Wales Uk Flag

The war flag variant used by the british army modifies the proportions to 3 5 and crops two of the red diagonals.

Wales uk flag. Image caption the 1953 flag which provoked criticism. The flag s standard height to length proportions are 1 2. Wales has over 1 680 miles 2 700 km of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and. Ii or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory gules.

The royal standard used by queen elizabeth ii in england wales and northern ireland. Flag date use description since 1837. The flag of wales welsh. It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi.

Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom. The welsh flag is referred to as the red dragon or baner cymru or y ddraig goch in welsh. The flag incorporates the red dragon of cadwaladr king of gwynedd along with the tudor. 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.

The wales flag or red dragon or y ddraig goch is the national flag of this constituent nation of the united kingdom. Flag of a constituent unit of the united kingdom flown subordinate to the union jack that has horizontal stripes of white and green bearing a large red dragon during the era of roman rule in britain a vexilloid flaglike standard was introduced that may have been invented in persia iran. Iii azure a harp or stringed argent. The flag of wales was formalised in 1959 but has ancient origins the dragon.

The flags of england and of scotland are ancient war flags which became by usage the national flags of the kingdom of england which included wales and of the kingdom of scotland respectively and continued in use until the act of union 1707 thereafter they were as de facto flags of those parts of the united kingdom. The design a large red dragon on a white and green background was officially adopted in 1959. It comprised a. 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.

It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south. The dragon is a symbol that has been part of wales history for several centuries and known. The essence of this design was then used to form the first official welsh flag created for the queen s coronation in 1953.