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Description	Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg English: The pre 1801 Union flag (of Great Britain). A note should made of the term "King's Colors". This term is used by US-based flag makers and sellers because this was one of the flags used by the King's forces during the American revolutionary War. For more on this term see Flagstuff.com. Español: Imperio Británico
Date	12 October 2005 (original upload date)
Source	Made by Hoshie Sodipodi flag collection (original file) Dead link as of: 4FEB2009 Colours: vexilla mundi Dead link as of: 12DEC2007 Proportions: Zscout370 and Madden
Author	Hoshie
Permission (Reusing this image)	See below.
Other versions	Image:Union Flag 1606.png

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:11, 19 September 2006		1,000×600 (875 B)	Madden	(proportions fixed (and made it ratio 3:5), based on Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg)
	06:34, 1 January 2006		450×300 (3 KB)	Zscout370	(The flag ratio back in the 1600's was 2:3, not 1:2.)
	04:16, 12 October 2005		1,000×500 (2 KB)	Hoshie	(The pre 1801 Union flag. The original flag is from the [http://www.sodipodi.com/clipart/flags/uk.svg 1996 Sodipodi flag collection]. Colors have been improved from [http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/united_kingdom.htm vexilla mundi]. )