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ZFC1109

Soviet Union // naval rank flag

Sub-collection: Russia / USSR

Like navies around the world, the Soviet Union (USSR) had distinctive rank flags for its officers. This particular flag was hoisted by the commander of a unit of ships on his own vessel. The canton design is the Soviet war ensign (see collection item ZFC1106). The red field expresses the revolutionary Communist commitment supposedly character[...]

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