Flying from the stern of the Danish scientific ship, Dana, now in Auckland, is one of the most interesting flags in the world (states tlie Auckland "Sun”). It is the Danish Government flag, known as the Danebro, and it dates baek to the !)tb century. The legend associated with the flag tells how it fell from Heaven at Hevtil, in Estland, during a battle which the Dunes were fighting against the people of Estland. Only Danish Government institutions are allowed to fly the flag, which differs from the ordinary Danish national emblem, in that it is fish-tailed. The letters “L” and “M,” surmounted by a crown, are contained in tlie upper-left-hand section of tlie Danebro.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 79, 27 December 1928, Page 7
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