List of Cornish flags
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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall, or by the Cornish people, a recognised national minority of the United Kingdom.
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The Cornish flag flying.
Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 12th century but, officially 1890[1] | Saint Piran's Cross, named for the Cornish patron saint, also known as the Flag of Cornwall (Baner Peran). | A centred white cross on a black background |
Royal standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | Pre-1695 | Standard of the Duke of Cornwall | 15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field |
Regional
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | The Scillonian Cross, the official flag of the Isles of Scilly. | The Scillonian Cross, top half gold; representing the golden sand of the beaches, bottom half blue; representing the sea. Also with the top right corner picturing stars representing the location of the islands. | |
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Pre-1415 | Two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch, still used by the Cornish Wrestling association. Supposed used at Agincourt | ||
? | The Cornish chough used as a emblem. | ||
? | A blue pendant, defaced with three golden crowns. |
Organisations
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() ![]() | 1880 | Royal Fowey Yacht Club | Red Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall. |
![]() ![]() | 1871 | Royal Cornwall Yacht Club | Blue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge. |
![]() | Sea Cadet Corps Ensign | RNR Blue Ensign with SCC badge | |
![]() | The Ensign of Trinity House is a British | Red Ensign defaced with the shield of the coat of arms (a St George's Cross with a sailing ship in each quarter). | |
![]() | 1920 | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company | St Piran's banner with innitials in red. |
Ensigns
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | Unoffical Cornish Merchant Naval Ensign. | Designed like the Red Ensign. | |
![]() | Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign[2] | Black flag with a white cross. The top right contains the Union Flag | |
![]() | Another unofficial Cornish ensign flown by the ship 'Sweet Promise' during the 'Brest 2000' festival. | The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the canton. |
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The Cornish flag being flown by Cornish patrots.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Flag of Cornwall". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Flags of the World Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine.
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