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Lithuania - Flags from "Flaggenbuch"

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Lithuanian flags at Neubecker's Flaggenbuch [neu92]. Note that the date 1939 refers to the Falggenbuch rather then to the date of introduction of these flags - which is unknown to me. On Central Lithuania (Historical Flags) we have entirely different set of flags (described mostly) apparently from 1920's. When and how this was changed?
Considering the ratio change of the national flag, and the different function of the KYC flag, we may well conclude that no pre-WWII flags were readopted in the modern Lithuania. That is just unusual, and there must be some katch. OTOH, I don't suppose that we have any information about current MoT flags (if they exist) nor about KYC. For what we may be sure, the flag nr. 1 is not used today, nither as the state flag (banner) and ensign, nor the presidential flag. Also the pilot flag is probably as obsolete as it is any any other country.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


State Flag, President of the Republic and State Ensign


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

1. State Flag, President of the Republic and State Ensign. Obverse: Red with Vytis rider in the middle. Reverse: Red with white castle emblem. From what's writen this flag would have FIS symbol -S-/-S-. Ratio  2:3.
Obverse made from a scan from [neu92].
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


National Flag and Merchant Ensign


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

3. National Flag and Merchant Ensign (C--/C-- 2:3) - YVR tricolour, but ratio 2:3.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


Yacht Club Kaunas


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

4.Yacht Club Kaunas (2:3) - White flag with blue cross and the national tricolour in canton. Similar flag is nowdays used as naval ensign. I was wandering - maybe Lithuanian did not have any navy before WWII? Or KYC and Transportation ministry had some "paramilitary" functions?
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

Lithuania HAD a little navy before II WW. It contained one 500-tones patrol vessel "Antanas Smetona" (built in 1917 as German "M59", in 1940 conquered by Russians and renamed "Otlichnik") and 6 motorboats: "Partizanas" (1933), "Aitvaras" and "Zaibas" (1932), "S^aulis" (1924), "Lietuvaite" and "Savanoris" (1923). Surely, it was rather a lake-fleet in comparison with such fleets as Estonian and Latvian (they had even submarines).
Oskar Myszor, 16 May 2002


Ministry of Transportation


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

5.Ministry of Transportation (-S-/-S- 2:3) - White flag with the national tricolour in canton and black emblem in lower fly. The emblem consists of a winged rail-road wheel, anchor and thunderbolts. I wrote -S-/-S- assuming that this was used as ensign on the MoT vessels as well as flag on land (say on the road construction sites as suggested on of the next flags). However, the true function of this and subsequent flags should yet be investigated.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


Minister of Transportation

[Latvian Consul]
by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

6. Minister of Transportation (2:3) - As the flag of the ministry, but with the emblem coloured red. This is, presumably, the positional flag of the minister, and possibly also equivalent to "rank flag" when he was on vessel.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


Ministry of Transportation Pennant of Port and Road-Construction Director


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

7. Ministry of Transportation Pennant of Port and Road-Construction Director (1:3) - Pennant of the same design as the MoT flag, but longer and swallow tailed. Obviously, this is the "rank flag" of the MoT "officer".
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


Captain's Pennant


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

8. Captain's Pennant (1:3) - As previous pennant but without the black emblem. Nither the caption, nor design, make it clear weather this is an other flag used by MoT, or if this is possibly in a more general use.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002


Pilot


by Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002

9. Pilot Ensign - Following the custom of the time, the pilot ensign is white bordered national flag.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 May 2002