French colonial flags

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Left: Royal Standard of France (before 1792) Right: Flag of the French Empire
Flags were used to represent various territories and colonies across the Empire

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Some of the colonies, protectorates and mandates of the French Colonial Empire used distinctive colonial flags. These most commonly had a French Tricolour in the canton.

As well as the flags of individual colonies, the governors-general of French colonies flew a square flag with a blue field and the French ensign in the canton. This flag was flown beneath the national ensign. Colonial governors used a rectangular swallow-tailed version of this flag.