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| Keywords: US Presidential Flag Navy 1899.svg The Navy's presidential flag from around 1899 shortly after the original 1882 flag design was changed so that a full-color version of the 1885 Great Seal of the United States was used instead of the white eagle on the previous flag The basic design was the arms of the United States on a blue field; several other nations also used the national coat of arms on the flag of their head of state The Army had their own presidential flag starting in 1898 and both were replaced in 1916 http //www tioh hqda pentagon mil/SealsEmblems/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates htm The dimensions of the flag were 10 2 feet hoist by 16 feet fly While the original naval order specified to use the same size as the Admiral's flag the 1899 Flags of Maritime Nations published by the Navy gives separate dimensions for the President's flag of 10 2 x 16 as mentioned on the http //mysite verizon net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/personal/potus html Sea Flags site The Admiral's flag per the same publication was 10 2 x 14 4 feet These were the size no 1 dimensions; the size no 6 dimensions for both flags was 3 6 x 5 13 feet Patterned and colorized after File US Presidential Flag Navy 1899 jpg as well as a http //www flickr com/photos/33054586 N06/3097989270 photo of this flag on Flickr SVG Great Seal taken from File US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal svg a U S Government work ca 1899 U S Government Coat of arms of the Unites States of America svg <gallery>File US Presidential Flag Navy 1899 jpg From an 1899 book File US Presidential Flag Navy 1882 jpg Previous version 1882 </gallery> PD-USGov Flag of the President of the United States 6 Personal flags of the United States Navy Great Seal of the United States Blue green red white yellow flags E Pluribus Unum Flags with arrows Flags with banners Flags with branches Flags with eagles Flags with thirteen stars Flags with mottos Flags with white five-pointed stars SVG flags - historical of the United States SVG flags - naval of the United States | ||||
