File:Serapis Flag.svg
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editDescriptionSerapis Flag.svg |
English: The Serapis Flag. The "John Paul Jones flag" was entered into Dutch records to help Jones avoid charges of piracy when he captured the Serapis under an "unknown flag". This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" due to its description by Benjamin Franklin. |
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Author | DevinCook (talk) |
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English: Public Domain |
Location InfoField | 2008-02-07 |
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I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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2008-11-14 11:28:01 | DevinCook | 24883 | 975×650 | Merged canton and bordering blue stripes. Attempt made to prevent thumbnail problem. |
2008-02-08 16:45:46 | DevinCook | 24280 | 975×650 | Last version. I made the stars even smaller to match the drawing. |
2008-02-08 16:37:15 | DevinCook | 24205 | 975×650 | Updated the stars to match official drawing. I also set the flag ratio to 2x3 which is also how it is drawn. |
2008-02-07 19:55:32 | DevinCook | 23263 | 1235×650 | {{Information |Description=The Serapis Flag. This was flown from the captured British frigate "Serapis". It is conventional based on later flags of the United States. This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" do to its description by description Benj |
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current | 03:12, 19 December 2013 | 975 × 650 (3 KB) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | fix transparent stripe problem | |
08:39, 20 March 2013 | 975 × 650 (4 KB) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | simplify | ||
23:04, 1 November 2009 | 975 × 650 (24 KB) | CommonsHelper2 Bot (talk | contribs) | {{BotMoveToCommons|en.wikipedia|year={{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}|month={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|day={{subst:CURRENTDAY}}}} {{Information |Description = {{en |The Serapis Flag. The "John Paul Jones flag" was entered into Dutch records to help Jone |
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Image title | Serapis Flag |
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Width | 975 |
Height | 650 |