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[[File:Nottinghamshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Nottinghamshire]] | [[File:Nottinghamshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Nottinghamshire]] | ||
The '''Nottinghamshire flag''' is the flag of the [[Nottinghamshire|county of Nottingham]]. Andy Whittaker, of BBC Nottingham, | The '''Nottinghamshire flag''' is the flag of the [[Nottinghamshire|county of Nottingham]], registered by the [[Flag Institute]] in 2011. Andy Whittaker, of BBC Nottingham, organised the vote following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag. | ||
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==Flag design== | ==Flag design== | ||
The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=County flag design is unveiled|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13337196|accessdate=2 August 2018|work=BBC News Online|date=20 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
The pantone colours for the flag are:<ref>{{cite web|url={{Flag Institute|Nottinghamshire}}|title=UK Flag Registry: Nottinghamshire}}</ref> | The pantone colours for the flag are:<ref>{{cite web|url={{Flag Institute|Nottinghamshire}}|title=UK Flag Registry: Nottinghamshire}}</ref> | ||
*Green 364 | *Green 364 | ||
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The Nottinghamshire flag is the flag of the county of Nottingham, registered by the Flag Institute in 2011. Andy Whittaker, of BBC Nottingham, organised the vote following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.
Flag design
The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield.[1]
The pantone colours for the flag are:[2]
- Green 364
- White
- Red 186
References
- ↑ "County flag design is unveiled". BBC News Online. 20 May 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13337196. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "UK Flag Registry: Nottinghamshire". http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/nottinghamshire-flag.
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