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Jimmy Green Half Yard (45cm x 30cm) Courtesy Flags

Jimmy Green stocks over 210 different Courtesy Flags from all around the world.

You can search the flags by Country, Zone (Ocean/Location). Some Flags may appear in multiple zones, e.g. Spain = North Atlantic and Mediterranean. There is also additional local geographical information to help your search. The Parent Country is also listed where appropriate so that you can identify whether you need a specific island flag or not.

Manufactured in Italy from top quality woven 100% polyester bunting

Screen-printed patterns and motifs. - N.B. our flags are not made from the shiny cheap fabric

All flags are in stock

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217 products
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Aland Islands Baltic Sea Finland / Gulf of Bothnia £21.50
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Albania Mediterranean / Adriatic Sea £15.00
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Alderney English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £16.00
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Algeria Mediterranean £15.00
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Anguilla Caribbean / North Atlantic British Overseas Territory / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £16.00
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Antigua Caribbean / North Atlantic / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £16.00
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Argentina South Atlantic £18.50
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Aruba Caribbean Netherlands / Leeward, Lesser Antilles £16.00
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Ascension Island South Atlantic British Overseas Territory / part of Saint Helena £30.00
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Austral Islands South Pacific France / part of French Polynesia £30.00
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Australia South Pacific / South Atlantic / Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, Oceania £16.00
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Austria Europe / Lake Constance £10.00
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Azores North Atlantic Portugal / Mid North Atlantic £23.50
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Bahamas Caribbean / North Atlantic Independent Commonwealth Realm £15.50
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Bahamas alternative Caribbean / North Atlantic Independent Commonwealth Realm £30.00
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Bahrain Indian Ocean / Persian Gulf £17.00
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Balearics Mediterranean Spain / Balearic Sea £20.00
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Bangladesh Indian Ocean / Bay of Bengal £16.00
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Barbados Caribbean / North Atlantic Independent Commonwealth Realm / Windward Islands £15.50
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Basque North Atlantic Spain / Bay of Biscay £23.50
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Belgium English Channel / North Sea £10.00
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Belize Caribbean / Central America £30.00
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Bequia Caribbean / North Atlantic St Vincent and the Grenadines / Windward Islands £30.00
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Bermuda North Atlantic British Overseas Territory £21.50
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Bonaire Caribbean Netherlands / Leeward, Lesser Antilles £21.50
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Bosnia Mediterranean / Adriatic Sea £17.50
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Brazil South Atlantic £17.50
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Breton English Channel France £14.00
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British Indian Ocean Territory Indian Ocean British Overseas Territory / comprises the Chagos Archipelago £30.00
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British Virgin Islands Caribbean / North Atlantic / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £17.00
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Brunei South East Asia / South China Sea £30.00
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Bulgaria Black Sea £10.00
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Cambodia South East Asia / Gulf of Thailand £30.00
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Canada North Atlantic / North Pacific £15.00
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Canary Islands North Atlantic Spain £11.00
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Cape Verde North Atlantic Portugal £16.50
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Catalonia Mediterranean Spain / Balearic Sea £15.00
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Cayman Islands Caribbean British Overseas Territory / Greater Antilles £21.50
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Chile South Pacific £15.00
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China South East Asia / North Pacific / China Sea £15.00
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Christmas Island Indian Ocean Australia £30.00
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Cocos Keeling Indian Ocean Australia £21.50
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Columbia Caribbean / North Pacific £10.00
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Comoros Indian Ocean £30.00
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Cook Islands South Pacific New Zealand / Polynesia £21.50
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Cornwall English Channel / North Atlantic United Kingdom £12.00
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Corsica Mediterranean France £15.00
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Costa Rica Caribbean / North Pacific £21.50
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Croatia Mediterranean / Adriatic Sea £15.50
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Cuba Caribbean / North Atlantic / Greater Antilles £15.50
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Curacao Caribbean Netherlands / Leeward, Lesser Antilles £19.00
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Cyprus Mediterranean £10.00
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Denmark North Sea / Baltic Sea £10.00
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Devon English Channel United Kingdom / Bristol Channel £17.00
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Djibouti Indian Ocean £17.00
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Dominica Caribbean / North Atlantic / Windward Islands £21.50
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Dominican Republic Caribbean / North Atlantic / Greater Antilles £30.00
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Dorset English Channel United Kingdom £15.00
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East Timor Indian Ocean / Timor Sea £30.00
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Easter Island South Pacific Chile / Polynesia £30.00
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Ecuador South Pacific / North Pacific £21.50
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Egypt Mediterranean £15.50
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El Salvador North Pacific £21.50
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Eritrea Indian Ocean / Red Sea £30.00
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Estonia Baltic Sea £10.00
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Falkland Islands South Atlantic British Overseas Territory £30.00
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Faroe Islands North Atlantic Denmark / Norwegian Sea £15.00
