Keywords: Flag of the Shanghai International Settlement pre-WWI.svg The flag of Shanghai International Settlement<br> The flags are Top left United Kingdom United States France Germany Top right Russia Denmark Italy Portugal Bottom Norway and Sweden upside down Austria Spain Netherlands The text is 工部 Omnia Juncta In Uno All Joined in One Shanghai Municipality Comment on the German flag http //www fotw net/flags/cn-sha html FOTW says this was a slightly different version of the flag with the German flag replaced by a white space where the flag would have been This modification was a protest against the German European aggression of the time presumably around WW1 Further down the same page there is an image of the Shanghai Russian Regiment which uses the same seal but a German flag which looks like Image Flagge Preußen 1892-1918 png 上海公共租界旗 中央是各个国家的国旗:左上方为英国 美国 法国 德国,右上方为俄国 丹麦 意大利 葡萄牙,下方为瑞典 奥 利 西班牙 荷兰的国旗 and image http //web archive org/web/20100424031902/http //www talesofoldchina com/shanghai/law/t-seal htm here and the following flags from Commons Swedish norwegian union flag svg Flag of the Netherlands svg BandMercante1785 svg Flag of Austria svg Flag of France svg Flag of the United Kingdom svg Flag of the United States svg Flag of Denmark svg Flag Portugal 1830 svg Flag of Italy 1861-1946 svg Flag of Russia svg Flag of Scotland svg inkscape 2008-09-09 Lokal_Profil Lokal_Profil 1914年版工部 徽 jpg border 120px after WWI PD-old Inscribed flags Shanghai International Settlement SVG flags - hybrids SVG flags - historical of China Symbols of Shanghai |