Flag of Bermuda

Bermuda


Flag of Bermuda
Use	Civil and state flag, civil ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	1999 (1999)
Design	Red Ensign with the coat-of-arms of Bermuda in the fly.


Government Ensign of Bermuda
State ensign
Proportion	1:2
Design	Blue Ensign with the coat-of-arms of Bermuda in the fly.


Flag of the Union Flag defaced with the coat-of-arms of Bermuda .

The flag of the

British Overseas Territory of Bermuda as a red ensign was first adopted on 4 October 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag (which is the national flag) in the upper left corner, and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right.^[1] Prior to this like most of the British colonies at the time it adopted a blue ensign

with a seal that depicted a dry dock with three sailing ships. In 1999, the flag was changed to its current form, with an enlarged coat of arms.

Description

The flag is unusual for a

state ensign

, a blue ensign is used.

20px Flag of the governor of Bermuda
20px Flag of 1875 – 1910
20px Flag of 1910 – 1999
20px Government Ensign of Bermuda
20px Government Ensign of Bermuda (1910-1999)

Coat of arms

The Latin inscription on the coat of arms reads Quo Fata Ferunt ("Whither the Fates Carry"). The coat of arms shows a lion holding a shield which bears a picture of a shipwreck on a rock.

References

^ ^a ^b "CIA World Factbook - Bermuda". Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

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