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Fiji South Pacific / Melanesia £20.00
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Finland Baltic Sea / Gulf of Bothnia £10.00
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France English Channel / North Atlantic / Bay of Biscay £10.00
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French Guiana North Atlantic France £21.50
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French Polynesia South Pacific France / Polynesia £21.50
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Galapagos South Pacific Ecuador £10.50
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Gambier Islands South Pacific France / part of French Polynesia £27.00
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Georgia Black Sea £17.00
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Germany North Sea / Baltic Sea £10.00
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Gibraltar Mediterranean / North Atlantic British Overseas Territory / Alboran Sea £17.00
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Greece Mediterranean / Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea £10.00
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Greenland North Atlantic Denmark £17.00
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Grenada Caribbean / North Atlantic / Windward Islands £17.00
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Guadeloupe Caribbean / North Atlantic France / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £21.50
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Guam North Pacific USA / Mariana Islands, Micronesia £21.50
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Guatemala North Pacific / Caribbean £21.50
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Guernsey English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £17.00
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Guernsey red ensign English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £21.50
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Guyana North Atlantic £30.00
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Haiti Caribbean / North Atlantic / Greater Antilles £10.00
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Hawaii North Pacific USA / Polynesia £30.00
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Honduras North Pacific / Caribbean / Central America £17.00
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Hong Kong North Pacific China / China Sea £15.00
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Iceland North Atlantic / Norwegian Sea £15.00
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India Indian Ocean £17.00
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Indonesia South East Asia / Banda Sea £10.00
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Ireland North Atlantic / Irish Sea £10.00
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Isle of Man North Atlantic British Crown Dependency / Irish Sea £17.00
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Isle of Wight English Channel United Kingdom £30.00
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Isles of Scilly English Channel / North Atlantic United Kingdom £20.00
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Israel Mediterranean £17.00
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Italy Mediterranean / Adriatic, Ionian and Tyrrhenian Sea £10.00
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Jamaica Caribbean / Greater Antilles £15.50
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Japan North Pacific / East China Sea, Sea of Japan £15.00
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Jersey English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £17.00
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Jersey red ensign English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £21.50
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Kenya Indian Ocean £21.50
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Kiribati North Pacific / South Pacific / Micronesia £21.50
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Kuwait Indian Ocean / Persian Gulf £17.00
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Latvia Baltic Sea £12.00
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Lebanon Mediterranean £17.50
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Lithuania Baltic Sea £11.00
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Luxembourg Europe £10.00
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Madagascar Indian Ocean £10.00
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Madeira North Atlantic Portugal £17.50
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Malaysia South East Asia / Indian Ocean / Malaccan Strait £21.50
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Maldives Indian Ocean £19.50
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Malta Mediterranean £15.00
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Marquesas Islands South Pacific France / part of French Polynesia £21.50
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Marshall Islands North Pacific USA / Micronesia £21.50
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Martinique Caribbean / North Atlantic France £19.00
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Mauritius Indian Ocean £21.50
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Mayotte Indian Ocean France £15.50
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Mexico North Pacific / Gulf of Mexico £30.00
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Micronesia North Pacific / South Pacific / Micronesia £21.50
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Monaco Mediterranean £17.00
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Montenegro Mediterranean / Adriatic Sea £10.00
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Montserrat Caribbean / North Atlantic British Overseas Territory / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £17.50
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Morocco North Atlantic / Mediterranean £21.50
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Mozambique Indian Ocean £17.00
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Myanmar Indian Ocean £30.00
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Namibia South Atlantic £17.00
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Nauru South Pacific / Micronesia £30.00
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Netherlands North Sea £30.00
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean / North Atlantic Netherlands / Leeward Islands, Leeward Antilles £10.00
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New Caledonia South Pacific France / Coral Sea, Melanesia £21.50
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New Zealand South Pacific / Tasman Sea £30.00
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Nicaragua North Pacific / Caribbean £17.50
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Niue South Pacific New Zealand / Polynesia £21.50
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Norfolk Island South Pacific Australia / Coral, Tasman Sea, Polynesia £30.00
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Normandy English Channel France £17.00
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Northern Ireland North Atlantic United Kingdom / Irish Sea £17.00
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Northern Mariana Islands North Pacific USA / Micronesia £30.00
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Norway North Sea / Norwegian Sea £30.00
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Oman Indian Ocean / Gulf of Oman £10.00
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Orkney North Sea United Kingdom £17.00
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Pakistan Indian Ocean £21.00
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Palau North Pacific / Micronesia £17.00
