Flag of Flintshire
The Flintshire flag (Welsh: Baner Sir y Fflint) is the flag of the county of Flint. A campaign was launched in September 2012 to have the flag recognised by the Flag Institute,[1][2] and it was formally adopted on 24 February 2015.
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Proportion | 3:5 |
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Adopted | 24 February 2015 |
Design | Argent a cross engrailed sable between four Cornish choughs proper |
Designed by | Historic |
Design
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The flag is the banner of the arms anachronistically attributed to Edwin, ruler of the former kingdom of Tegeingl that covered much of the territory of Flintshire.
Those arms bore a black engrailed fleury cross (i.e. a cross capped with fleur-de-lis ends and scalloped edges) on a white field between four choughs, a bird once likely to have been widespread in the area, in black and red. These arms, in a slightly amended form, had been used by the former Flintshire County Council.
The council arms are differenced by the addition of discs on the arms of the cross and a voided diamond (mascle) at the centre. The flag simplifies the design but retains much of the basic symbolism and essential charges of the original arms in a way more suitable for use as a flag.
References
- "Calls for Flintshire county flag to be established". Flintshire Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". Retrieved 11 September 2012.