Flag of Devon
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Image:Flag of Devon.svg The English county of Devon has its own (unofficial) flag which has been dedicated to Saint Petroc, a local saint with numerous dedications throughout Devon and neighbouring counties. This flag was adopted in 2003 after a competition run by BBC Devon. The design has some similarities to the flag of neighbouring Cornwall, the standard of Saint Piran. [1] It won 49% of the votes cast.
Although the Devon Flag is therefore relatively new, the colours of the flag are those popularly identified with Devon (e.g. the colours of its Rugby Union team and Plymouth Argyle F.C.). Viscount (or Lord) Exmouth flew a Green and White Flag at the Battle of Algiers (now on view at the Teign Valley Museum).
The Devon Flag is made of three colours - green (Pantone 348), black and white. The green represents the colour of the rolling and lush Devon hills, the black represents the high and windswept Moors (Dartmoor and Exmoor) and the white represents both the salt spray of Devon's two coastlines and the China Clay/Kaolin industry (and mining in general).
The creation of the flag has drawn particular criticism from Cornish nationalists, who claim that the flag was invented in jealousy of the Cornish flag. They note that the flag bears some resemblance to the Cornish flag in its use of an equilateral cross. Others see a resemblance to the English "St George's" flag, which is an equilateral cross of red on white.
External links
- [2] -bbc article on flag
- www.DevonFlag.co.uk - Devon based e-tailer.
- Flags of the World - The origins of the flag.
- Devon Flag Groupeo:Flago de Devon