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Panama North Pacific / Caribbean / Central America £17.00
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Papua New Guinea South Pacific / Bismarck, Solomon Sea, Oceania £17.00
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Peru South Pacific £30.00
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Peru with motif South Pacific £30.00
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Philippines North Pacific / Philippine, Sulu, Celebes, South China Sea £17.00
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Pitcairn Island South Pacific British Overseas Territory / Polynesia £30.00
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Poland Baltic Sea £10.00
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Portugal North Atlantic £16.50
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Puerto Rico Caribbean / North Atlantic USA / Greater Antilles £17.00
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Qatar Indian Ocean / Persian Gulf £17.50
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Romania Black Sea £10.00
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Russia North Pacific / Black Sea, Arctic Ocean £12.00
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Saba Caribbean / North Atlantic Netherlands / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £30.00
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Saint Andrew North Atlantic / North Sea United Kingdom / Scotland £12.00
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Saint Barthelemy Caribbean / North Atlantic France / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £30.00
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Saint George English Channel / North Sea United Kingdom / England £12.00
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Saint Helena South Atlantic British Overseas Territory / includes Ascension island £30.00
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Saint Kitts-Nevis Caribbean / North Atlantic Commonwealth Realm / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £17.00
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Saint Lucia Caribbean / North Atlantic / Windward Islands £15.50
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Saint Martin Caribbean / North Atlantic France / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £21.50
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean / North Atlantic / Windward Islands £15.50
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Samoa South Pacific / Polynesia £21.50
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Sao Tome and Principe South Atlantic / North Atlantic £19.50
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Sardinia Mediterranean Italy £16.00
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Sark English Channel British Crown Dependency / Channel Islands £30.00
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Saudi Arabia Indian Ocean / Red Sea, Persian Gulf £17.00
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Scottish Lion North Atlantic / North Sea United Kingdom / Scotland £18.00
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Senegal North Atlantic / West Africa £15.50
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Seychelles Indian Ocean £21.50
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Shetland North Sea United Kingdom £16.00
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Sicily Mediterranean Italy £17.00
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Singapore South East Asia / Singapore Strait £17.50
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Sint Eustatius Caribbean / North Atlantic Netherlands / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £30.00
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Sint Maarten Caribbean / North Atlantic Netherlands / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £21.50
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Slovenia Mediterranean / Adriatic Sea £16.00
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Society Islands South Pacific France / part of French Polynesia £30.00
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Solomon Islands South Pacific / Melanesia £30.00
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Somalia Indian Ocean / Gulf of Aden £16.00
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South Africa South Atlantic / Indian Ocean £17.50
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South Korea North Pacific / Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea £17.00
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Spain with crown North Atlantic / Mediterranean / Bay of Biscay £17.00
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Spain without crest North Atlantic / Mediterranean / Bay of Biscay £10.00
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Sri Lanka Indian Ocean £21.50
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Sudan Indian Ocean / Red Sea £17.00
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Suriname North Atlantic £17.00
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Sweden Baltic Sea / Gulf of Bothnia £9.50
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Switzerland Europe / Lake Geneva £12.00
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Taiwan North Pacific £17.50
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Tanzania Indian Ocean £21.50
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Thailand South East Asia / Gulf of Thailand £15.00
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Tokelau South Pacific / Polynesia £30.00
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Tonga South Pacific / Polynesia £15.00
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Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean / North Atlantic £15.00
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Tuamotu Archipelago South Pacific France / part of French Polynesia £30.00
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Tunisia Mediterranean £15.00
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Turkey Mediterranean / Black Sea £10.50
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Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean / North Atlantic British Overseas Territory £21.50
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Tuvalu South Pacific British Commonwealth / Polynesia £21.50
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US Samoa South Pacific USA / Polynesia £30.00
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US Virgin Islands Caribbean / North Atlantic USA / Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles £21.50
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USA North Atlantic / North Pacific £19.50
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Ukraine Black Sea £10.00
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United Arab Emirates Indian Ocean / Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman £15.00
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United Kingdom English Channel / North Sea £10.00
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Uruguay South Atlantic £21.50
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Vanuatu South Pacific / Melanesia £17.00
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Venezuela Caribbean / North Atlantic £17.00
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Vietnam South East Asia / South China Sea £15.00
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Vietnam (South) South East Asia Vietnam / South China Sea £30.00
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Wallis and Futuna South Pacific / Polynesia £30.00
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Welsh Dragon North Atlantic United Kingdom / Wales, Irish Sea £17.00
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Yemen Indian Ocean / Red Sea £10.00
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Jimmy Green Half Yard Courtesy Flags

