Finally negotiations reached an agreement that both of them could fly the Hinomaru, the national flag of Japan, one for the government led by Taikun (i.e. shogun) for the bakufu side, and one for the government led by the Satsuma governor-general for the Satsuma clan side.
結局幕府側は「大君政府」、薩摩藩側は「薩摩太守の政府」とし、ともに日の丸を掲げることで妥協となった。