File:Flag of the United Kingdom Square.svg

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Description The version of the Union Jack approximating the 1800 Order in Council draft approved 5th November by George III (with shortened aspect ratio compared with the official 5:3 (land) and 2:1 (sea) proportions in use today, but not quite square). See the original draft illustration from the Order in Council.
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  • Original heraldic drawing from 1800
    Original heraldic drawing from 1800
  • 1909 monochrome line drawing copy
    1909 monochrome line drawing copy
For a square version of the 1707 Union Flag, see File:Taunton_Flag_(United_States).svg.

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current20:54, 19 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:54, 19 May 2012630 × 520 (581 bytes)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)slightly decreasing width of red diagonals
10:16, 16 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:16, 16 January 2012630 × 520 (586 bytes)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)increasing default display size
18:02, 24 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 18:02, 24 December 2011252 × 208 (633 bytes)NikNaks (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A version of the Union Jack sometimes used in ensigns. |Source=*File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg |Date=2011-12-24 18:02 (UTC) |Author=*File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg: Origin

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