Single Reverse Printing

• Single Reverse - Design is only done on 1 side of the flag but shows through to the other sided in a reverse image. The majority of flags are created this way, including most state flags and corporate flags. A single reverse flag is lightweight and is most cost-effective. - Example
• Double Sided - Design reads correctly on both sides of the flag. Typically this flag is 2 single sided flags sewn back to back to make it double thickness. This type of flag is commonly hung horizontally indoors. Double sided flags are heavier than a single reverse flag and are not typically recommended for outdoor use. - Example

The majority of all stock (military, state, country, religious, historical, etc) and custom printed flags are printed single reversed.  This is where the design is printed correctly on one side of the flag and the ink bleeds through the material so the design appears as a mirror image on the back or reverse side.

Double sided flags are available but are not recommended for a few reasons:

The cost of a double sided flag is usually close to, if not more than double the cost of a single reversed flag because it is literally two prints sewn back to back.  I liner is needed on most flags so the prints do not show through to the other side, and this is another added expense.

We also don’t recommend double sided flags because they are very heavy and do not fly very well.  If they do not fly properly you will not get the impact or advertising you are expecting.  Double sided flags also will not last as long as single reversed flags – the extra weight makes them more prone to wearing and tearing faster.

Quinn Flags always try to help our customers understand that although we can and do make double sided flags, we don’t recommend them because we believe you will not get the effect, life expectancy or cost effectiveness you will get with a flag that is printed single reversed if you are flying them outdoors in a traditional manner.