{"product_id":"flag-of-the-signal-stations-of-the-royal-hungarian-defence-forces-1939-hungary-white-coffee-mug","title":"Flag of the signal stations of the Royal Hungarian Defence Forces 1939 (Hungary) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFlag of the signal stations of the Royal Hungarian Defence Forces 1939 (Hungary) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stark black-and-white signal-station flag from the 1939 pattern of the Royal Hungarian Defence Forces, built around bold rectilinear lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite covers most of the design, with black used for the letterforms and for the sharp edges that define them. The lettering is sans-serif and angular, made of straight strokes that read quickly at distance. The letters HIR sit at the centre, and nothing else competes with them. The composition is simple and direct, the way a field marker has to be to be seen and understood at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flag belongs to a standardised family of command, branch and station markers used by the army of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar years. It was not a national ensign. Its job was practical: to mark a signalling post and identify its function in the field. The 1939 pattern continued the regulations first set in 1928, which is why the design looks so purposeful, with no ornament beyond the marking itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Marker You Can Hold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned in the hand, so the letters move across the surface as it is lifted and set down. The black characters stand out sharply against the white ground, and they stay legible from the handle side and across the table, just as a station marker was meant to be read from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":50013072228632,"sku":"33890674414547144138","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":50013072261400,"sku":"13863248839041053741","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/flag-of-the-signal-stations-of-the-royal-hungarian-defence-forces-1939-hungary-white-coffee-mug-11oz-position1.webp?v=1756744484","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/flag-of-the-signal-stations-of-the-royal-hungarian-defence-forces-1939-hungary-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}