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German customs flag

This German customs service flag, flown at Apia, Samoa, was captured by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), 29 August 1914.

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WW1
flags
war objects
german samoa occupation
german navy
Credit

National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 1981.420
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'German customs flag', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/german-flag, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014

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Evie Conrad

Posted: 24 Jun 2010

Hi Just thought I'd let you know that the flag is, in fact, from the Customs Service of Imperial Germany. "Z V" is short for "Zollverein" or "customs union". Evie