Command flag, Rear-Admiral, Japan (1897-1945)<br><p>A Japanese Rear-Admiral's command flag made of wool bunting with a cotton hoist and a rope halyard. The seams are machine sewn and finished by hand. The hems at the edges are also hand sewn. The flag is white, with a red border at the top and bottom between which is an eight-rayed, red sun placed in the centre of the flag. This design was in use from 1897-1945. 
</p><p>The flag was acquired via the Naval War Trophies Committee in 1947.<br></p>
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