Flag Type: | County Flag |
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Flag Date: | 18th June 1896 |
Flag Designer: | College of Arms |
Adoption Route: | Local Council |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7430 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Black, (Reflex) Blue , Yellow |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Shropshire Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic English county. The design is a banner of the county council arms which were awarded in 1895. The leopards faces, fondly referred to as loggerheads locally, are a traditional emblem for Shropshire (also known as Salop) and have historically evolved from the lions heads on the Shrewsbury town arms which themselves were first recorded in 1623. |