Wales Uk Flags

Flags of the united kingdom of great britain england scotland wales northern ireland and the union flag.

Wales uk flags. The flag incorporates the red dragon of cadwaladr king of gwynedd along with the tudor colours of green and white. The wales flag or red dragon or y ddraig goch is the national flag of this constituent nation of the united kingdom. The flag of wales was formalised in 1959 but has ancient origins the dragon. The flag of wales in the united kingdom.

The white over green field is in the livery colours of the tudors the welsh dynasty that once sat on the english throne. Ii or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory gules. Flag of a constituent unit of the united kingdom flown subordinate to the union jack that has horizontal stripes of white and green bearing a large red dragon during the era of roman rule in britain a vexilloid flaglike standard was introduced that may have been invented in persia iran. Flag date use description since 1837.

A banner of the queen s arms the royal coat of arms of the united kingdom blazoned quarterly i and iv gules three lions passant guardant in pale or. Wales has over 1 680 miles 2 700 km of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and. It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi. The design a large red dragon on a white and green background was officially adopted in 1959.

The flag of wales welsh. It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south. Iii azure a harp or stringed argent. The flag incorporates the red dragon of cadwaladr king of gwynedd along with the tudor.

Wales is not represented in the union flag by wales s patron saint saint david as at the time the flag was designed wales was part of the kingdom of england. It was officially recognised as the welsh national flag in 1959. Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom. The royal standard used by queen elizabeth ii in england wales and northern ireland.

The flag s standard height to length proportions are 1 2. A welsh supporter in the crowd at principality stadium ahead of six nations rugby match between wales and england on 23 february 2019. The war flag variant used by the british army modifies the proportions to 3 5 and crops two of the red diagonals.