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United Nations flag

United Nations flag

This United Nations flag was presented to Signalman Arthur Lyall Philip, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals, by Captain R.J. Smith, Royal Army Service Corps. Smith was Officer Commanding (OC) at the Inchon Rest Centre, South Korea. The presentation took place on 9 July 1952.

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Image courtesy National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 1990.269
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page: 'United Nations flag', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/un-flag-black, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 10-Feb-2009

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