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Ensigns from the Ching Dynasty (China): 5

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  1. Navy Commander-in-chief
  2. Navy Pennant
  3. Civil (merchant) Pennant
  4. Navy artillery boat ensign
  5. Navy artillery boat small ensign
  6. Navy artillery river boat ensign

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21. Navy Commander-in-chief

navy commander-in-chief
image by Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

Vertical red rectangle with Chinese letters 三軍司命 in black and black fringe.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006


22. Navy Pennant

navy pennant
image by Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006
Proportions: 1:50
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

A long yellow pennant.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006


23. Civil (merchant) Pennant

civil ensign
image by Eugene Ipavec, 2 October 2006
Proportions: 4:5
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

An orange pennant
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006


The odd-looking final segment of the staff is apparently part of the specifications.
Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006


24. Navy artillery boat ensign

naval artillery boat
image by Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006
Proportions: 5:6
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

A red rectangle with the Chinese letter 令 in black together with small red rectangle.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006


25. Navy artillery boat small ensign

small naval artillery ensign
image by Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

A small red rectangle.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006


25. Navy artillery river boat ensign

naval artillery river boat ensign
image by Eugene Ipavec, 4 October 2006
Source: Ching Dynasty Naval and Civil Ensigns chart (1881)

Horizontal five stripes of black, red, green, blue and white with white fringe together with red/green small flag above five stripes.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 October 2006