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A FINE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NATIONAL STATE FLAG OF

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
A FINE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NATIONAL STATE FLAG OF

1914-1917. This flag measures approx. 43" x 29" & is housed in an attractive gold finished wooden frame measuring approx. 46" x 31 1/4". The flag has 3 equal size stripes of white, blue & red. The canton is yellow with a printed red & black, 2 headed Russian eagle. This type of flag is known as a type 3. Tsar Nicholas II decreed that a gold square canton be added to the national flag in 1914. The previous national flag had just the 3 stripes & is known as a type 1. CONDITION: flag has been expertly framed & shows significant fading but colors do remain somewhat vibrant. There are dark stains on the white field & 3 lighter spots on the blue field. There is also a small burn with a hole on the blue field. Flag is substantially solid & displays well. (02-16457-1/BF). $500-800.