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[[File:Rutland Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Rutland]]
 
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The '''Rutland flag''' is the proposed flag of the county of [[Rutland]]. It has not yet been registered with the [[Flag Institute]].<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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The '''Rutland flag''' is the flag of the county of [[Rutland]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] on 17 November 2015.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://abcounties.com/news/3842/|author=Association of British Counties|title=Rutland flag registered|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
  
 
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==Design==
 
==Design==
The flag, designed by Philip Tibbetts, features the golden horseshoe long associated with the county, which recalls the tradition of noble visitors donating a horseshoe. The sizable collection now hangs on the walls of Oakham Castle in the county.
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The golden horseshoe on green has been the traditional emblem of the county since at least 1784. The horseshoe refers to a tradition where dignitaries travelling through the county are compelled to deliver a horseshoe to Castle Hall in the county town of Oakham. The semy of acorns that was included as part of the 1950 College of Arms grant to the county council is a reference to Rutland’s small area.
  
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On 9 November 2015 the council agreed to waive the copyright of this design and allow for it to be a freely flyable and publicly useable flag.
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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{{County flag proposals|Rutland}}
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{{County flags of the United Kingdom|Rutland}}
  
 
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Revision as of 20:30, 17 November 2015

Flag of Rutland
Rutland County Flag.svg
Proportion 3:5
Adopted Adopted 17 November 2015
Rutland

The Rutland flag is the flag of the county of Rutland. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 17 November 2015.[1]

Design

The golden horseshoe on green has been the traditional emblem of the county since at least 1784. The horseshoe refers to a tradition where dignitaries travelling through the county are compelled to deliver a horseshoe to Castle Hall in the county town of Oakham. The semy of acorns that was included as part of the 1950 College of Arms grant to the county council is a reference to Rutland’s small area.

On 9 November 2015 the council agreed to waive the copyright of this design and allow for it to be a freely flyable and publicly useable flag.

References

  1. Association of British Counties. "Rutland flag registered". http://abcounties.com/news/3842/. Retrieved 17 November 2015. 
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