Flaga Orkadów
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_flag_of_Orkney.svg) Flaga Orkadów obowiązująca do 2007 | |
W 1975 wprowadzono flagę Orkadów. Połączono na niej herb Orkadów (złota galera na błękitnym tle) z godłem Norwegii symbolizującym przynależność wysp do Norwegii w średniowieczu.
Na początku lat 90. XX wieku wprowadzono nową lokalną flagę. Żółta flaga z czerwonym krzyżem skandynawskim, była symbolem Św.Magnusa, władcy Orkadów z początków XII wieku.
W marcu 2007 przygotowano projekt nowej flagi, wzorowanej na fladze Norwegii. Niewielką przewagą głosów (53%) mieszkańcy opowiedzieli się za zmianą flagi.
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2007 Flag of Orkney.svg
2007 Flag of Orkney
My own vector of the official flag of the Isles of Orkney, Scotland, created using Inkscape. This version is based upon the official version designed by Duncan Tullock of Birsay and voted for by the people of Orkney and approved by the Court of the Lord Lyon in 2007 from a short list of 5 designs. It is a Nordic Cross, in keeping with the flag's unofficial predecesor the Cross of St Magnus, and for which, according to Mr Tullock, "Orkney has always been represented by red, so that was an obvious choice. The yellow symbolizes the royal standards of both Scotland and Norway and blue is for Scotland, and also for the sea that surrounds us".
2007 Flag of Orkney
My own vector of the official flag of the Isles of Orkney, Scotland, created using Inkscape. This version is based upon the official version designed by Duncan Tullock of Birsay and voted for by the people of Orkney and approved by the Court of the Lord Lyon in 2007 from a short list of 5 designs. It is a Nordic Cross, in keeping with the flag's unofficial predecesor the Cross of St Magnus, and for which, according to Mr Tullock, "Orkney has always been represented by red, so that was an obvious choice. The yellow symbolizes the royal standards of both Scotland and Norway and blue is for Scotland, and also for the sea that surrounds us".