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[[File:Staffordshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Staffordshire]]
[[File:Staffordshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Staffordshire]]
[[File:County Flag of Staffordshire.png|thumb|200px|Banner of the arms of Staffordshire Council]]
[[File:Banner of arms of Staffordshire council.png|thumb|200px|Banner of the arms of Staffordshire Council]]
The '''Staffordshire flag''' is the flag of the [[Staffordshire|county of Stafford]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] on 28 March 2016.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1|author=Association of British Counties|title=County flag proposals|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref>
The '''Staffordshire flag''' is the flag of the [[Staffordshire|county of Stafford]], registered with the [[Flag Institute]] on 28 March 2016.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1|author=Association of British Counties|title=County flag proposals|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:28, 5 November 2019

Flag of Staffordshire
Proportion 3:5
Adopted 28 March 2016
Designed by Staffordshire Heritage Group
Staffordshire
Banner of the arms of Staffordshire Council

The Staffordshire flag is the flag of the county of Stafford, registered with the Flag Institute on 28 March 2016.[1]

Design

The flag incorporates the Stafford knot in gold on the de Stafford coat of arms. This symbol is unique to the county with a venerable tradition and widespread usage. It is incorporated into the logo of the Staffordshire County Cricket Club and of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service amongst others. The colour scheme of gold and red is similarly included on many of the arms found in the county as well as on the arms used by the Staffordshire Council.

Armorial Banner

An alternate flag offered for sale commercially is a banner of the arms of Staffordshire County Council and as such is the property of the council and only represents it, not the wider county.

Before the flag was adopted, the council flag had been flown alongside the Union Flag above the Department for Communities and Local Government.[2] It was also adopted by the crew of the RFA Wave Ruler in 2010, as its captain is from Stafford.[3]

References

County flags of the United Kingdom

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