Jimmy Green Courtesy Flags are manufactured to the highest standard in our supply partner factory in Italy.

Their strict quality controls ensure that each flag is well crafted, neatly stitched, UV-Fade and Wind-Fray Resilient.
All Courtesy Flags are manufactured from very strong and durable 145 grams per m2 (+/- 5%) top quality 100% polyester, special knit, woven bunting to measure 45cm x 30cm (Half Yard) with colourfast screenprint patterns and motifs.

Jimmy Green Courtesy Flag Specifications and Plus Factors:

  • Half Yard size (traditional diagonal measurement) is nominal and may vary slightly due to the nature of the production/sewing process.
  • Half Yard means 18 inches measured diagonally from one corner of the flag to the other diametrically opposite corner.
  • Modern Flag Production defines half yard as 45cm x 30cm 
  • Screen printed on one piece of flag fabric
  • Excellent definition/detail on motifs, crests and emblems
  • Top quality UV resistant 100% polyester woven bunting
  • Colourfast and fade resistant
  • Hoist reinforced with special flag webbing tape
  • Braided line is sewn into the integral hoist tape, creating a loop at the top and a tail at the bottom, as per the photos
  • Finished with twin stitched hems (outside edges)

Jimmy Green Courtesy Flags are not made from the shiny, cheaper nylon fabric, nor are they the smaller 20cm x 30cm size.

Jimmy Green stock over 210 different Courtesy Flags, and we will add more if there is any demand.

All Jimmy Green Courtesy Flags are available individually:
You can filter the flags by Ocean/Location.
Some Flags may appear in multiple zones, e.g. Spain = North Atlantic and Mediterranean.
There is also additional local geographical information to help your search.
The Parent Country is also listed where appropriate so that you can identify whether you need a specific island flag or not:

e.g. The Netherlands or Netherlands Antilles Courtesy Flag may cover Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Bonaire, Curacao
However, the feel-good factor when you make landfall and sail into your chosen anchorage flying the correct local courtesy flag will more than makeup for the extra price of the individual flags :-)

Jimmy Green Courtesy Flags are also available in Bundles by Voyage Plan, Ocean Passage or Location Courtesy Flag Sets

Feedback on Courtesy Flags

Any feedback on local reaction to our courtesy flags is welcomed - we will happily do some more research and update our information and even our flags if required.

Where there are different options on courtesy flags, we list them separately, and any first-hand feedback is always welcome.

For example, the British Virgin Islands is normally red, which is what is listed but is generally welcomed in blue, and we have some blue if you would like one.

Similarly, Bermuda is normally red, but the local authorities generally accept blue.

