List of Cornish flags explained
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.
Royal standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | | A square banner of the Earl's coat of arms. |
| | | A banner of the arms of the Boscawen family (the current holders of the title), flown atop the country house of Tregothnan. | |
Religious flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1876 | | A Saint George's Cross defaced with the coat of arms of the Diocese in the canton. |
| 1950 | | A white eagle flying westwards over a gold map of Cornwall on a field of blue.[2] | |
Historical flags
Organisations
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1894 | | |
| 1883 | | 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").[3] |
| 1928 | | |
| 1920 | | A white cross on a blue field, with each quarter containing one of the company's initials in red.[4] | |
Yacht and sailing clubs
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1972 | | A green burgee defaced with a red brick chimney outlined in black in the hoist. |
| 1921 | | A black burgee defaced with a gold letter "V". |
| 1948 | | A blue burgee divided by a red cross outlined in white, with a gold ship in the centre. |
| 1934 | | A diagonally divided burgee of seven red and yellow stripes (four red and three yellow) defaced with a black silhouette of a ship on the waves. |
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| 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. |
| 1965 | | A white burgee defaced with a red-and-white fish and surrounded by a blue border. |
| 1939–1990s | | A white burgee defaced with a black skull and crossbones.[5] |
| 1990s | Penzance Sailing Club | A black burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross, with a black skull and crossbones on a white disc in the centre.[6] |
| 1958 | Port Navas Yacht Club | A black burgee with the white-coloured initials "PNYC" arranged vertically in the hoist and separated from the rest of the burgee by a vertical white line, and the rest of the burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross with a gold ship's wheel to the upper left of the cross. |
| 1951 | | A blue burgee divided by a white cross, defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a red saltire. |
| 1974 | | 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 | | A blue burgee defaced with a white seashell and surrounded by a white border. |
| 1938 | | A yellow burgee defaced with a black silhouette of a camel. |
| 1871 | | Blue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge.[7] |
| 1880 | | Red Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall.[8] |
| 1920 | | A white-and-red quartered burgee with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton. |
| 1898 | | |
| 1891 | | A dark blue burgee divided by a white cross and defaced with a red diamond in the centre. | |
Ensigns
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign[9] | 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. | 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. |
| 1988 | Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown by Cornish Australians[10] | The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard Stars of the Australian Flag. | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Flag of Cornwall. The Flag Institute. 23 June 2017.
- Web site: Our Parish Flag . St Austell Parish . 20 November 2022.
- Web site: Cornish Wrestling Association Banner . BBC: A History of the World . 2 August 2024.
- Web site: Isles of Scilly Steamship Company . André Coutanche . 22 September 2000 . Flags of the World . 17 January 2023.
- Web site: Club history in detail . Penzance Sailing Club . 26 March 2024.
- Web site: Club history in detail . Penzance Sailing Club . 26 March 2024.
- Web site: Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (United Kingdom) . Jose C. Alegria Diaz and James Dignan . 19 July 2014 . Flags of the World . 17 January 2023.
- Web site: Royal Fowey Yacht Club (United Kingdom) . David Prothero . 19 July 2014 . Flags of the World . 17 January 2023.
- https://www.fotw.info/flags/gb-corn.html#ens Flags of the World
- Web site: The Cornish Australian Flag 1988 . 2023-01-08 . Australiana Flags . en-GB.