File:Ensign, Imperial German Customs Service RMG L0169.tiff
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English: Ensign, Imperial German Customs Service Ensign of the Imperial German Customs Service made of wool bunting with a linen hoist. It is machine sewn at the ends with the entire design printed on the surface and a rope and clip attached to hoist it. The design is that of the Imperial German Foreign Office flag - horizontal stripes, black, white and red. The Imperial Eagle with a red beak and claws is on a white disc in the centre. The customs badge — a yellow anchor and red initials 'Z V' (zollverein) is placed at the upper hoist edge. A label accompanying the flag states: 'This flag captured from the Germans at BUEA during the Cameroons campaign and is the property of Captain L H K Hamilton, Royal Navy'. The ensign was acquired by Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton (1892-1957) when the town of Buea surrendered without resistance at the approach of British forces on 15 November 1914. Hamilton remained there until 19 November. |
| Date | 1914 |
| Dimensions | flag: 1447.8 x 2463.8 mm |
| Notes | Acquisition details uncertain. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/475 |
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| Identifier | WAFN: 37.2 dossier number: item-foreign flags id number: AAA0475 |
| Collection | Flags |
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