Flag Type: | County Flag |
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Flag Date: | 1st February 2015 |
Flag Designer: | Brady Ells |
Adoption Route: | Public Vote |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7449 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Royal Blue 286, Yellow 109, Cambridge Blue 557 |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Cambridgeshire Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic English county. The flag displays three gold crowns that represent the wider region of East Anglia. The blue field also uses the same shade as the East Anglia Flag. The wavy lines represent the river Cam and are in the light blue of Cambridge University. Following a competition to design a flag for Cambridgeshire, a judging panel shortlisted six designs. A public vote selected the winner. |
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