Flag of Cumberland
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 13 December 2012 |
The Cumberland flag is used to represent the historic county of Cumberland, England. It is a banner of arms of the coat of arms of the defunct Cumberland County Council. The arms were originally granted by the College of Arms on 19 September 1950,[1] and their blazon, or description, is per fesse Vert and barry wavy of six Argent and Azure in chief three parnassus flowers Proper.
The flag was registered with the Flag Institute, a charity which promotes vexillology, in December 2012.[2] It states that the green field and parnassus flowers represent Cumberland's marshy uplands and plains,[1] and that the blue and silver stripes in base represent the coastline, lakes, and fells.[3][4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Civic Heraldry - Cumberland
- ^ Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". Retrieved 13 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Flag Institute - Cumberland
- ^ Flag of Cumberland - Wikishire
