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Flag and Arms of Sobrio, Switzerland (fotw &
Wikipedia);
Flag of the Duchy of Lancaster, UK (fotw);
Flag of Häggenschwil, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of the Cinque Ports, UK (fotw)
Flag of the Governor of Tennessee, US (fotw);
Flag of the Governor of Hawaii, US (fotw); Flag of the
Governor of California, US (fotw); Flag of the
Governor of Nevada. US (fotw)
Guidon of the 511th Military Police Co, US (Tom Gregg); Guidon of the Blues and Royals, UK (Graham Bartram/Željko Heimer); Guidon of the
Royal Gloucestershire Yeomanry 1797, UK (fotw)
Please note, some sources suggest that the term is derived from guide-homme (guide-man), but this remains unproven, and the similarity with the medieval terms ‘geton’, ‘giton’ or ‘gytton’ cannot be ignored.
National Flag of Turkmenistan and enlarged detail (fotw)
Gun Salute, Holland 1707 (Wikipedia); Gun Salute by the Royal Horse Artillery UK (Wikipedia)
Notes
a) With regard to 2), in UK RN and in some other usage during an exchange of such salutes,
naval officers receive the number of guns appropriate to their rank - that is
an Admiral of the Fleet/five star admiral/grand admiral - 19 guns; Admiral -
17 guns; Vice Admiral - 15 guns; Rear Admiral – 13 guns, whilst a Commodore
receives 11 guns and a Captain only seven.
b)
In some countries a celebratory
salute of as many as 101 guns may be fired at the birth of a royal heir or other
occasion of national celebration (example--50 guns at noon on 4 July at US Army
posts), and that minute guns (that is one shot fired every minute) may be fired
in connection with the death or funeral of a person entitled to a gun salute.
Guntfano/Gonfanon of Eustache III of Auvergne c1100
Flag and Arms of Samnanger, Norway (fotw)
Flag of Fafe, Portugal (fotw); Flag of
La Vídola, Spain (fotw);
Naval Jack of The Netherlands (fotw);
Flag of Lins, Brazil (fotw)
Flag of Eelde, The Netherlands (fotw)
Flag of Mulhouse, Germany 1770 – 1798 (fotw)
Example (Wikipedia); Flag and Arms of
Groß Rönnau, Germany (fotw and
Wikipedia)
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