The "Matrozeninstituut voor de Koopvaardij" (Sailors' Institute
for the Merchant Marine) owned in days past a ship, which was moored at
the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam. That ship was allowed to fly the flag
of the KNRV (Koninklijke Nederlandsche
Zeil- & Roeivereeniging) too. The Pollux was maintained by that
association.
At the same time the Pollux flew also an orange flag with a blue hoisttriangle,
charged with a daisy. An ex-pupil donated a replica recently to the Pollux.
The square rigged ship has been in IJmuiden since 15 years.
The origin of that flag is unknown. It is most likely connected with
Princess Margriet ("margriet" = daisy), which might explain the daisy and
the orange color. Margriet became the godchild of the merchant marine during
World War II.
Jos Poels, 16 Mar 2006
During her visit to our ship in 1964 Princess Margriet granted us this
flag. See also our homepage: http://www.vriendenvandepollux.nl
.
Jan van Duivenboden, 3 Mar 2006
![[Pollux flag]](../images/n/nl^pollx.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 24 Aug 2004
