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In the fall of 2012, the Hudson's Bay Company launched a re-design of both its corporate and retail logos, since then, the company flag is the same design as the company logo, which is the dark blue field and the letters "HBC" in the centre.
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with the letters "HBC" in the lower field. In 1970 the company used the flag that display the company's coat of arms. Since 2012, the company flag is the banner form of the company logo.
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Following the incorporation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670, the company was granted permission on July 21, 1682, by the first governor of the company,
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as its corporate flag. The flag was introduced in 1779 as the company's Governor's Standard and was flown to indicate the presence of the
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at a specific location. The flag features the company's coat of arms on a white field.
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and the Hudson's Bay Company. After Rupert's Land was purchased by the government of
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with the letters "HBC" in the lower field. The flag shared the same design as the
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The company's governor's standard used as the company's flag from 1970 to 2012.
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The canton of the flag has been changed twice. Between 1682 and 1707, the
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letters "HBC" in the lower field on its forts and ships entering
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Prior to 1869 the flag was used as both the flag of
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