The flag of the British Overseas Territory of

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as a red ensign was first adopted on 4 October 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the

Union Flag The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...

(which is the national flag) in the upper left corner, and the

coat of arms of Bermuda The coat of arms of Bermuda depicts a red lion holding a shield that has a depiction of a wrecked ship upon it. The red lion is a symbol of Great Britain and alludes to Bermuda's relationship with that country. The Latin motto under the coat of a ...

in the lower right. Prior to this like most of the British colonies at the time it adopted a

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with a seal that depicted a dry dock with three sailing ships. In 1999, the flag was changed to its current form, with an enlarged coat of arms.

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The flag is unusual for a British overseas territory in that it is used on land in a red ensign form; most other British overseas territories use a version of the

for general use ashore. Bermuda's use of a red ensign on land is in keeping with

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(pre-1965) and the

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(pre-1928), both of which used red ensigns ashore as local flags in the early part of the 20th century. Bermuda's flag is an appropriate civil ensign for vessels registered on the Bermuda portion of the British Register, by virtue of the Bermuda Merchant Shipping Act of 2002. The Governor of Bermuda uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms, a design traditional for Governors of the British overseas territories. For the state ensign, a blue ensign is used. File:Flag of the Governor of Bermuda.svg, Standard of the Governor of Bermuda File:Government Ensign of Bermuda.svg, Government Ensign of Bermuda File:Flag of Bermuda (1875-1910).svg, 1875–1910 File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg, 1910–1999 File:Government Ensign of Bermuda 1910-1999.svg, Government Ensign 1910–1999 File:RHADC White Ensign.svg, House flag of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club File:RHADC defaced Red Ensign.svg, Ensign of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club

Coat of arms

The

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inscription on the coat of arms reads ''Quo Fata Ferunt'' ("Whither the Fates Carry"). The coat of arms shows a lion holding a shield which bears a picture of a shipwreck on a rock.

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Coat of arms

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