Spain is available as the simple red/yellow/red horizontal striped courtesy (less expensive) or with the correct Yacht Ensign Crest option.

Bahamas is available as the national flag and as the civil ensign as an alternative because feedback suggests that this version may be more widely used locally.

N.B. Foreign Yachts should fly the red ensign as a courtesy flag when visiting the UK (not a Union Jack). They may also fly the red ensign for some associated British islands, dominions and territories without causing offence.

Courtesy Flag Etiquette

As a gesture of courtesy, yachts should fly a foreign nation's flag when they enter and operate in its waters.

There are no universal rules governing courtesy flag etiquette.

Officials interpret the rules differently from country to country, region to region, island to island or even from port to port.

Failing to fly a courtesy flag or flying a courtesy flag improperly may only be considered impolite in some places, but in others where it is enforced by local law, officials go as far as impounding passports or imposing fines until the proper flag (which may only be available to purchase locally at great expense) is flying on board.

Flying an undersized, faded or tatty courtesy flag may be considered worse than having no courtesy flag at all in some places.

If you are in any doubt, the best thing to do is observe other yachts from your country and ask them for guidance.

N.B. Simultaneously flying all the courtesy flags of the different countries/islands you intend to visit on your cruise should be avoided because your intentions could easily be misinterpreted and cause offence.

Traditionally and logically, you should not fly a courtesy flag until customs and immigration properly clear your vessel.
You should only fly the yellow Q (quarantine) flag until customs clearance is complete.
This is because you have officially entered the new country once cleared through customs.
However, it is common practice, and generally speaking, courteously accepted in many countries, to hoist the courtesy flag above the Q flag in anticipation of clearing customs and immigration.

The courtesy flag (or Q) should be flown at the starboard spreader on a mast with spreaders.

If the yacht has more than one mast, the courtesy flag should be flown from the starboard spreader of the forward mast.

On a yacht without any mast, the courtesy flag (or Q) should be flown at the bow.

N.B. Only your own ensign or national flag should be flown from the stern of a yacht.

The True Spirit of Courtesy Flags

In recent years yacht owners have been a little more adventurous in their approach to courtesy flag etiquette, especially in relation to individual countries, Crown Dependencies and other islands within the United Kingdom, including regional and even county flags.

It may be considered polite or even proper to fly the appropriate regional or island courtesy flag, e.g. in the Channel Isles, there are individual courtesy flags for each island.

There is nothing wrong with endearing yourself to the local sailors, fishermen and officials.
It is entering into the spirit of the 'courtesy' tradition.
Some locals may be particular about whether it is the correct maritime ensign or the land flag.

However, in general, the effort you make to be courteous is important and therefore appreciated.

This courteous local approach is welcomed when extended bluewater cruising, e.g. in the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Atlantic, where French, British, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish islands have their local flag.

If you are flying the local flag as a matter of courtesy, you will be entering into the true spirit of courtesy flag etiquette and doing the 'right thing'.

If you are on a strict flag budget and are not interested in MAKING YOUR FLAGS, then the parent island flag will generally pass muster:

Some Examples of Islands with National 'Parent' Flags
The French Courtesy Flag may cover, e.g. Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Society Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Nouméa - N.B. This list is not exhaustive.
The Chile Courtesy Flag may cover Easter Island.

Local Courtesy Flag Ranking

If the region or island flag is in ‘foreign waters', it should be flown below the National Courtesy flag, e.g. Brittany under France.

There may be some local exceptions to this rule, e.g. the Azores flag over the Portugal flag, Galapagos over Ecuador.
We advise that you seek advice or look around the marina or anchorage at how other visiting yachts display their flags.

Courtesy Flags, Club and Individual Flags flown for Fun

If you and your crew want to fly your regional or county flag or even your cruising club flag e.g. Cornwall, Devon, the ARC World Cruising Club, then it is probably best to hoist these on the port spreader to avoid any confusion with your courtesy flag(s).

This is becoming much more prevalent, especially on rallies.

Flags should always be displayed from the correct spreader, tastefully and in good spirit, to ensure that no offence is caused.

Explore all the Courtesy Flags available on our Courtesy Flags world map

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