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Revision as of 23:13, 20 February 2012

Flag of Monmouthshire
Proportion 3:5
Adopted 30 September 2011
Design Per pale Azure and Sable three fleurs-de-lys Or
Designed by The Monmouthshire Association
Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire flag is the county flag of Monmouthshire. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the official flag of the county in 2011[1] although its origins date back to the 6th century.

History

The arms are those attributed by mediæval heralds to King Inyr of the British Kingdom of Gwent, from which Monmouthshire, once known as Wentset and Wentsland, descends. The County Council of Monmouth were first granted the arms in 1948 and they have been incorporated into the arms of other bodies over the succeeding years. This is a pattern long associated with Monmouthshire and it is also used today in the shield of the Diocese of Monmouth and in those of Monmouthshire Council, Blaenau Gwent Council and the Monmouthshire County RFC.

Design

The pantone colours for the flag are:

  • Black
  • Blue 300
  • Yellow 108
The flag flying at the Hood Memorial Hall, Devauden

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References

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