Regional flag, Brittany

The regional flag of Britanny used as courtesy flag by the Island Cruising Club schooner 'Hoshi' 1909 on a cruise to Cameret in 1987. It is made of nylon, machine sewn, printed with a cord attached. The design has nine horizontal black and white stripes in the fly, the canton black ermine on a white field. 'Gwenn-ha-du' (black and white) Breton flag designed in 1923 by Morvan Marchal and widely used.

Object Details

ID: AAA2392
Collection: Flags
Type: Flag
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Hoshi (1909)
Date made: 1987
People: Island Cruising Club, Salcombe
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 762 x 990.6 mm