Union Badge Of Norway And Sweden
The Union Jack (Unionsgiös in old Swedish, Unionsgjøs in Norwegian) was the common diplomatic flag and naval jack of the Union between Sweden and Norway, and was inserted into the canton of Swedish and Norwegian flags in 1844 to denote their partnership in the personal Union, which they entered in 1814. It combined the flag colours of both kingdoms, equally distributed, to reflect their equal status within the Union. The Union badge remained in all flags of the two countries until the dissolution of the Union in 1905, except for the merchant and state flags of Norway. Due to increasing Norwegian dissatisfaction with the Union, it was removed from those flags in 1899.
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