File:Serapis Flag.svg

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DescriptionSerapis Flag.svg	English: The Serapis Flag. The "John Paul Jones flag" was entered into Dutch records to help Jones avoid charges of piracy when he captured the Serapis under an "unknown flag". This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" due to its description by Benjamin Franklin.
Source	Own work
Author	DevinCook (talk)
Permission (Reusing this file)	English: Public Domain
Location InfoField	2008-02-07

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Upload date	User	Bytes	Dimensions	Comment
2008-11-14 11:28:01	DevinCook	24883	975×650	Merged canton and bordering blue stripes. Attempt made to prevent thumbnail problem.
2008-02-08 16:45:46	DevinCook	24280	975×650	Last version. I made the stars even smaller to match the drawing.
2008-02-08 16:37:15	DevinCook	24205	975×650	Updated the stars to match official drawing. I also set the flag ratio to 2x3 which is also how it is drawn.
2008-02-07 19:55:32	DevinCook	23263	1235×650	{{Information \|Description=The Serapis Flag. This was flown from the captured British frigate "Serapis". It is conventional based on later flags of the United States. This flag is also known as the "Franklin Flag" do to its description by description Benj

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:12, 19 December 2013	975 × 650 (3 KB)	AnonMoos	fix transparent stripe problem
	08:39, 20 March 2013	975 × 650 (4 KB)	AnonMoos	simplify
	23:04, 1 November 2009	975 × 650 (24 KB)	CommonsHelper2 Bot	{{BotMoveToCommons\|en.wikipedia\|year={{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\|month={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}\|day={{subst:CURRENTDAY}}}} {{Information \|Description = {{en \|The Serapis Flag. The "John Paul Jones flag" was entered into Dutch records to help Jone