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English: Religious holiday flag of the Regency of Algiers
Date -1830
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  • Belhamissi, Moulay (1996) (in French) Marine et marins d'Alger, 1518-1830: Les navires et les hommes, Bibliothèque nationale d'Algérie, pp. 110 ISBN: 978-9961-901-04-5. : "A flag, plain red, was carried by a large mast, surmounted by a copper ball, fixed on the Dey's belvedere. On holiday, while the red flag flew on the other ports, a large green standard embroidered with gold was hoisted at the Qasba.;" According to American consul in Algiers Cathcart, James L. (James Leander); University of California Libraries (1899) The captives, La Porte, Ind. : Herald Print : "In the morning on the first day the banner of Mahomet is hoisted on the palace and the national flag on the fortifications."
  • Verillon (1907) (in French) Les trophées de la France, Leroy, pp. 145 : “2 to 4. Algerian flags from the capture of Algiers (July 5, 1830). 31.Green flame with Arabic characters added.”
“ The seven standards of the bey.

The Bache-Allam stood in the center, carrying the large standard of embroidered green silk, on which was embroidered this sentence: نَصْرٌ مِّن اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ (With the help of God the conquest is near). This flag was bordered with gold and silver fringes and topped with a silver globe. On each side marched the three other flags without inscription, generally composed of three vertical bands red, yellow, red.

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—(in French) (1867) Revue africaine: journal des travaux de la Société Historique Algérienne

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