th Duke of Athol (Wikipedia)
Emblem of Praia, Cabo Verde (fotw); Emblem of
Azerbaijan (fotw); Emblem of Bhutan (fotw); Emblem of
Brunei (fotw)
- Emblem, Military or Governmental/Departmental
- A design of heraldic or other symbols which is not a set of armorial bearings/coat of arms or a badge as defined herein, but which is used to denote a particular branch or division of the military, or a specific department within a government structure – but see ‘badge 3)’ (also ‘camp flag’, ‘coat of arms’, ‘emblem 2)’, ‘emblem, state or national', 'charge', ‘logo’, ‘military crest’ and ‘ship’s crest’).
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Navy Emblem, Morocco (fotw); Army Badge, RSA (fotw); Navy Emblem, Saudi Arabia; Air Force Emblem, Ukraine (fotw); Emblem of British Railways 1949 – 1965 (fotw) .
- Emblem, State, National, Provincial or Royal
- A design of heraldic or other symbols which is not a set of armorial bearings/coat of arms or a badge as defined herein, but which is used to fulfil the function of a coat of arms in a national or provincial context – see note a) below (also ‘badge’, ‘charge’, ‘coat of arms’, ‘emblem 2)’ 'emblem, military or governmental/departmental', ‘royal emblem’ and ‘seal’).
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National Emblem, Mexico (fotw); National Emblem of Italy (fotw)); Royal/National Emblem, Saudi Arabia (fotw); National Emblem, South Korea (fotw); Royal/National Emblem, Thailand (fotw).
NOTES
a) National/provincial emblems often epitomise the individuality and/or spirit of the state, and can be placed on a flag to distinguish it from others, which may be similar – as, for example, those on the civil ensign of Italy and national flag of Mexico
b) The emblems of some countries such as those of Mexico or of Italy (as shown above) – whilst conforming to the definition as detailed herein – are officially described as “coats of arms”.
Arms and Flag of
Seftigen, Switzerland (Wikipedia
& fotw); Arms and Flag of
Velika, Croatia (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Sveta Nedelja, Croatia (fotw)
Embroidered Detail on the Flag of San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain (Klaus-Michael Schneider)
Arms and Flag of Affoltern, Switzerland
Arms and Flag of Martijanec, Croatia (fotw)
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