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by Željko Heimer, 13 May 2002
Naval Ensign (Adopted 1992)
See also:
Lithuania has also adopted a range of naval and military rank flags; they are white with
the national flag as a canton and stars or a badge in the fly to
denote ranks or appointments.
Tom Gregg, 8 January 1998
The naval ensign was adopted on 25 May 1992 by the Heraldic
commission of Lithuania. The flag is based on the yacht-club flag
of Kaunas which was used til this date. The proportions of this
flag were however 2:3. The width of the cross is 1/7 of the width
of the flag.
Pascal Vagnat, 1 April 1997
Lithuania has adopted a new naval ensign which is different
from the one used during the nation's first period of
independence. The current naval ensign is white with a dark blue
St. George-style cross throughout and the Lithuanian tricolor as
a canton. Proportions: 1:2.
Tom Gregg, 8 January 1998
From Album 2000 [pay00] -
Naval Ensign (---/--W 1:2) - White flag with blue cross and the
national tricolour in the quarter. According to Pascal Vagnat on
FOTW, it was adopted in 1992, and the width of the cross (and
threrefore also each of the stirpes) is 1/7. However, the image
in Album appears to have cross somewhat whider. On purpose?
Before WWII similar flag (only in ratio 2:3) was that of the
Kaunas Yacht Club (was it used as ensign?). I guess that now it
can't be used so any more.
Željko Heimer, 13 May 2002
image by Randy Young, 03 April 2015
Photo by Christian
Westerback at "Helsingin
Sanomat" (First published in print 8 April 2004; report
by Kaius Niemi), show Lithuanian state
flag used as jack.
Jan Mertens, 28 July 2007
The jack seems to be of the darker blue variety. So if you're making that one
as well, you might use the darker shade there to show that Vytis doesn't always
have the exact same colours. E.g.
http://defendinghistory.com/over-1000-neo-nazis-fill-main-vilnius-boulevard-on-lithuanian-independence-day/32439.
On eBay, BTW, Tatmingpoon2
sells his flags with an even bigger knight, but that's no guarantee original
flags have that too.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 02 April 2015
This source shows that the shade of red is the same on both the tricolor flag
and the banner of arms, and that yellow and green are also darker. While
Wikipedia seems to have used such shades, current FOTW image of tricolor flag
uses brighter ones. Consequently, either shall brighter red be used for the FOTW
image of state flag, or shall the tricolor flag be repainted into darker shades
of all three colors.
Tomislav Todorović, 02 April 2015
Toma was kind enough to point out that the graphic that I posted last night
had some serious dithering going on.
Randy Young, 03 April 2015
There's something different with the bridle and harness, but I can't figure
out whether something disappeared in a furl or whether the artwork is different.
I guess there's not much we can do about it.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 13 May 2015
Previous Jack (1992-2004)
image
by Željko Heimer, 13 May 2002
A new jack has also been adopted; it is white with a circular
badge showing a stylized yellow castle on a red field, with a
dark blue anchor behind the badge. Proportions" 1:2.
Tom Gregg, 8 January 1998
From Album 2000 [pay00] - Jack
(1:2) - White flag with blue anchor and the circular badge in the
middle of it. The badge consists of yellow bordered (dark) red
disk with yellow castle-emblem. To all likness, it's been adopted
simultaneously with the new naval ensign in 1992.
The Corr. 26 of 1990 Album [pie90]
showes (for the first time) the same jack but on square field. I
presume that this was never used, and that it is result of not
fully confirmed data at the time.
Željko Heimer, 13 May 2002
by Željko Heimer, 15 May 2002
From Album 2000 [pay00] -
Masthead Pennant (1:20) - Rectangular pennant with swallow-tail,
national tricolour at hoist (1:4) and blue fly.
Željko Heimer, 15 May 2002
