List of Scottish flags
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National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 832 | Flag of Scotland, also known as the St Andrew's Cross, and the Saltire | A white saltire on a blue field |
Royal Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 1826 | The Royal Standard | A banner of the Royal Arms in Scotland. |
) | 1323 | Royal Standard of Scotland | A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory on a yellow field. |
| Standard of the Duke of Rothesay | Banner of the Duke's Arms, 1st and 4th quarters representing the title of Great Steward of Scotland, the 2nd and 3rd quarters representing the title of Lord of the Isles. In the centre is an inescutcheon, of the arms of the heir apparent to the King of Scotland | ||
| Other members of the Royal Family use a separate Scottish banner in the same way the Queen does, eg HRH The Earl of Wessex's banner in Scotland | Banner of the Earl's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three point label, the centre label bearing a Tudor Rose |
Government
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | Ensign of the Northern Lighthouse Board | A Blue Ensign defaced with a lighthouse | |
) | Commissioner's flag of the Northern Lighthouse Board | A White Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a lighthouse | |
) | Ensign of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency |
Regional
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 1969 | Flag of Shetland | Blue, with a white Scandinavian cross. The colours of the Scottish flag. |
) | 2007 | Flag of Orkney | Red, with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in yellow that extends to the edges of the flag. The colours from the Royal Standard of Scotland and the Flag of Scotland. |
Religious
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | Flag of the Church of Scotland | The flag of Scotland with the burning bush in the centre |
Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | -1707 | Scottish Red Ensign, used by the Royal Scottish Navy | A red ensign with the Flag of Scotland in the canton |
) | 1606 - 1707 | Scottish Union Flag | A Union Flag with the Flag of Scotland superior to and overlying the Flag of England |
) | -2007 | Former (unofficial) Flag of Orkney | The Cross of St Magnus. (An official version has now been adopted). |
Organisations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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){kind=small} | Flag under which the Outer Hebrides is represented at the International Island Games Association [1] | A Blue Ensign defaced with a Galley taken from the logo of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | |
){kind=small} | Scottish Republican Socialist Movement | A Red Ensign defaced with a Crinan knot and showing the Flag of Scotland in the hoist - intended for use by Scottish republicans but in practice used by this group. |
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This is a list of flags that have either been in use, or are currently used by, the United Kingdom and related territories.
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Union Jack, used as the Flag of the United Kingdom A superposition of the Flags of England, Scotland, and St Patrick's Flag of Ireland
1837 – The Royal Standard as used in Northern Ireland.
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1837 – The Royal Standard as used in Northern Ireland.
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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall. Other flags used in the rest of the United Kingdom can be found at List of British flags.
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Unknown Flag of Cornwall, also known as the Saint Piran's Cross.
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National Flag
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Unknown Flag of Cornwall, also known as the Saint Piran's Cross.
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"
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Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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The flag of Scotland features a white saltire, a crux decussate (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.
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Royal Standard to describe the flag used by the monarch and members of the royal family. This article concerns the Royal Standards used as the official flags of Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
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Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as monarch, and are officially known as her Arms of Dominion.
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The Royal Standard of Scotland, also known as the Royal Standard of the King of Scots or more commonly The Lion Rampant is the flag used historically by the King of Scots. It is a banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of the former Kingdom of Scotland.
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Duke of Rothesay was the official title possessed by the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland. A separate Scottish throne has not existed since the Treaty of Union in 1707, which saw the joining of the Kingdom of Scotland with the Kingdom of England under Queen
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Prince and Great Steward of Scotland are two of the titles of the heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. Their current holder is Charles, Prince of Wales.
The title of Prince of Scotland
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The title of Prince of Scotland
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Lord of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Triath nan Eilean or Rí Innse Gall), now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded
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The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest child and third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999.
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Tudor rose (sometimes called the English Rose) is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.
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Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is the organisation responsible for marine navigation aids around the coastal areas of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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Union Flag (known most commonly by the nickname Union Jack) is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Historically, the flag has been used throughout the former British Empire.
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Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) is an Executive Agency of the Marine Directorate, part of the Scottish Government. The SFPA is responsible for both deterring illegal fishing in Scottish waters, as well as monitoring the compliance of the fisheries industry in Scotland
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flag of Shetland was designed by Roy Grönneberg and Bill Adams in 1969. It was unofficially created to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway to Scotland.
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Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All the Nordic countries have adopted such flags.
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The flag of Scotland features a white saltire, a crux decussate (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.
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Orkney Community Flag was the winner of a public flag consultation[2] in February and March 2007. In the flag consultation the people of Orkney were asked for their preferred design from a short list of 5 [3]
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Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All the Nordic countries have adopted such flags.
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The Royal Standard of Scotland, also known as the Royal Standard of the King of Scots or more commonly The Lion Rampant is the flag used historically by the King of Scots. It is a banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of the former Kingdom of Scotland.
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The flag of Scotland features a white saltire, a crux decussate (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.
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Church of Scotland
Modern logo of the Kirk
Classification Protestant
Orientation Mainline
Polity Presbyterian
Founder John Knox
Origin 1560:
Separated from Roman Catholic Church
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Modern logo of the Kirk
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burning bush is a miracle performed by God (YHWH) on Mount Horeb to inform Moses of his divine calling. God appeared to Moses from a bush which was aflame, but which was not consumed by the fire.
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