Flag of Bermuda

Bermuda
	Flag of Bermuda
Use	Civil and state flag, civil ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	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.

Standard of the governor of Bermuda
Government Ensign of Bermuda
Government Ensign 1875–1910
1910–1999
Government Ensign 1910–1999
House flag of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club
Ensign of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club

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.

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Description

Coat of arms

See also

References

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