The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges , the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised in law.

Top to bottom: Owain Glyndŵr flag, Flag of Saint David, and the Flag of Wales. This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Wales. Other flags used in Wales, as well as the rest of the United Kingdom can be found at list of British flags.

One of the oldest flags in human history is the flag of Wales. Meaning and history of this flag can be gleaned through this Historyplex article. Read on for some interesting facts about the Welsh national flag.

flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that has horizontal stripes of white and green bearing a large red dragon. During the era of Roman rule in Britain, a vexilloid (flaglike standard) was introduced that may have been invented in Persia (Iran).

2023年9月9日 · Graham Bartram, an expert in flags said the flag is "unique" and a "symbol of Welsh identity". The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is from the Historia Brittonum, written...

2011年3月1日 · How was the Welsh flag created and why is there a dragon? An answer to an often answered question - Why is there a dragon on the Welsh flag? Eddie Butler explores the myths and discovers...

Explore the celebrated and lesser-known incidents in Welsh history, watch rare clips from BBC Wales' own archive, find out about history events in Wales. July 1942: enemy action over Pwllheli

2011年11月8日 · As a nation with a long and storied past it is no surprise to discover that Wales has a myriad of flags, symbols and banners that represent the Country itself. Some are famous, some are forgotten and some are obscure yet all have intriguing origins and meanings. Today both Welsh people and those from other…

6 天之前 · The Welsh flag, with its vibrant red dragon ( Y Ddraig Goch ) on a green and white field, is a powerful and instantly recognizable national symbol. Unlike the flags of many other nations, it doesn’t incorporate the cross of St. George, a common feature in the Union Jack, reflecting Wales’s unique history and cultural identity. ...

2019年7月6日 · Such was its prolific position throughout history, in 1807, after the union of parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland, the red dragon was adopted as an emblem for Wales. The essence of this...