Flag of Cumberland
Flag of English historic county
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Proportion | 3:5 |
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Adopted | 13 December 2012 |
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The Cumberland flag is the flag of the historic county of Cumberland. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the flag of the county in December 2012.[1]
Design
The flag is based on the pattern of the arms of the former Cumberland County Council, originally granted by the College of Arms on 19 September 1950,[2] namely:
Per fesse vert and barry wavy of six Argent and Azure in chief three Parnassus Flowers proper.
The Parnassus flower is a wild flower of the marshy uplands[2] and was chosen as the county flower of Cumberland, growing here on a green field. The wavy blue and white stripes in base represent the coastline and the famed lakes of the county.[3][4]
External links
- Flag Institute – Cumberland
- Cumberland Flag Facebook Page
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