List of Cornish flags

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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall, or by the Cornish people, a recognised national minority of the United Kingdom.

The Cornish flag flying.

Flag[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	12th century but, officially, 1890[1]	Saint Piran's Cross, named for the Cornish patron saint, also known as the Flag of Cornwall (Baner Peran).	A centred white cross on a black background

Royal standards[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Pre-1695	Standard of the Duke of Cornwall	15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field
	pre-2007	Flag of the Duchy of Cornwall, flown outside the Duchy's offices in London

Regional[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2002	The Scillonian Cross, the official flag of the Isles of Scilly.	The Scillonian Cross, top half gold; representing the golden sand of the beaches, bottom half blue; representing the sea. Also with the top right corner picturing stars representing the location of the islands.

Historical flags[]

Organisations[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Cornwall Rugby Football Union	A Saint Piran's Cross with two horizontal gold stripes in each quarter.
		Cornish Wrestling Association	A banner used by the Cornish Wrestling Association, based on that allegedly used by Cornish soldiers at Agincourt. The text above the wrestlers reads "KERNOW BYS VYKEN" ("CORNWALL FOREVER"), and the text below the wrestlers reads "GWARY WHEK YU GWARY TEK" ("GOOD PLAY IS FAIR PLAY").
	1871	Royal Cornwall Yacht Club	Blue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge.
	1856	Sea Cadet Corps Ensign	Blue Ensign defaced with the SCC badge.
	1880	Royal Fowey Yacht Club	Red Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall.
		Trinity House	A Red Ensign defaced with the shield of the coat of arms (a St George's Cross with a sailing ship in each quarter).
	1920	Isles of Scilly Steamship Company	St Piran's banner with initials in red.

Ensigns[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval Ensign.	Designed like the Red Ensign.
		Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign[2]	Black flag with a white cross, and a Union Jack in the canton.
		Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown on the ferry from St Mawes to Falmouth.	A black field divided by a white cross, with a Union Jack in the canton and the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the lower fly.
	2000	Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown by the ship 'Sweet Promise' during the 'Brest 2000' festival.	The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the canton.

The Cornish flag being flown by Cornish patriots

See also[]

• List of flags of the United Kingdom

Notes[]