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Design[]
The second UK flag dates from the union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1801 which created the United Kingdom. It consists of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the Cross of St. Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland).
Wales is not represented in the Union Flag, as at the time the flag was designed Wales was part of the Kingdom of England. The flag was not changed after the independence of the Republic of Ireland left Northern Ireland as part of the UK.
Variants[]
History[]
Historical Flags[]
Union Jack of 1606 England
Union Jack of 1606 Scotland
Flag proposals[]
UK flag proposal by Laqueesha (based on Kosovo's design); the four white stars represent the four main constituent regions of the UK. Blue represents the waters around Great Britain, alluding to the UK's rich maritime history.
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UK flag proposal by Laqueesha; it resembles the EIC's design, symbolizing the UK's rich maritime history.
UK flag proposal by Laqueesha. Each color represents a people group of the UK. Black for the Cornish, white for the English, blue for the Scottish, gren for the Welsh, and red for the Northern Irish.
Flag with the bottom blue parts colored green and the dragon in the center to represent Wales
Flag with the Welsh emblem in the center
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Union Jack but there's green on the bottom half to represent Wales
UK flag proposal by Flag Mashup Bot
UK flag proposal 1 by V.W Logo. (Nov 2022)
UK flag proposal 2 by V.W Logo. (Nov 2022)
British empire flag proposal by DubbingDatabaseUser2006 with the red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) in it and Scotland's blue color lightened back to it's original shade. This is what would have happened if Northern Ireland left the UK and joined the rest of Ireland.
See also[]
Australia- New Zealand
- Fiji
- Tuvalu
- Diego Garcia
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Isles of Scilly
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Hawaii
- Niue
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