El Colegio de Armas es la autoridad en materia de ondear banderas en Inglaterra , Gales e Irlanda del Norte y mantiene el único registro oficial de banderas de estos países. [1] Fue establecido en 1484 y, como parte de la Casa Real, opera bajo la autoridad de la Corona . [1] El Lord Lyon King of Arms , establecido antes de 1399, tiene un papel similar en Escocia . [2] Un organismo privado independiente llamado Flag Institute , una organización benéfica educativa financiada por sus propios miembros, también mantiene un registro de banderas del Reino Unido al que llama "el Registro de Banderas del Reino Unido", aunque este no tiene un estatus oficial según la ley del Reino Unido. [3]
Las banderas de Inglaterra y Escocia son antiguas banderas de guerra que se convirtieron por el uso en las banderas nacionales del Reino de Inglaterra (que incluía a Gales) y del Reino de Escocia respectivamente y continuaron en uso hasta el Acta de Unión de 1707. A partir de entonces, fueron las banderas de facto de esas partes del Reino Unido. La bandera de Gales se formalizó en 1959, pero tiene orígenes antiguos; el dragón fue utilizado como bandera de batalla por innumerables gobernantes galeses, y la bandera actual es un rediseño de la bandera llevada por Enrique Tudor . [11] La bandera de Irlanda del Norte es controvertida. [12] El escudo de armas del Gobierno de Irlanda del Norte, una cruz roja sobre un campo blanco, desfigurada con una Mano Roja del Ulster dentro de una estrella de seis puntas rematada con una corona, se utilizó como bandera local, aunque el fin del gobierno de la provincia en 1973 puso fin a su estatus oficial. Esta bandera ha seguido siendo la bandera de facto internacionalmente reconocible de Irlanda del Norte a través de su uso por organizaciones deportivas internacionales (por ejemplo, FIFA , [13] UEFA , [14] y los Juegos de la Commonwealth ) [15] para representar a Irlanda del Norte, aunque localmente tiene la lealtad principalmente de la comunidad unionista. La cruz de San Patricio también es utilizada a veces por el gobierno del Reino Unido en Londres para representar a Irlanda del Norte cuando se requiere una bandera discreta de Irlanda del Norte. [16] [17]
Dependencias de la Corona
Parroquias de Guernsey
Parroquias de Jersey
Territorios británicos de ultramar
En 1999, las banderas marítimas de los Territorios Británicos de Ultramar fueron actualizadas a petición del Ministerio de Defensa . [ cita requerida ] Los discos blancos fueron retirados del campo de las banderas y cada escudo de armas respectivo fue aumentado de tamaño para facilitar su identificación. Como el Ministerio de Defensa sólo tenía autoridad sobre las banderas marítimas, los gobiernos de los Territorios de Ultramar eran libres de seguir utilizando las banderas con discos blancos en tierra. Los gobiernos de los Territorios de Ultramar cambiaron a las banderas actualizadas durante un período de tiempo escalonado, sin embargo todavía se pueden ver algunas banderas antiguas con discos blancos. Tales banderas han sido generalmente adoptadas por Orden en Consejo . Las banderas civiles (Red Ensign) están bajo el control del Secretario de Estado de Transporte del Reino Unido y se dividen en dos categorías: La categoría 1 es para registrar barcos de tonelaje y tipo ilimitados. La categoría 2 es para registrar barcos comerciales y yates de hasta 150 toneladas de registro bruto. [19]
Banderas de los gobernadores
Antes de 1999, todas las banderas de los gobernadores tenían discos más pequeños y la guirnalda verde exterior sin el anillo dorado. Por lo tanto, las fechas indicadas no reflejan este cambio menor y constante.
Las banderas de armas (forma de bandera de un escudo de armas) se han utilizado durante mucho tiempo para representar a los consejos de las autoridades locales y las áreas que cubren. [32] Algunas de estas incluyen las banderas utilizadas por los consejos del condado de Northumberland y Hertfordshire que antes de 2012 ya habían "liberado" sus banderas de armas para su uso como banderas históricas del condado; en la mayoría de los casos, se deriva una bandera histórica del condado o (para los dos condados) se adopta directamente. [33]
También se han adoptado banderas comunitarias (o cívicas) para cubrir áreas o lugares pequeños.
^Historic: gold and purple Alternative: gold and red Registered: gold and burgundy
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