Flag of the Isle of Man
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The Flag of the Isle of Man features a red field charged with a triskelion of three armored legs with golden spurs, an ancient symbol closely associated with the island’s identity and heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flags of the Isle of Man | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
tricolour-less flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1932 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Manx heritage
ⓘ
Manx identity ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | red ⓘ |
| category |
Flags displaying animals and humans
ⓘ
Flags of the British Isles ⓘ |
| charge | three armored legs ⓘ |
| chargeColor | silver ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Manx independence of spirit
ⓘ
symbol of Manx nationalism ⓘ |
| designFeature | triskelion of three legs conjoined at the thigh ⓘ |
| designTradition | European heraldic tradition ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Quocunque Jeceris Stabit ⓘ |
| hasNoReligiousSymbol | true ⓘ |
| inspiredOtherDesign | regional flags using triskelion symbols ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
British Red Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil ensign of the Isle of Man
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ⓘ
surface form:
Government ensign of the Isle of Man
|
| ISO3166Territory | IM ⓘ |
| isOn |
Manx vehicle registration plates (as emblem)
ⓘ
official documents of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| legArmorType | mail armor ⓘ |
| legOrientation | clockwise ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand ⓘ |
| officialStatus | national flag of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Crown dependencies
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol | Coat of arms of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | same as obverse ⓘ |
| spurColor | gold ⓘ |
| spurType | rowel spurs ⓘ |
| symbolOrigin | medieval heraldry ⓘ |
| symbolRepresents |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| symbolType | three-legged symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Isle of Man Government
ⓘ
residents of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| usedIn |
sporting events involving Isle of Man teams
ⓘ
tourism promotion for the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| usedOn |
official occasions in the Isle of Man
ⓘ
public buildings in the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | triskelion ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flags of the Isle of Man
subject surface form:
Isle of Man