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[[File:Hertfordshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Hertfordshire]] | [[File:Hertfordshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Hertfordshire]] | ||
The '''flag of Hertfordshire''' is the flag of the [[Hertfordshire|county of Hertford]]. The flag is a banner of the arms of Hertfordshire | The '''flag of Hertfordshire''' is the flag of the [[Hertfordshire|county of Hertford]], registered with the [[Flag Institute]] in 2008. The flag is a banner of the arms of Hertfordshire Council. On 19 November 2008 the Council passed a resolution that the design is a fitting and proper emblem for the county and its people.<ref>[http://www.whtimes.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/story.aspx?brand=WHTOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestWHT&itemid=WEED24%20Nov%202008%2017%3A48%3A07%3A700 www.whtimes.co.uk]</ref><ref>[http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/civic_calendar/archive/Policy%20&%20Resources%20Cabinet%20Panel_7/081113%2009%20Item%208%20County%20Flag.doc www.hertsdirect.org]</ref> The council subsequently registered the banner of arms as the flag of the county with the [[Flag Institute]] and it now appears on the latter's registry of local flags.<ref name="fi">[{{Flag Institute|Hertfordshire}} The Flag Institute].</ref> | ||
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==Flag design== | ==Flag design== | ||
The blue and white wavy lines, a traditional heraldic representation of a water course, symbolise the county's many rivers while the shield and hart are taken from the arms of the Borough of [[Hertford]].<ref>[http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/herts.html www.civicheraldry.co.uk]</ref> It is a heraldic pun of Hart and ford. The Hart reclines on a yellow field, representing St | The blue and white wavy lines, a traditional heraldic representation of a water course, symbolise the county's many rivers while the shield and hart are taken from the arms of the Borough of [[Hertford]].<ref>[http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/herts.html www.civicheraldry.co.uk]</ref> It is a heraldic pun of Hart and ford. The Hart reclines on a yellow field, representing St Alban, the patron saint of Hertfordshire and first British martyr, whose cross is traditionally yellow on blue. | ||
The pantone colours for the flag are:<ref name="fi" /> | The pantone colours for the flag are:<ref name="fi" /> | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*[ | *[{{Flag Institute|Hertfordshire}} The Flag Institute] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 4 February 2019
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| Adopted | 19 November 2008 |
| Designed by | College of Arms |
The flag of Hertfordshire is the flag of the county of Hertford, registered with the Flag Institute in 2008. The flag is a banner of the arms of Hertfordshire Council. On 19 November 2008 the Council passed a resolution that the design is a fitting and proper emblem for the county and its people.[1][2] The council subsequently registered the banner of arms as the flag of the county with the Flag Institute and it now appears on the latter's registry of local flags.[3]
Flag design
The blue and white wavy lines, a traditional heraldic representation of a water course, symbolise the county's many rivers while the shield and hart are taken from the arms of the Borough of Hertford.[4] It is a heraldic pun of Hart and ford. The Hart reclines on a yellow field, representing St Alban, the patron saint of Hertfordshire and first British martyr, whose cross is traditionally yellow on blue.
The pantone colours for the flag are:[3]
- Blue 300
- White
- Yellow 116
- Brown 70% 1405
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References
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