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.

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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
Isle of Man (crown dependency) flag Flag of the Isle of Man
subject surface form: Isle of Man
Tynwald Day flagDisplayed Flag of the Isle of Man
Triskelion of Mann usedOn Flag of the Isle of Man