The flag of Bornholm is the unofficial flag of the Danish island Bornholm. It was designed in the mid-1970s after a design by local painter

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, and is used to some extent. It is the

Danish flag The national flag of Denmark ( da, Dannebrog, ) is red with a white Nordic cross, which means that the cross extends to the edges of the flag and the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. A banner with a white-on-red cross is ...

with a green

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in the centre. The green is said to symbolize the natural greenery of the island. The other variant resembles Norway's Flag, except with a green inner cross. The flag has no historical foundation. It is primarily used in a tourism context on various products (which are not normally produced on Bornholm), by military units while on exercise in Denmark and on foreign missions, and by mainly German sailors visiting Bornholm. Despite its appreciation, the flag is not officially recognized. Even though it is an unofficial flag, many people still fly it – on vehicles, for example. However, the Regional Municipality of Bornholm, the former

County of Bornholm Bornholms Amt () is a former county (Danish, '' amt'') on the island of Bornholm in easternmost Denmark. Short history The county was established in 1662, replacing the former Hammershus Len. It was the only county unchanged by the administrat ...

, as well as the now defunct Danish regiment. Bornholms Værn, had a coat of arms – based on a depiction of a

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– often called a griffin.

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