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The Union Flag

The Union Flag, known as the Union Jack.

The flag is made up from a combination of the crosses for the patron saints of England, Scotland and Ireland. These are the St. George's Cross of England, St. Andrew's Cross of Scotland and St. Patricks Cross of Ireland.

The flag was adopted on the 01st January 1801 as the National Flag of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The origin of the name Union Jack is unknown, however, there are some who believe that it was named after James I of Great Britain who introduced the original Union Flag following his succession to the throne. (The Latin term for James being Jacabus).

Please note that the flag must be flown as the picture above if the flagpole is on the left. Any other way would be classed as a distress signal. The correct way is when the 4 wide white bands are clockwise to the thin red bands.

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