File:Flag of the United Kingdom Square.svg

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DescriptionFlag of the United Kingdom Square.svg	The version of the Union Jack approximating the 1800 Order in Council draft approved 5th November by George III (with shortened aspect ratio compared with the official 5:3 (land) and 2:1 (sea) proportions in use today, but not quite square). See the original draft illustration from the Order in Council.
Date	24 December 2011, 18:02 (UTC)
Source	Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg
Author	Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg: Original code by Stefan-Xp with modifications to ratio by Yaddah. derivative work: NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia}
Other versions	Original heraldic drawing from 1800 1909 monochrome line drawing copy For a square version of the 1707 Union Flag, see File:Taunton_Flag_(United_States).svg.

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Original upload log

This image is a derivative work of the following images:

File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg licensed with PD-self
- 2009-04-06T12:40:33Z El-Pwarblonski 1000x600 (1244 Bytes) SGV updated to virsion 5:1 (picture will not display in old formats)
- 2007-09-03T09:58:21Z ButterStick 1000x600 (1316 Bytes) Correct SVG 1.1
- 2006-06-26T08:31:13Z Yaddah 1000x600 (1244 Bytes) Flag of the United Kingdom, ratio 3:5.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:54, 19 May 2012	630 × 520 (581 bytes)	AnonMoos	slightly decreasing width of red diagonals
	10:16, 16 January 2012	630 × 520 (586 bytes)	AnonMoos	increasing default display size
	18:02, 24 December 2011	252 × 208 (633 bytes)	NikNaks	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|Description=A version of the Union Jack sometimes used in ensigns. \|Source=File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg \|Date=2011-12-24 18:02 (UTC) \|Author=File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg: Origin