Wales

Wales
Country	United Kingdom
Flag of Wales
Adopted	February 1959 (current version)
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The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised in law.

The colours of green and white are the colours of the Tudor family; a standard featuring the red dragon was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral, and a dragon added as a supporter of the Tudor royal arms.

It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959. Several cities include a dragon in their flag design, including Cardiff, the Welsh capital.

Description

The Welsh Dragon centered on a horizontal bi-colour of white and green.

Variants

Variant flag of Wales used during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–1913.

Variant depicting the dragon on a green mount.

Variant of the flag of Wales.

Flag depicting the Royal Badge of Wales after its augmentation of honour, used 1953–1959.

Welsh Australian heritage flag.

Historical Flags

Banner of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Llywelyn the Last).

Banner of Owain Glyndŵr.

'Y Draig Aur' Owain Glyndŵr 'Golden Dragon'.

Other Welsh Flags

Flag of Saint David.

Alternate version of the Saint David's cross with colours reversed.

Welsh Government ensign.

Flag Proposals

Combined Dragon and St David cross flags