What colour is the cross on the flag of Cornwall, England?
Saint Piran's Flag (Cornish: Baner Peran) is the flag of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The earliest known description of the flag as the Standard of Cornwall was written in 1838. It is used by some Cornish people as a symbol of identity. It is a white cross on a black background.
The flag is attributed to Saint Piran, a 6th-century Cornish abbot. One early use of a white cross and black background design is the 15th-century coat of arms of the Saint-Peran family.
At the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in June 2012, the flag was among those flown on the Royal Barge, Gloriana, though this was explained as "innocent" and "nothing constitutional".
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15 Comments
Richard S. Levine
Was there in 1999. Great view of the harbor & a Nuclear sub was in the dock. Home of the fleet & a monument to Lord Nelson. He's buried in the basement of Westminster.
Emilia Kosterina
Good question
Chris Lee
Hmmm,,,if the flag is described as "a white cross on a black background", wouldn't that make it a black flag?
jeff barker
Val Wilkinson, Norman said please take the isles seriously.
John W Shreve
avijae, So I suppose the question should have read: "What color (or non-color, just in case it's white, which it may be, but not necessarily) is the cross........?"
Don't be petty.
avijae
White is not a color, or colour.
Marcella Kosse
Got it.
Melanie Morel
Richard Crowe, there is a Cornwall in Ontario, Canada as a matter of fact, and likely others.
Melanie Morel
Jenny Devereaux, there is a Cornwall in Ontario, Canada for your information.
George Oliver Prince
Sometimes you just have to guess
Jenny Devereaux
Where else would Cornwall be? Why put England?
Richard Crowe
Maybe you should just leave this as 'Cornwall'. The reason they have and promote their flag is to try to establish their independence FROM England
scottlarock
Val Wilkinson, there was no place to hide when the Normans came...Wales and Scotland had mountains to hide in...
Val Wilkinson
Vince Savage, didn't know that
Val Wilkinson
Cornwall as a separate nation historically makes a lot more sense when you see the map of the land mass that used to exist of Cornwall and the Scilly Isles.