Scillonian Cross

Scillonian Cross
Proportion	5:3
Adopted	February 2002 by popular vote, registered with the Flag Institute
Design	A white cross over a orange and white background, with five stars in the upper-right canton.

The Scillonian Cross (Cornish: Baner Syllan) is the flag of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.^[1]

The flag consists of a white cross over an orange and blue background. The orange represents the orange-hued sunsets the islands are known for, while the blue represents the surrounding sea. In the upper-right canton, there are five stars which represent the 5 inhabited islands and their location. ^[2]^[3]^[1]

It was selected by readers of Scilly News in a 2002 vote and then registered with the Flag Institute as the flag of the islands.^[4]^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Isles of Scilly – The Flag Institute". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ Mark Fishwick, West Country Cruising Companion: A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from Portland Bill to Padstow, Including the Isles of Scilly, Fernhurst Books Limited, 2 May 2014 - Sports & Recreation - 272 pages. Chapter: And what about that flag?
^ Taylor, Colin (2016). The Life of a Scilly Sergeant. Great Britain: Penguin Random House. p. 7. ISBN 9781473537149.
^ "How Do You Get A Scillonian Cross". Scilly Archive. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2007.

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[flaginstitute-1] "Isles of Scilly – The Flag Institute". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[2] Mark Fishwick, West Country Cruising Companion: A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to Ports and Harbours from Portland Bill to Padstow, Including the Isles of Scilly, Fernhurst Books Limited, 2 May 2014 - Sports & Recreation - 272 pages. Chapter: And what about that flag?

[3] Taylor, Colin (2016). The Life of a Scilly Sergeant. Great Britain: Penguin Random House. p. 7. ISBN 9781473537149.

[sccross-4] "How Do You Get A Scillonian Cross". Scilly Archive. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2007.

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v t Isles of Scilly
Inhabited islands	St Mary's St Agnes (and Gugh) Bryher Tresco St Martin's
Uninhabited islands	Annet Bishop Rock Crim Rocks Eastern Isles English Island Great Ganilly Gweal Norrard Rocks Pednathise Head Rosevear Round Island Samson St Helen's Teän Western Rocks White Island Zantman's Rock
Settlements	St Mary's: Hugh Town, Holy Vale, Longstone, Maypole, Normandy, Old Town, Pelistry, Porthloo, Rocky Hill, Telegraph and Trenoweth St Martin's: Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town St Agnes: Middle Town Tresco: New Grimsby and Old Grimsby
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