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    List of Cornish flags

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    This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall, or by the Cornish people, a recognised national minority of the United Kingdom.

    The Cornish flag flying.

    Flag[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    12th century, adopted in 1890[1] Saint Piran's Cross, named for the Cornish patron saint, also known as the Flag of Cornwall (Baner Peran). A centred white cross on a black background

    Royal standards[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    Pre-1695 Standard of the Duke of Cornwall 15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field
    pre-2007 Flag of the Duchy of Cornwall, flown outside the Duchy's offices in London

    Peerage[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    Banner of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe A square banner of the Earl's coat of arms.
    Banner of the Viscount Falmouth A banner of the arms of the Boscawen family (the current holders of the title), flown atop the country house of Tregothnan.

    Regional flags[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    2002 The Scillonian Cross, the official flag of the Isles of Scilly. The Scillonian Cross, top half gold; representing the golden sand of the beaches, bottom half blue; representing the sea. Also with the top right corner picturing stars representing the location of the islands.

    Religious flags[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    1876 Flag of the Diocese of Truro[citation needed] A Saint George's Cross defaced with the coat of arms of the Diocese in the canton.
    1950 Flag of St Austell Parish A white eagle flying westwards over a gold map of Cornwall on a field of blue.[2]

    Historical flags[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    Pre-1415 Two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch, still used by the Cornish Wrestling association. Supposed used at Agincourt[citation needed]
    ?? The Cornish chough used as an emblem.[citation needed]

    Organisations[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    Link to file 1894 Cornwall County Cricket Club
    1883 Cornwall Rugby Football Union A Saint Piran's Cross with two horizontal gold stripes in each quarter.
    Cornish Wrestling Association A banner used by the Cornish Wrestling Association, based on that allegedly used by Cornish soldiers at Agincourt. The text above the wrestlers reads "KERNOW BYS VYKEN" ("CORNWALL FOREVER"), and the text below the wrestlers reads "GWARY WHEK YU GWARY TEK" ("GOOD PLAY IS FAIR PLAY").
    1921 Flushing Sailing Club A black burgee defaced with a gold letter "V".
    1928 Gorsedh Kernow
    1963 Mylor Yacht Club A white burgee divided by a red Saint George's Cross with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton.
    1951 Porthpean Sailing Club A blue burgee divided by a white cross, defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a red saltire.
    1974 The Quay Sailing Club A white burgee with a crimson border, defaced with a white shield containing three black bells (two above and one below) in the hoist, and the black-coloured initials "Q.S.C." in the fly.
    1933 Restronguet Sailing Club A blue burgee defaced with a white seashell and surrounded by a white border.
    1871 Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Blue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge.[3]
    1880 Royal Fowey Yacht Club Red Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall.[4]
    1920 St Mawes Sailing Club A white-and-red quartered burgee with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton.
    1891 Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club A dark blue burgee divided by a white cross and defaced with a red diamond in the centre.
    1920 Isles of Scilly Steamship Company A white cross on a blue field, with each quarter containing one of the company's initials in red.[5]

    Ensigns[edit]

    Flag Date Use Description
    Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign[6] Black flag with a white cross, and a Union Jack in the canton.
    Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown on the ferry from St Mawes to Falmouth.[citation needed] A black field divided by a white cross, with a Union Jack in the canton and the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the lower fly.
    		Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown by Cornish Australians[7] The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard Starts of the Australian Flag.
    The Cornish flag being flown in a parade

    See also[edit]

    • List of flags of the United Kingdom

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ "Flag of Cornwall". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    2. ^ "Our Parish Flag". St Austell Parish. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
    3. ^ Jose C. Alegria Diaz and James Dignan (19 July 2014). "Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (United Kingdom)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    4. ^ David Prothero (19 July 2014). "Royal Fowey Yacht Club (United Kingdom)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    5. ^ André Coutanche (22 September 2000). "Isles of Scilly Steamship Company". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    6. ^ Flags of the World Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
    7. ^ "The Cornish Australian Flag 1988". Australiana Flags. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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