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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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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.