Flag of Marseille
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The flag of Marseille was adopted in meadly age with a smooth blue cross and a white back.
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The medieval flag of the city already consisted of a white banner with a light blue cross. It had the peculiarity of being older than the coat of arms.[1] The cross was adopted as a symbol of the Crusades, since at that time (11th - 13th centuries), in the ports of embarkation whose destination was the Holy Land, flags loaded with crosses were hoisted as a characteristic sign of the safe ports.[1][2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Drapeaux, armoiries et emblèmes de la ville de Marseille" (in French). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Drapeau, armoiries, logo, identité de Marseille". Armoiries de Marseille (in French). 8 August 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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