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State Flag and Ensign 1882-1948 (British North Borneo, Malaysia)

Last modified: 2015-01-24 by ian macdonald
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North Borneo Blue Ensign, 5 Jan 1882 - 30 Jan 1903

[State Flag and Ensign 1882-1948 (North Borneo, Malaysia)] 1:2 image by Martin Grieve, 7 June 2008
Flag adopted 5th January 1882, abolished 24th October 1949

In the Admiralty Flag Book 1889 the lion faces the fly but is changed to face the hoist in a 1902 amendment. I think that this was probably to correct an error in the book and not a change in the design of the flag.
David Prothero
, 4 January 2001

North Borneo Blue Ensign 1903-1948

[State Flag and Ensign 1882-1948 (North Borneo, Malaysia)] 1:2 image by Martin Grieve, 7 June 2008