ICV5 took place in London from 13-18 September 1973.
It was hosted by the Flag Institute, then only two years old.
Besides the papers listed below, four short films were shown.
* No known copy exists of these papers. If you can help to locate them, please contact the .
ICV5 – Proceedings
Whitney Smith: The Symbols of Peace and Pacifism
Published as: ‘Symbols and peace and pacifism: introduction’ (Flag Bulletin 18 (6): 211-22); ‘Symbols of peace and pacifism: the dove, olive branch and white flag’ (Flag Bulletin 20 (1): 11-22)
J. H. Rombach & Klaes Sierksma: Les drapeaux officiels aux Pays-Bas
Forthcoming in PDF format
Howard Madaus: The Evolution of the Color Guard in the US Army
* Unpublished; no known copy
Arnold Rabbow: A Vexillological Outlook on Colour Specifications
Published as ‘Flag Color Specifications’ (Flag Bulletin 20 (3): 95-104)
Cor Pama: Flags of Nineteenth-Century Republics in South Africa
Forthcoming in PDF format
Günther Mattern: Flags of Switzerland and its Cantons during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
Forthcoming in PDF format
David Lister: The Transition from Mediæval to Modern Flags
View or download in PDF format – here
W. A. van Ham – Symbols from the ‘De Gortter’ Manuscript from Malines
Forthcoming in PDF format
H.D. Birk: The Great Imperial Standard as Reflected in the Heraldry of Württemberg
Published as ‘Die Reichssturmfahne: Standard of the Holy Roman Empire’ (Flag Bulletin 13 (2): 33-49)
Linda Osborne: Flags on Silver Ingots
View or download in PDF format – here
Atle Grahl-Madsen: An International Standard for Flags
* Unpublished; please see related articles by this author in Flag Bulletin
Georges Pasch: Les fonctions du drapeau et le développement de la conscience socio-politique
* Unpublished; no known copy
Klaes Sierksma: A Tribute to Karl Fachinger
Forthcoming in PDF format
Klaes Sierksma: Presentation of the Medal of Honour of the SBH [to the late Karl Fachinger]
Forthcoming in PDF format
Klaes Sierksma: Opening Address
Forthcoming in PDF format
