FLAGS.

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Ge xiang chuanbo qizhi tushuo ("Naval Flags of the Republic of China"). First edition of this technical guide to the ensign, rank flags, and other naval colours of Chiang Kai-Shek's government. Each illustration is faced by a diagram detailing the design's precise ratios and colours. WorldCat records only the University of Chicago's copy of a later edition published in 1939.Besides the flags of the Kuomintang and the Republic of China, the present work covers those of the president, senior executive officials, flag ranks, and specialized ships such as customs, water police, and salt administration vessels.

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