Wales Country Flag

Baner cymru or y ddraig goch meaning the red dragon consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field as with many heraldic charges the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised and many renderings exist the flag is not represented in the union flag.

Wales country flag. A banner of the queen s arms the royal coat of arms of the united kingdom blazoned quarterly i and iv gules three lions passant guardant in pale or. Flags of the world. The flag of wales is a rectangle in the ratio 3 5. Country flags of the world list of all 254 this list includes all countries and dependent territories that are part of iso 3166 1 countries of the united kingdom and kosovo if you are only interested in sovereign states go to the flags of un members.

20 779 km 2. Iii azure a harp or stringed argent. A list of internationally recognized two letter country codes. Gb wls iso 3166 2 gb official name.

In terms of heraldry the dragon is passant. The total length of the land border of wales is 360 km. Chequered flag triangular flag crossed flags black flag white flag rainbow flag transgender flag. It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi.

Wales is located in the continent of europe. Paul s cathedral the red dragon was then included in the tudor royal arms to signify their welsh descent. The images are of high quality and can be used free of charge for non commercial and commercial use. It was used by henry vii at the battle of bosworth in 1485 after which it was carried in state to st.

It was officially recognised as the welsh national flag in 1959. As of 2019 england scotland and wales are the only rgi subdivision flags. Wales has 1 neighbour. The upper one white and the lower one green.

The flag incorporates the red dragon of cadwaladr king of gwynedd along with the tudor. A red dragon adorns the flag facing the flag post. It is divided longitudinally into two halves. Emoji country flags are based on iso 3166 1.

The royal standard used by queen elizabeth ii in england wales and northern ireland. Ii or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory gules. The flag of wales welsh. Wales has the following neighbouring countries with corresponding distances of the national border.

It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south. The design of the dragon is not standardized and many variations upon the basic template are in use. Download flag of wales. The welsh flag is the flag of the country wales.

Here you can download jpg and png files of the welsh flag. Download your free images of the flag of wales here. 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 incorporates the red dragon now a popular welsh symbol along with the tudor colours of green and white.

Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom. Flag date use description since 1837.