Black Sea Cossacks (Ukraine) (original) (raw)

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by Stuart Notholt, 16 March 1999

• Description of the flag

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• Cossack Flags
• Russia
• Ukraine

Description of the flag

Some Cossacks use a dark red banner with a white Maltese cross near the hoist. This dates back to a Black Sea Cossack flag of 1792.
Stuart Notholt