Flag of The Northwest Territories - Hudson's Bay Company Flag

Hudson's Bay Company Flag

The original flag of the Hudson's Bay Company served as the territorial flag from the moment Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory was purchased by Canada in 1869 until it was replaced in 1950.


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