Flag of Gibraltar
Flag of Gibraltar | |
Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 8 November 1982 |
Design | A white field with a red stripe at the bottom with a three-towered, two-tiered red castle in the white section. Each tower has a door and a window and from the door of the middle tower hangs a gold key which mainly overlaps the red stripe. |
Union Flag | |
Use | Other |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Design | Flag of the United Kingdom |
State ensign of Gibraltar | |
State ensign | |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 1998 (1875) |
Design | Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. |
Civil ensign of Gibraltar | |
Use | Civil ensign |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 1998 |
Design | Red Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. |
Flag of the governor of Gibraltar | |
Use | Other |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Design | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. |
The flag of Gibraltar is an elongated
Description
"An escutcheon on which the upper two thirds shall be a white field and on the said field set a red castle, and below the said castle, on the other third of the escutcheon, which must be a red field in which there must be a white line between the castle and the said red field, there shall be a golden key which hangs by a chain from the said castle, as are here figured".[2]
The flag was regularised in 1982 and is formed by two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band;
Use
The flag is flown throughout Gibraltar, sometimes officially alongside the
The flag is a symbol of Gibraltarian nationalism and is very popular among
Gibraltarian students attending university abroad have been known to take Gibraltarian flags with them, putting them up in university accommodation rooms and hanging them from windows.[citation needed]
A Lego flag of Gibraltar 4 metres (10') high and 8 metres (30') long can be seen at the John Mackintosh Hall, which is a cultural centre housing the public library as well as exhibition rooms and a theatre. At the time of its construction, the Lego flag of Gibraltar was the largest flag ever to be made from Lego bricks with a total of 393,857 bricks being used.[5][verification needed]
Historical flags
Government Ensigns
Governor's flags
Other flags
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Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe
See also
- List of United Kingdom flags
- List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies
References
- ^ "Gibraltar Flag, Colors, Gibraltar Flag Meaning, Pictures, Facts". Altiusdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "National symbols - Government of Gibraltar". Gibraltar.gov.gi. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Flag of Gibraltar, Gibraltar Flag, National Flag of Gibraltar". Senojflags.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "britishflags.net- Gibraltar". Britishflags.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Gibraltar Sightseeing and Attractions". Gibraltar.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
- Media related to Flags of Gibraltar at Wikimedia Commons
- Gibraltar at Flags of the World
- Gibraltar Government Website Information On Flag