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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Wales. Other flags used in Wales, as well as the rest of the United Kingdom can be found at list of British flags.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Since 1959 (official)(variants first appeared c.1485) | Flag of Wales, also known as Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon) | Per fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules | |
A vertical per fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules | |||
Since 1921 | Flag of Saint David | Sable a cross Or |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Since 1837 | The Royal Standard, used by King Charles III in England, Wales and Northern Ireland | A banner of the King's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, blazoned Quarterly, I and IV Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or; II Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules; III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent | |
Standard of the Prince of Wales, used only in Wales | A banner based on the arms of the last native Prince of Wales, Llywelyn the Great, with the Prince of Wales's coronet in the centre, blazoned Quarterly Or and Gules four lions passant guardant counterchanged armed and langued Azure, over all an inescutcheon Vert charged with the coronet of the Heir Apparent |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Since 2017 | The ensign used aboard ships of the Welsh Government, such as the patrol boats of the Marine and Fisheries Division. [1] | A British blue ensign defaced with a yellow dragon | |
Flag of the Senedd Cymru. [2] | White with the logo of the Senedd Cymru in red |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Since 1921 | Flag of Saint David | Sable a cross Or | |
Since 1954 | Flag of the Church in Wales | Argent a cross Azure a celtic cross proper | |
1920 – 1954 | Unofficial Flag of the Church in Wales | A reversed Saint David's cross |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Diocese of Bangor | A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms. | ||
Flag of the Diocese of St Asaph | A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms. | ||
Flag of the Diocese of St Davids | A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms. | ||
Flag of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon | A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1807 – 1953 | Used from 1807 until 1953. | ||
1953 – 1959 | Used from 1953 until 1959, depicting the Royal Badge of Wales after its augmentation of honour. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1195 – 1378 | Banner adopted by Owain Glyndŵr and thought to be derived from the counter-charged arms of the princely Houses of Mathrafal and Dinefwr. It is currently in use by the National Eisteddfod for Wales, Cymdeithas yr Iaith and widely amongst pro-independence groups | Quarterly Or and Gules, four Lions rampant counter-charged | |
1100 – 1378 | Banner of the princely House of Aberffraw and the Kingdom of Gwynedd famously used by Llywelyn the Great, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Lawgoch. The Prince of Wales uses a version of this flag today emblazoned with a Crown on a green shield | Quarterly Or and Gules, four Lions passant guardant counter-charged langued and armed Azure | |
c.987 – c.1034 | Banner of the princely House of Mathrafal used during the early Middle Ages by the rulers of Powys, Powys Wenwynwyn and later by their heirs the de la Pole (Powysian) dynasty. Modern use is rare | Or a Lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure | |
c.1034 – c.1195 | Banner of the princely House of Dinefwr and the Kingdom of Deheubarth, a realm which covered much of south Wales. The banner would have been used during the early Middle Ages and later by the Talbot dynasty who inherited the arms. Modern use is rare | Gules a Lion rampant Or, a border engrailed of the last | |
c.1267 - 1282 | Banner of the personal arms of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | Argent three Lions passant Gules | |
c.567 – c.897 | Banner of Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, and later the Banner of Powys Fadog | Argent a Lion rampant Sable langued and armed Gules. Often referred to as the Black Lion of Powys. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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c.1400 – c.1416 | Banner known as Y Ddraig Aur or "The Golden Dragon" which has ancient origins. It was famously raised over Caernarfon during the Battle of Tuthill in 1401 by Owain Glyndŵr | Argent a dragon rampant Or | |
13th century | Banner known as Y Groes Nawdd or "The Cross of Neith" said to have been the battle flag of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (d. 1282) | Purpure a celtic cross Or |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of Bangor | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. | |
pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of Llandaff | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. | |
pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of Monmouth | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. | |
pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of St Asaph | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. | |
pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of St Davids | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. | |
pre – 1954 | Unofficial flag of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon | An inverted Saint David's Cross with the arms of the Diocese in the canton. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1910–1913 | Variant flag of Wales used during the British Antarctic Expedition. [3] |
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Of the 13 historic counties, seven have flags registered with the Flag Institute, with Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire (now Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire outstanding.[ clarification needed ]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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March 2014 [4] | Flag of Anglesey | Gules a chevron Or between three lions rampant Or. | |
Not yet registered | De facto flag of Brecknockshire | ||
Since 2012 [5] | Flag of Caernarfonshire | Vert, three eagles displayed in fess Or. | |
Not yet registered[ clarification needed ] | De facto flag of Cardiganshire | Sable, a lion regardant Or. | |
Since 2015 [6] | Flag of Flintshire | Argent a Cross fleury engrailed Sable between four Cornish Choughs proper | |
Since 2013 [7] | Flag of Glamorgan | Gules, three Chevronels Argent | |
Since 2015 [8] | Flag of Merionethshire | Azure, three goats rampant Argent, armed and unguled Or; from the dexter base the sun in his splendour issuant Or. | |
Since 2011 [9] | Flag of Monmouthshire | Per pale Azure and Sable three Fleurs-de-lis Or. | |
Since 1988 [10] | Flag of Pembrokeshire | Azure a cross Or on an inescutcheon of five Vert a Tudor Rose quarterly counter-changed Argent and Gules. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1906 [11] | Flag of Cardiff | Argent on a Mount Vert a Dragon rampant Gules supporting in front of a Leek issuing from the Mount a Flag Staff erect proper flying therefrom to the sinister a Banner of the third charged with three Chevronels of the first. | |
2013 [12] | Flag of Craig-y-Dorth | Two golden wyverns couchant facing each other as in battle; one on a blue background and the other on a red background. | |
2022 [13] | Flag of Llandovery | ||
2015 [14] | Flag of Monmouth | ||
2013 [15] | Flag of Tywyn |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Bangor University [16] | |||
Flag of Swansea University | A banner of the University's coat of arms. | ||
Flag of Wrexham Glyndŵr University | A banner of the University's coat of arms. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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House flag of Cory Brothers | A horizontal bicolour of white and green, defaced in the centre with a pink Welsh dragon holding two overlapping black diamonds (representing lumps of coal) with a smaller white diamond (inscribed with the name "CORY BROTHERS") in the middle. [17] | ||
1882–1981 | House flag of Evan Thomas, Radcliffe and Company |
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Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1960s | Welsh Republican Tricolour[ citation needed ] | A vertical tricolour of green, red and white with a black star representing those who have fallen for their country. | |
1950s–1960s | Flag of the Welsh Republican Movement [ citation needed ] | A vertical tricolour of green, red and white. | |
1960s | Yr Eryr Wen – the White Eagle, used by radical nationalists such as the Free Wales Army. The eagle or Eryr is thought to refer to Owain Gwynedd who used an eagle for his coat of arms, and also Snowdonia (called Eryri in Welsh). [18] | A stylised white eagle on a black background. | |
1970s | Flag of the Welsh Patriotic Front [19] | A horizontal tricolour of white, red and green, with a black band in the hoist containing a gold Y Nod Cyfrin. | |
1970s | Y Ddraig Ddu or "The Black Dragon" used by the Cymru 1400 republican movement[ citation needed ] | The Red Dragon of Wales on a black field. | |
1960s | Banner of the now defunct Meibion Glyndŵr militant pro-independence organisation[ citation needed ] | Banner of Owain Glyndŵr indented with the border of an eldest son. | |
Cofiwch Dryweryn flag | The slogan "Cofiwch Dryweryn" ("Remember Tryweryn") in white on a field of red. |
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