Re: Ball cap & flag pin
Greetings, DON!
I don't think that it really matters, as long as it looks good. The big thing to avoid is when the pin comes loose and the flag turns upside down!
Some years ago I had a Navy ballcap made for the battleship USS Montana (BB-67), which was designed during World War II but never built. It's fun to get questions about "Did you serve on that ship?" I also have one for the dirigible USS Los Angeles (ZR-3).
Peter Ansoff
"We live by symbols, and what shall be symbolized by any image of the sight depends upon the mind of him who sees it."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.