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Swallowtail (flag)

Flag with a V-shaped cut

Flag with a V-shaped cut

In flag terminology, a swallowtail is either

  1. a V-shaped cut in a flag that causes the flag to end in two points at the fly; or
  2. any flag that has this V-shaped cut. The name comes from the forked tail that is a common feature of the swallow species of birds.

|File:Alpha.svg|Alfa flag (nautical signal flag for "A") |File:Naval Ensign of Poland.svg|Naval ensign of Poland |File:Naval Ensign of Germany.svg|Naval ensign of Germany |File:Flag of Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhist Laity Association.svg|Flag of the Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhist Laity Association|Socony House Flag.gif|House flag of Socony-Vacuum Oil Company}}

Variants

Double-pointed

Common in the Nordic countries, this swallowtail flag contains a vertical section in the centre of the fly.

|File:Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg|Naval ensign of Denmark |Flag of Iceland (state).svg|State flag of Iceland |File:Flag of the President of Iceland.svg|Presidential standard of Iceland

Swallowtail with tongue

Also common in the Nordic countries, the swallowtail flag contains a third tail (the "tongue") between the other two tails.

|File:Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|Naval ensign of Sweden |File:Flag of Norway, state.svg|Naval ensign of Norway |File:Military Flag of Finland.svg|Naval ensign of Finland |File:Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg|Naval ensign of Estonia

Triangular swallowtail

The triangular swallowtail is the shape of the flag of the American state of Ohio, as well as of some burgees, private signals and pennants of the International Code of Signals (ICS).

|File:Flag of Ohio.svg|State flag of Ohio |File:Burgee of detroityc.svg|Burgee of the Detroit Yacht Club |File:ICS Group.svg|International signal flag for "group"

Guidon

A guidon is the general name given to a small swallowtail flag. Guidons are used to represent military units and are displayed on vehicles attached to a particular unit. In some countries (such as the United States), guidons do not necessarily have a swallow tail.

The military use of the guidon originated from the flags used by cavalry units in Europe. A variant of the guidon, the hussar cut, was used by German cavalry regiments. Instead of a straight V-shaped cut, the swallowtail in a hussar cut flag is curved.

|File:US Cav 35.svg|Guidon of the USA 7th Cavalry Regiment (19th century) |File:Prussian standard.jpg|Prussian cavalry standard with hussar cut (18th century)

References

References

  1. (17 May 2024). "A Swallowtail What? The History of Ohio's State Flag". [[Ohio History Connection]].
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