The two-story tile mural spells out "Bank of America Sausalito Cal" in international maritime signal flags, on the back of the BofA branch on Bridgeway, the tourist thoroughfare. The mural ...

(Image credit: Courtesy of Steve Doty, NOAA NCDC (ret.)) Weather signal flags grew out of the use of the maritime signal flag, which was red, with a black square inside. Starting in 1871 ...

They say the flag is also widely recognized as identification for the Japanese military under an international maritime convention. Japanese commercial ships carry the “hinomaru” national flag ...