Flag of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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Flags of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha at Plantation House, Saint Helena

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , a British Overseas Territory, does not have its own flag; however, the three administrative divisions do have their own flags:

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Administrative divisions flags

Saint Helena

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Saint Helena.svg 1984–present Flag of Saint Helena [1] A British Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms in the fly

Ascension Island

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Ascension Island.svg 2013–present Flag of Ascension Island [2] A British Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms in the fly

Tristan da Cunha

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg 2002–present Flag of Tristan da Cunha [3] A British Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms in the fly

Governor's and Administrator's flags

Saint Helena

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Governor of Saint Helena.svg 1999–presentFlag of the Governor [4] A Union Flag defaced with the Island's coat of arms

Tristan da Cunha

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Administrator of Tristan da Cunha.svg 1999–presentFlag of the Administrator [5] A Union Flag defaced with the Island's coat of arms

Historical

Saint Helena

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Saint Helena (1874-1985).svg 1874–1984 Flag of Saint Helena A British Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the colonial seal in the fly

Ascension Island

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg –2013De facto flag of Ascension Island [6] The Union Flag

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References

  1. Flags of the World St Helena
  2. "Raising Ascension's New Flag". Ascension-Island.gov.ac. Ascension Island Government. 2013-05-09.
  3. "Tristan Government Home Page". TristandC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "THE GOVERNOR OF ST HELENA". Saint Helena Island.info. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Tristan da Cunha Administrators". TristandC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Meeting of The Ascension Island Council, 30 July 2010". The Islander Newspaper. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-27.