The Republic of Venice used to display at sea the traditional symbol of St. Mark's Lion on flags, although their colours weren't ultimately setted to gold on red until the end of XIV century. Such flags remained in use until the Republic's end in 1798.
Sources: Anonymous manuscript from 1670, reprinted in Amsterdam 1966 as «Flags of the World 1669-1670» | «Flags of The World» (FOTW) website:Venice - Historical flags (Italy)
Sizes: ensign W12 x L18 mm, mast flags W8 x L12 mm, jack W6 x L9 mm, pennant W4 x L48 mm.
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