Flag of Wales
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The Flag of Wales is a national flag featuring a red dragon passant on a green and white field, symbolizing Welsh identity and heritage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Wales canonical | 9 |
| flag of Wales | 2 |
| Royal Banner of Wales | 1 |
| Welsh flag | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a constituent country of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1959 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Red Dragon
ⓘ
Y Ddraig Goch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
Celtic mythology ⓘ Saint David ⓘ |
| backgroundLowerColor | green ⓘ |
| backgroundUpperColor | white ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 1959
ⓘ
Flags with animals ⓘ National flags ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| depicts | red dragon passant ⓘ |
| designElement |
green field
ⓘ
red dragon ⓘ white field ⓘ |
| dragonColor | red ⓘ |
| dragonOrientation | facing hoist ⓘ |
| dragonPosition | passant ⓘ |
| fieldDivision | green and white horizontal bicolor ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | traditional Welsh dragon emblem ⓘ |
| ISO3166TerritoryRepresented | GB-WLS ⓘ |
| legalRecognition | recognized by the UK government ⓘ |
| name | Flag of Wales self-link ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official national flag of Wales ⓘ |
| partOf |
national symbols of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
symbols of Wales ⓘ |
| predecessor | various medieval Welsh dragon banners ⓘ |
| proportion | 3:5 ⓘ |
| scriptOnFlag | none ⓘ |
| statusInUnionJack | not individually represented in the Union Flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Cymru
Wales ⓘ Welsh heritage ⓘ Welsh identity ⓘ Welsh nationalism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd Cymru
Welsh Government ⓘ people of Wales ⓘ |
| usedOn |
cultural festivals in Wales
ⓘ
public buildings in Wales ⓘ sporting events involving Welsh teams ⓘ |
| usedSince | medieval period in various forms ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Banner of Wales
this entity surface form:
Welsh flag
subject surface form:
Red Dragon
this entity surface form:
flag of Wales
this entity surface form:
flag of Wales
subject surface form:
Wales women's national rugby union team