Union Jack of Sweden and Norway

The Union Jack of Sweden and Norway (unionsgös in Swedish, unionsgjøs in Norwegian) was the common naval jack of Swedish and Norwegian warships between 1844 and 1905, during the last six decades of the Union between Sweden and Norway.

It combined the flag colours of both kingdoms, displayed in triangular fields generated by dividing a square or rectangle per saltire.

The mark was inserted in the canton of all flags in both countries to symbolize their partnership in the union of 1814.

It had been proposed by a joint committee from both countries, appointed in 1839 with the mandate of discussing the symbols of the Union to ensure that they would reflect the equal status of the two united kingdoms.

[2] The mark fulfilled this condition perfectly by its equal distribution of flag colours.