Banner, known as Thistle banner

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This silk flag, known as the 'Thistle banner', has a central crowned thistle and the motto 'NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET' (No-one shall hurt me with impunity). In one corner is a blue saltire, in the other three, thistles. The flag is dated 1716.

White silk flag with a blue saltire, a central thistle and the motto, NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET, 1716

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-270-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LF 6
• Date: 1716
  
• Material: Silk, white. Inscription: [Saltire, thistle in centre] / NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET
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• Dimensions: 1860 mm x 2070 mm
  
• What: Flag
  
• Subject: Banners, flags (NMAS Classification)
  
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