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The '''Anglesey flag''' is the flag of the County of Anglesey ({{lang|cy|Ynys Môn}})
The '''Anglesey flag''' is the flag of the County of Anglesey ({{lang|cy|Môn}})


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 11:18, 7 June 2012

Flag of Anglesey
Proportion 3:5
Adopted Not yet adopted.
Designed by Historic
Anglesey

The Anglesey flag is the flag of the County of Anglesey (Welsh: Môn)

History

The design is a banner of the arms ascribed by later mediaeval heralds, to the earlier, locally celebrated ruler, Hwfa ap Cynddelw. The earliest reference to the arms seems to be in the work of the bard Lewis Glyn Cothi from the period of 1447 to 1486 although there is no evident explanation for the choice of colours or charges used. A late C15th century stained glass window with the arms refering to Hwfa are apparently depicted in the east window of Llangadwaladr church on the island. According to the heraldic historian Scott-Giles, Anglesey County Council used the Hwfa arms informally before they were incorporated into the design granted to them officially. Between 1857 and 1950 the arms were used by Anglesey Constabulary. An association between the Hwfa arms and the island county of Anglesey is thus long established.

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