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 great seals of the states and territories 
 
 
 ARMS OF VARIOUS NATIONS lb 
 
 FLAGS OF THE PRINCIPAL YACHT CLUBS OF 
 THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Etc. 
 
 FROM 
 
 WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL 
 DICTIONARY 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A. 
 PUBLISHED BY G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY 
 
 1914 
 
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 Copyright, 1914, 
 
 By G. & C. MERRIAM CO. 
 
 Registered at Stationeks' Hall, London, England. 
 
 All rights reserved. 
 
 JUN 301914 
 
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 U. O. BOUOHTUN AND COMPANY, ELECTROTYl'ERS, PRIN2ERS AND BINDERS. 
 
OFFICIAL FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES 
 
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 'The easterly or westerly pennant abmt cautionary or storm flag indicates northerly (and easterly or westerly) winds, btlow southerly (and ca- rly) winds. The easterly pennant 
 
 when displayed alone is the Information Signal and Small Craft Warning 'The temperature signal abort a weather flag indicates warmer, brlov indicate* colder weather 'Cold wa I 
 indicates 45 or lower 'When two are shown. Hurricane 
 
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GREAT SEALS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES 
 
 CONNECTICUT 
 
 DISTRICT OF COLUMWA 
 
 KENTUCKY 
 
 MARYLAND 
 
 MASSACHUSETTS 
 
 MINNESOTA 
 
 MISSISSIPPI 
 
 "The Great Seals of Georgia, Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Virginia have a reverse, as well as the obverse shown in these plates. 
 
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 PLATE II 
 
GREAT SEALS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES 
 
 'The Great Sr»'» n( Gror^u, Prnmylvani*. Virginia *nH West Virginia btve * rere>ic, a* well ** the nfivcnc ihown m thr*c plalcv 
 
 PLATE III 
 
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ARMS OF VARIOUS NATIONS 
 
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 VENEZUELA 
 
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ARMS AND FLAGS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND HER COLONIES 
 
 
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 'The National Flag far oaf ashore Flown on the jack stall of men-of-war and at the main by the Admiral of the Fleet. With certain insignia in the center 
 sentatives ashore and afloat, and afloat by military authorities With colonial badge in center, used afloat by . . commissioners and officers adm.i 
 
 'Flown by ships of war and by vessels of the Royal Yacht Squadron. 'Flown by vessels commanded by officers of Royal Naval Reserve an 
 colonial badge in fly. flown by vessels in the tm p toyme a t of a British Colony With other insignia in fly. flown by vessels in oth< r 
 by consular officers. Flown also by several yacht chsbs- 'Flown by British merchant ships, and vessels not otherwise pr-.vi |. 
 
 house. Used by Trinity House with its - the merchant flag the field is red The ba^r> '•! th^ >L»t- . psgr 'Tt 
 
 Australia, the Urge white star being ormtted and the five white stars replaced by (our red Stan nces are shou 
 
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 rcles on the Union Flag and enskr.s merely mark the position to be taken by the badges, and d 'in the rla* 
 
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FLAGS OF VARIOUS NATIONS 
 
 V MERCHANTS 
 
 COSTA RICA. MERCHANT 3 
 
 DENMARK. MAN-OF-WAR 
 
 DENMARK. MERCHANT 
 
 " DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. " ECUADOR. MERCHANT » " EGYPT. FLAG OP THE " PRANCE 
 
 MERCHANTS KHEDIVE « 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 GERMANY. MAN-OP-WAR 
 
 GERMANY. MERCHANT 
 
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 GREECE, MERCHANT 5 
 
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 NETHERLANDS 2 NICARAGUA. MERCHANT 3 NORWAY. MAN-OP-WAR 
 
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 PERSIA. MAN-OP-WAR 
 
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 'Without the sun this becomes the merchant flag. 2 The national flag, flown by men-of-war and merchantmen. 3 With coat of arms (see Plate IV) at the center, 
 this becomes the flag for men-of-war. "The flag of Egypt is the same as that of Turkey. 6 The flag for men-of-war has a crown at center of cross. 6 In the flag 
 for men-of-war the device appears in an oval at center of flag. 'The arms are sometimes omitted. 
 
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FLAGS OF VARIOUS NATIONS 
 
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 'When used a* the "code flag" to be hoisted unr'er_4be ensign. When used as the "answering pennant" to be hoisted where it can best be teen. 
 'Instead of a national pilot flag, the International Code pilot signal P T. and the International Code flag S arc frequently used. Chile, Prance, Mexico, 
 Uruguay, and some other countries use flag P o' the International Code. Per the United States and Great Britain, sec Plates I and V. 
 
 
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YACHT CLUB FLAGS-UNITED STATES AND CANADA 
 
 Note. B. C. indicates Boat Club; M- B. C, Motor Boat Club; M. Y. C, Motor Yacht Club; P. B. C, Pow»r Boat Club. Unless otherwise indicated the club 
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