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Flag of Wales

Flag of Wales
NameWales
NicknameY Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon)
Use110000
Proportion3:5
Adoption1959
DesignPer fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules
TypeNational

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The Flag of Wales ( or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning "The Red Dragon") consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised and many renderings exist.

The flag incorporates the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd, along with the Tudor colours of green and white. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral. The red dragon was then included in the Tudor royal arms to signify their Welsh descent. It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959.

Wales and Bhutan are the only countries to have a dragon as a major design element on their flag, though the Chinese flag also featured a dragon during the Qing Dynasty, and a dragon appears on the badge of the George Cross on the flag of Malta.

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Wales topics

HistoryPrehistory * Roman Wales * Castles * Early Middle Ages * Kingdom of Gwynedd * Kingdom of Powys * Deheubarth * Welsh law * Norman invasion * Late Middle Ages * Statute of Rhuddlan * Glyndŵr Rising * Laws in Wales Acts 1535 �1542
PoliticsElections * Assembly * First Minister * Secretary of State * Welsh Office * Self-government
GeographyGeology * Mountains and hills * Islands * Lakes * Rivers
DemographicsWelsh people * Welsh language * Welsh English
CultureEducation * Music (National anthem) * Literature in Welsh * Literature in English * Eisteddfod * Art * Media * Museums
ReligionSaint David * Welsh Methodist revival * 1904 �1905 Welsh Revival * Church in Wales
SymbolsNational flag (other flags) * Welsh Dragon * Prince of Wales's feathers * Royal Badge of Wales
SportRugby union (National team) * Football (National team) * Boxing * Cricket * Rugby league (National team)

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