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were similar; the former was a green pennant banner with the crown and crosses on a red background, all within a small yellow circle on the hoist side of the flag, while the latter was also a pennant, with a green border, red interior, and the emblems on the hoist side. The pilot jack was identical
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The current flag consists of a red field, with a gold five-pointed crown above two white crosses, arranged vertically. The emblems are identical to those found in the city's coat of arms, and are positioned closer to the hoist side of the flag, with the vertical axis in the center of the emblems
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in 1807. This city-state also had a trade flag, which consisted of a red field with a white stripe on the leftmost site of the flag, and the city's coat of arms in the upper-left corner. It also had a customs flag, which was a red field with the coat of arms surrounded by
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