United Kingdom Wales Flag
The flag incorporates the red dragon of cadwaladr king of gwynedd along with the tudor colours of green and white.
United kingdom wales flag. The flag of wales however has never found inclusion in the union jack because wales was already by the act of union in 1536 long before the founding of the united kingdom connected to england however there are plans for a union jack with the welsh david cross yellow cross on a black background. Wales has over 1 680 miles 2 700 km of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and. The flag of wales in the united kingdom. The flag s standard height to length proportions are 1 2.
Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom. Wales is not represented in the union flag by wales s patron saint saint david as at the time the flag was designed wales was part of the kingdom of england. Origin of y ddraig goch y ddraig goch the red dragon is the national flag of wales and has been officially recognised as such since the 1950s. Andrew for scotland and the red on white cross of st.
Wales is not characterized in the union flag by wales s supporter saint saint david as at the period the flag was intended wales was part of the kingdom of england. The white over green field is in the livery colours of the tudors the welsh dynasty that once sat on the english throne. The union jack is the most important of all british flags and is flown by representatives of the united kingdom all the world over. It was officially recognised as the welsh national flag in 1959.
The current flag also known as the union jack or union flag is a representation of this unification. Union flag union flag 1606 1801 in which are combined the white on blue cross of st. The war flag of united kingdom different used by the british army adapts the scopes to 3 5 and harvests two of the red diagonals. The flag s normal height to length extents are 1 2.
It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi.