File:Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg

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DescriptionFlag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg	Suomi: Suomen valtiolippu Svenska: Finlands statsflagga English: State flag of Finland, used by the non-military organs and vessels of the Finnish state
Date	28 April 2011, 00:29 (UTC)
Source	[1] Finnish Heritage Agency
Author	Original design by Eero Snellman, vectorised by Oraivio

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. The original can be viewed here: Flag of Finland (state).svg: . Modifications made by Zscout370.

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Original upload log

This image is a derivative work of the following images:

File:Flag_of_Finland_(state).svg licensed with PD-user
- 2006-02-07T22:17:05Z Vzb83 1800x1100 (38902 Bytes) white background
- 2006-02-07T21:54:20Z Vzb83 1800x1100 (38733 Bytes) black strokes replaced with red ones
- 2006-02-07T21:45:01Z Vzb83 1800x1100 (37708 Bytes) redrawn with coat of arms similar to the one at http://www.presidentti.fi/fin/instituutio/lippu_ja_vaakuna.html
- 2006-02-03T10:18:11Z Denelson83 1800x1100 (78222 Bytes) State flag of [[w:Finland]]. Arms image in cross derived from image obtained at http://www.webchantier.com/. {{Insignia}} {{PD}} [[Category:Flags of Finland]] [[Category:SVG flags]]

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:14, 14 March 2021	1,800 × 1,100 (134 KB)	Fenn-O-maniC	Recomposed as per https://museovirasto.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.C62574819A0C70B958E89D955B44A91B The lion used in the previous version wasn't drawn until 1978.
	19:15, 17 January 2020	1,800 × 1,100 (58 KB)	Havsjö	More natural colour
	22:27, 16 November 2019	1,800 × 1,100 (49 KB)	Tcfc2349	reduce size
	01:29, 3 December 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (86 KB)	Zscout370	Reverted to version as of 21:48, 20 June 2011 before recent edits
	23:07, 30 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (86 KB)	Fry1989	leave my flag alone, your "source" doesn't even show a flag
	23:02, 30 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (110 KB)	Oraivio	Can you provide a link to the source you call "whatever"?
	22:57, 30 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (86 KB)	Fry1989	whatever
	22:31, 30 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (110 KB)	Oraivio	Aesthetics does not supersede facts. This is the flag as it was specified and used in 1918-1920, as proven by the listed sources.
	22:11, 30 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (86 KB)	Fry1989	hideous
	21:56, 29 November 2012	1,800 × 1,100 (110 KB)	Oraivio	Redrawn according to original sources quoted in: Kajanti, Caius, 'Suomen lippu kautta aikojen', Siniairut: Helsinki, 1983, ISBN 951-95798-0-X, p. 455 and 457. For online sources, see digital collections of Finnish National Archives: [http://digi.narc.f...