Original Flag of the English East India Company

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The original flag of the English East India Company (EIC), founded in 1600 by royal charter. The company later changed its name to the British East India Company and so the cross of St. George in the top right corner was replaced by a Union flag and then the Union Jack.

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Wdflake. (2022, September 16). Original Flag of the English East India Company. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16385/original-flag-of-the-english-east-india-company/

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Wdflake. "Original Flag of the English East India Company." World History Encyclopedia, September 16, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16385/original-flag-of-the-english-east-india-company/.

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Wdflake. "Original Flag of the English East India Company." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16385/original-flag-of-the-english-east-india-company/.

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