The Flintshire flag ( cy, Baner Sir y Fflint) is the flag of the

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. A campaign was launched in September 2012 to have the flag recognised by the

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, and it was formally adopted on 24 February 2015. __TOC__

Design

The flag is the banner of the

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anachronistically attributed to

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, ruler of the former kingdom of

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that covered much of the territory of Flintshire. Those arms bore a black engrailed fleury cross (i.e. a cross capped with

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ends and ''scalloped'' edges) on a white field between four

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s, a bird once likely to have been widespread in the area, in black and red. These arms, in a slightly amended form, had been used by the former Flintshire County Council. The council arms are differenced by the addition of discs on the arms of the cross and a voided diamond (mascle) at the centre. The flag simplifies the design but retains much of the basic symbolism and essential

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s of the original arms in a way more suitable for use as a flag.

References

External links

* Flag Institute – Flintshirebr>Flintshire Flag Supporters' Group
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Flags with crosses

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