![[Civil Ensign 1805 (Prussia, Germany)]](../images/d/de_pr-m1.gif)
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image by Jaume Ollé
A blue flag with the royal flag in the
canton.
Norman Martin, 20 Jan 1998
The Prussian government allowed ship owners and sailors to add the name
of their own town or province on the white stripe of the merchant ensign
(which was the same as the national flag) of the period 1818-1823. The
ensign was often swallowtailed. [See also Memel
1818-1823.]
Mario Fabretto, 11 August 1998
![[Civil Ensign 1823-1863 (Prussia, Germany)]](../images/d/de_pr-m3.gif)
image by Jaume Ollé
White swallow-tailed flag with relatively narrow (1/6 of height) black
stripes top and bottom. In the white field, a crowned black eagle with
gold scepter and gold orb.
Norman Martin, 20 Jan 1998
An article by Dr. Whitney Smith, Gwenn ha Du (black and white)
in Ar Banniel, 1999, mentions "8. Kingdom
of Prussia - Civil Ensign (1823-1863) - swallowtailed, white field with
Prussian eagle, with two thin black stripes on the upper and lower borders
of the ensign."
Ivan Sache, 2 Aug 1999
![[Civil Ensign 1863 (Prussia, Germany)]](../images/d/de_pr-e3.gif)
image by Jaume Ollé
Similar to the 1823 civil ensign, but not swallow-tailed.
Norman Martin, 20 Jan 1998
Norie and Hobbs 1848 show the above
flag under "117: Prussian Merchant".
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 12 Nov 2001
![[Civil Ensign 1892-1918 (Prussia, Germany)]](../images/d/de_prus.gif)
image by Jaume Ollé
The structure correspond to the national flag and merchant ensign until
1863, but the eagle design is the one introduced around 1890 when the flag
was again rectangular.
Mario Fabretto, 17 Aug 1998
