Flag of Monmouthshire
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Flag Institute
The Flag Institute is a research and documentation centre for flags and flag information, founded on St George's Day, 23 April 1971 by William Crampton and Captain EMC Barraclough CBE RN. Although not an official body, it is the principal advisor and designer of flags to the government of the...
as the official flag of the county in 2011 although its origins date back to the 6th century.
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 MonmouthDiocese of Monmouth
The Diocese of Monmouth is a diocese of the Church in Wales. Despite the name, its cathedral is located not in Monmouth but in Newport — the Cathedral Church of St Woolos. Reasons for not choosing the title of Newport included the existence of a Catholic Bishop of Newport until 1916...
and in those of Monmouthshire Council
Monmouthshire Council
Monmouthshire County Council is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area — one of the unitary authorities of Wales....
, Blaenau Gwent Council and the Monmouthshire County RFC
Monmouthshire County RFC
Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level...
.
Design
The pantone colours for the flag are:- Black
- Blue 300
- Yellow 108