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Themerchantflagalso served as a state flag on land.
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This flag was in use as state and war flag until 1815 and asmerchantflaguntil 1821.
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For themerchantflag, the ratio was two units length and three units width (2:3).
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It was placed in the canton of each flag, including the merchant flags, which had until then been without any symbols of the union.
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These included naval identification flags, including flags signifying command ships, and a set of merchant flags based on religion, each of which was treated differently by the legal system.
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