Proportion 3:5 | Adopted 30 September 2011 | |
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Design Per pale Azure and Sable three fleurs-de-lys Or Designed by The Monmouthshire Association | ||
The Monmouthshire flag (Welsh: Baner Sir Fynwy) is the flag of the historic county of Monmouth. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the official flag of the county in 2011 although its origins date back to the 6th century.
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History
The arms are those attributed by mediæval heralds to King Inyr of the British Kingdom of Gwent, from which Monmouthshire, once known as Wentset and Wentsland, descends. The County Council of Monmouth were first granted the arms in 1948 and they have been incorporated into the arms of other bodies over the succeeding years. This is a pattern long associated with Monmouthshire and it is also used today in the shield of the Diocese of Monmouth and in those of Monmouthshire Council, Blaenau Gwent Council and the Monmouthshire County RFC.
Design
The pantone colours for the flag are:
Armorial banner
Monmouthshire Council, which administers the principal area of Monmouthshire in the eastern part of the county, uses a white banner charged with its coat of arms.