Flag Type: | County Flag |
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Flag Date: | C15th |
Flag Designer: | Traditional |
Adoption Route: | Traditional |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7440 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Red 186, Dark Red 188, Yellow 109 |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Anglesey Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic Welsh county. Its design is a banner of the arms attributed to Hwfa ap Cynddelw, a locally celebrated ruler. The earliest reference to these arms dates from the fifteenth century. It appears in the work of Lewys Glyn Cothi, a bard who wrote extensively on heraldic subjects. The arms were a recognised county emblem used informally by Anglesey County Council before 1954, as well as by Anglesey Constabulary and Anglesey Fire Brigade. Local cultural groups also continue to use them. |