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| Keywords: Flag of Yorkshire (Flag Institute).svg Flag of West Yorkshire as designed by Michael Faul Director of the http //www flaginstitute org Flag Institute REF This new flag for the English region of West Yorkshire was designed by Michael Faul Director of the Flag Institute It shows the cross of St George the historic symbol of England with the vertical band off-centre to the left in the format adopted by most Scandinavian countries This reflects the fact that Yorkshire is part of England but also that it has close ties with Scandinavia having been settled and ruled by Norwegians and Danes in the eighth and ninth centuries The white rose is shown on a blazing sun called rose-en-soleil in heraldry which is the Royal badge of the Royal house of York the last member of which to rule England was Richard III 1483-1485 The flag was officially registered and adopted in May 2013 http //britishcountyflags wordpress com/2013/05/24/yorkshire-west-riding-flag/ British County Flags Self-drawn in CorelDraw based on http //www fotw net/flags/gb-en-ys html alt FOTW and en Image Yorkshire rose svg 2006-11-20 Mysid County Flag of North Yorkshire variant png 220px flag White Nordic Cross flags Red and white flags SVG flags of the United Kingdom Flags of Yorkshire Institute Flags with red one-cross | ||||
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