3ft. x 5ft. Serapis Flag

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3 ft. x 5 ft. Serapis flag 1779 is printed on heavyweight 100% nylon sewn with two rows of stitching on top and bottom, four rows stitching on the fly end, finished with a canvas header and 2 brass grommets. Made in the U.S.A.

"The Franklin Flag"

The John Paul Jones flag or "Serapis flag" is noted by it's four irregularly blue stripes and 8 pointed stars. It was flown as an U.S. Ensign from the Serapis, a British frigate captured by Caption John Paul Jones in 1779 at the Battle of Flamborough Head off the east coast of Britain after his ship "The Bonhomme Richard" sank, a ship loaned by the France but sailed under the American flag. During the 19th century this flag was recognized as the America flag by many European nation. The Serapis flag is also known as the "Franklin flag" because Benjamin Franklin describes a similar flag as the United States flag in his writing as the ambassadors to France.

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