The Monmouthshire flag ( cy, Baner Sir Fynwy) is the flag of the historic county of Monmouth. It was registered with the

Flag Institute The Flag Institute is a UK membership organisation headquartered in Kingston upon Hull, England, concerned with researching and promoting the use and design of flags. It documents flags in the UK and internationally, maintains a UK Flag Regi ...

as the official flag of the county in 2011 although its origins date back to the 6th century. __TOC__

History

The arms are those attributed by medieval heralds to King Inyr of the Welsh

Kingdom of Gwent Gwent ( owl, Guent) was a medieval Welsh kingdom, lying between the Rivers Wye and Usk. It existed from the end of Roman rule in Britain in about the 5th century until the Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century. Along with its neighb ...

, from which Monmouthshire, once known as ''Wentset'' and ''Wentsland'', descends. The County Council of Monmouth were first granted the arms in 1948 and they have been incorporated into the arms of other bodies over the succeeding years. This is a pattern long associated with Monmouthshire and it is also used today in the shield of the

Diocese of Monmouth The Diocese of Monmouth is a diocese of the Church in Wales. Despite the name, its cathedral is located not in Monmouth but in Newport — the Cathedral Church of St Woolos. Reasons for not choosing the title of Newport included the existence of ...

and in those of

Monmouthshire Council Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) ( cy, Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales. The current unitary authority was created in 1996 a ...

Blaenau Gwent Council Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History The borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 197 ...

and the Monmouthshire County RFC.

Design

The pantone colours for the flag are: *Black *Blue 300 *Yellow 108

Armorial banner

, which administers the principal area of Monmouthshire in the eastern part of the traditional county, uses a white banner charged with its coat of arms.

Gallery

File:Monmouthshire Flag at Devauden.jpg, The Monmouthshire flag flying at the Hood Memorial Hall,

Devauden Devauden ( cy, Y Dyfawden) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is located between Chepstow and Monmouth near the top of the Trellech ridge on the B4293 road. The community covers an area of . The community includes th ...

in 2011. File:Mons flag at Llansantffraed.jpg, The Monmouthshire flag flying at the Llansantffraed Court Hotel, Clytha in 2012. File:Monmouthshire Flag at Cwmbran.jpg, The Monmouthshire flag flying at

Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...

Community Council offices on Monmouthshire Day, 25 September 2014.

External links

* Flag Institute – Monmouthshirebr>The Monmouthshire Association – The Monmouthshire flag

References

{{Subnational flags of the United Kingdom History of Monmouthshire Monmouthshire Monmouthshire