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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 13 December 2012 |
The Cumberland flag is used to represent the historic county of Cumberland, England. It is closely modelled on the banner of arms of the coat of arms of the defunct Cumberland County Council, which were granted to the council by the College of Arms on 19 September 1950. [1]
The flag has a green field, with three parnassus flower s in the upper half and four wavy bands of alternating blue and white in the lower half. The blazon, or heraldic description of the arms, is per fesse Vert and barry wavy of four Argent and Azure in chief three parnassus flowers Proper. [1]
The flag was registered with the Flag Institute, a charity which promotes vexillology, in December 2012. It states that the green field and parnassus flowers represent Cumberland's marshy uplands and plains, and that the blue and silver stripes in base represent the coastline, lakes, and fells. [2]
The flag has been flown around Cumberland, including at Penrith Town Hall, Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, and at the Cumberland Show. [3] It was also waved by members of the crowd when Charles, then Prince of Wales, visited the Rheged Centre near Penrith in 2015. [4] The flag was flown outside the offices of the Department of Communities and Local Government in 2013 to celebrate Cumberland Day. [5]
