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Mecklenburg and Pomerania

2) Wismar 1700. 1750.

by Jaume Ollé, 13 June 1998

Six-striped red and white.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

5) Wismar 1700. 1750.

by Jaume Ollé, 13 June 1998

Five striped red and white.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

6) Wismar 1842. 1848. 1862.

by Jaume Ollé, 13 June 1998

Six striped red and white.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

by Jorge Candeias, 15 October 1998

Eleven striped red and white.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

by Jorge Candeias, 3 November 1998

Twelve stripes, white and red, counterstriped near the hoist as in Bremen flags.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

6a) Wismar: Pennants in XIX century ships

by Jaume Ollé, 13 June 1998

by Jorge Candeias, 15 October 1998

7) Mecklenburg 1820. 1842. 1848. 1862

by Jaume Ollé, 19 June 1998

Horizontal tricolor blue-white-red. In the white stripe at hoist a wreathed black oxhead.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

7a) Mecklenburg 1820. 1842. 1848. 1862

by Jaume Ollé, 19 June 1998

Similar to number 7, but variant that shown in Brommer Atlas.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

11a) Grand Duke of Mecklemburg-Schwerin 1834

Grossherzogtum Mecklemburg-Schwerische staatsflagge, gefuhrt auf den Grossherzoglichen Jachten un Schiffen, wenn der Grossherzog un weitere Mitglieder der furstlichen familie and bord dind (dated c. 1834).

by Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

Possible variant:

by Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

11b) Mecklenburg-Schwerin-- Grand Duke's Flag.

by Jaume Ollé, 21 June 1998

The banner of arms of Mecklenburg: In escutcheon: (County of Schwerin) per fess red over yellow. Field 1: (Small arms of Mecklenburg) on yellow a gold crowned black oxhead with white horn and red tongue, field 2 (Rostock) in light blue a gold griffin, field 3: (Principality of Schwerin) divided per fess Rostock and green with white border, field 4 (Ratzeburg) on blue [or red? - ed.] a white cross with gold crown, field 5 (Stargard) on a red field a white arm, field 6 (Wenden) like Mecklenburg but oxhead is diagonal [Illustrated Mark Sensens' Flags of the 19th and 20th Centuries]. Although this is the arms of both grand duchies, it was used as the Grand Duke's flag only in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Mecklenburg-Strelitz used a different flag. In use from before 1870 until 1918.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

11c) Grand Duke's house flag

Stander der Grossherzoglichen residenzgebaude wenn dort geflaggt wird, ohne dass Mitglieder des Grossherzoglichen Hauses dort Wohnung genommen haben, hausgenommen Heiligendamm eingefuhrt.

by Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

11d) Mecklenburg harbour flag

Flagge der Mecklenburger hafen und letsenbehorde.

by Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

11e) Mittelstuck der Schiffsflagge des Mecklemburgischen Postdamfers "Obotrit" um 1850.

by Jaume Ollé, 28 September 1998

Uncertain background colour
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

11f) Grand Duchy of Mecklemburg-Schwerin Customs flag.

Flagge des Grossherzoglich Mecklemburgisch-Schwerinschen Zolldienstes 1868

by Jaume Ollé, 28 September 1998

Uncertain background colour
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

11g) Mecklemburg-Schwerin pennants.

by Jaume Ollé, 28 September 1998

11h) Great Duke of Mecklemburg-Schwerin Yacht Club flag.

by Jorge Candeias, 3 October 1998

12) Mecklenburg-Schwerin-- Duke's or Duchess's Flag

by Jaume Ollé, 21 June 1998

13) Mecklenburg-Strelitz-- Grand Duke's Flag

by Jaume Ollé, 21 June 1998

Horizontal tricolor blue-white-red. In the center offset slightly to hoist a white rectangle slightly overlapping red and blue stripes with the great arms of Mecklenburg.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

14) Mecklenburg-(both grand duchies)-Landesfarben.

by Zeljko Heimer, 23 February 1996

Horizontal tricolor: Blue-yellow-red. Adopted Officially by Mecklenburg-Schwerin 23 Dec 1863, by Mecklenburg-Strelitz 4 Jan 1864, Used as Landesflagge by both states 1921-1935 . Readopted 1946, but abandoned 1952, with the abolition of states in the DDR. Readopted as flag of Mecklenburg portion of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 1991
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

13a) Mecklenburg-Schwerin-- Great Duchess Alexandra banner

by Jaume Ollé, 27 September 1998

Standard of the Great Duchess Alexandra from Mecklemburg-Schwerin. Square three horizontal stripes, blue, white, red. In center a white oval (7/8 of the flag from host to fly and 5/8 of the height, with complete arms similar the the arms of Mecklemburg-Schwerin. The ox supports a shield (the Schwerin one) and the griffin another shield (Cumberland shield? - Alexandra was from Duke of Cumberland family); only one crown above two shields (in middle of both); below a ribbon with inscription. Sorry but in the image model I'm unable to see the details for the supposed Cumberland shield and also for the ribbon and inscription.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

15) Mecklenburg--State flags

by Jaume Ollé, 21 June 1998

Horizontal tricolor blue-white-red with a white circular cut-out in the blue and red stripe. In the white central disk a yellow fouled anchor crowned with the Royal crown in gold. In the canton (with the height of the blue stripe a yellow square with a black Mecklenburg oxhead). In use from before 1871 until 1918
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

16) Mecklenburg 1900.

Vertical tricolor blue-white-red.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

17) Service flag for Mecklenburg State Vessels and State Maritime Buildings

by Jaume Ollé, 2 February 1998

Like Prussia, no. 61 (part IV ), except the square canton is yellow with the oxhead of no. 15. Adopted 1893 and abandoned by 1921. [Illustrated Crampton, p.42, Meyers Konversations- Lexikon, 6 ed., vol. 4,NG p.367, no.999 and 1006].
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

18) Pomerania (Prussian Province) Landesfarben.

by Zeljko Heimer, 23 February 1996

Blue-white horizontal bicolor. Officially adopted 22 Oct 1882. Adopted as flag of the Pomeranian portion of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 1991.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

19) Pomerania (Prussian Province)

by Jaume Ollé, 21 June 1998

Possible administrative flag. Like no.18, but with the Pomeranian arms (red griffin in silver field) in center.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

I could be wrong, but I thought it was the flag without the arms (no.18) that was adopted as the Vorpommern flag.
Norman Martin, 21 June 1998

20) Service flag for Mecklenburg State Vessels at Sea.

by Jaume Ollé, 22 June 1998

The black-white-red flag with the Mecklenburg oxhead in the center (apparently slightly offset towards the hoist) with the black-red-gold flag in the canton as in the Weimar merchant flag. (Thus the National merchant flag with the oxhead). In use c.1926-1933
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

21) Service flag for Mecklenburg State Vessels in Inland Waters.

by Jaume Ollé, 22 June 1998

Blue-white-red horizontal tricolor with circular cut-out as in the Imperial service flags (such as no.17), in the circle a yellow fouled anchor and in the canton an oxhead as in no. 17. In use 1921-1935 [Illustrated: Grosse Brockhaus, 15th ed., vol.4, p.656] For clarity, is the following flag listed in part VII:

Norman Martin, 1998-03-03

38) Service flag for Mecklenburg-Schwerin State Vessels and State Maritime Buildings. (Dienstflagge für Mecklenburg-Schwerinsche Staatsfahrzeuge und Staatsgebäude für Seeschiffahrt).

Adopted 1893; Abandoned between 1918 and 1921.
Norman Martin, 1998-03-03