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Dictionary of Vexillology: K (Kaiserliche Kriegsflagge – Kürsch)

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KAISERLICHE KRIEGSFLAGGE
KAMON
KERNELLED
KHANDA
KENT VANE-FLY
KING’S BROAD PENNANT
KING’S COLOUR (or COLOR)
KING’S JACK
KIRCHENFAHNE
KIRCHENSPANGE
KLEESTENGEL (or KLEESTENGELN)
KNATTERFLAGGE (or KNATTERFAHNE)
KNIGHT BACHELOR
KNIGHT BANNERET
KOMMANDOWIMPEL
KÜRSCH

KAISERLICHE KRIEGSFLAGGE

The German for Imperial War Ensign, and referring to the War Ensign of Imperial Germany – but see war ensign/flag 1) and 2).

Kaiserliche Kriegsflaggen / War Flags of Germany, 1871–1892, 1892–1903 and 1903–1919

KAMON

See mon 2).

Imperial Standard of Japan

KERNELLED

An alternative heraldic term to embattled.

Flag and Arms of Radkov, Czechia

KHANDA

A blue emblem, usually on a triangular pennant with saffron field and symbolic of the Sikh religion (see also pennant 2 and religious flag).

The Khanda of the Sikhs

KENT VANE-FLY

See bob.

Kent Vane Fly/Bob of the Thames Barge Sailing Trust, UK

KING’S BROAD PENNANT

See broad pennant 4).

King’s Broad Pennant until 1973, Greece

KING’S COLOUR (or COLOR)

See colour 2) and colours 2).

King’s Colour of The Barcelona Regiment 1810, Spain; Kings Colour of the RAF 1947–1952, UK

KING’S JACK

See his majesty's jack.

Union Jack 1606–1801, England/UK

KIRCHENFAHNE

A direct translation of this (German) term would be church flag – but see labarum 2).

Flag of Hermannsburg, Germany

KIRCHENSPANGE

A direct translation of this (German) term would be church clasp – but see forked cross.

Flag of Affoltern district, Switzerland

KLEESTENGEL (or KLEESTENGELN)

In heraldry see cloverstem(s).

Flag of Javůrek, Czechia

KNATTERFLAGGE (or KNATTERFAHNE)

See vertically hoisted flag 1) and its following note.

Knatterflagge/Vertically Hoisted Flag of Sankt Wolfgang, Germany

KNIGHT BACHELOR

1) In current UK usage, a title given when the recipient receives a knighthood that is not attached to any specific Order of Chivalry.

2) In English usage, now obsolete, see pennoncier.

Lance Pennon of a knight Bachelor (or Pennoncier), England 1415

KNIGHT BANNERET

See banneret 2).

Lance Pennon of Sir Robert Knolles. Knight Banneret c1360, England

KOMMANDOWIMPEL

The German term for a masthead pennant 1).

Kommandowimpel/Masthead Pennant of Germany

Please note that a direct translation of the above is "command pennant", however, this term is already in use by other navies, and covers pennants with a different function, so the term "pennant of command" has been introduced as an alternative.

KÜRSCH

See vair bellies.

Flag of Bregenz, Austria

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