File:National flag of Turkey and its empire (after 1844) RMG L0092.tiff

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English: National flag of Turkey and its empire (after 1844)

The flag of Turkey and its empire from 1844. The flag is made of wool bunting with a cotton hoist. It is machine sewn at the ends, the top and bottom sides of the flag are selvedge edges. A rope halyard is attached to hoist the flag. It has a red field with a printed white star and crescent. The design is inaccurate with an eight pointed star not the correct five. 'MP' is inscribed on the hoist.

National flag of Turkey and its empire (after 1844)
Date early 20th century
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719727
Dimensions flag: 482.6 x 914.4 mm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/528
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dossier number: item-foreign flags
id number: AAA0528
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