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Flag of Gibraltar on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar

The Flag of Gibraltar is an elongated banner of the Coat of arms of Gibraltar, granted by Royal Warrant Queen Isabella of Castile on the 10th July 1502. Image File history File links Flag_of_Gibraltar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gibraltar. ... FIAV usage code 48 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Aruba Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Flag of Guernsey Flag of England Flag of Scotland Flag of Kyrgyzstan Flag of Singapore Flag of Gibraltar Flag of Andorra Flag of... Image File history File links Flaga_Gibraltaru. ... Image File history File links Flaga_Gibraltaru. ... The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from ground level The Rock of Gibraltar, sometimes called the Pillar of Hercules is located in the colony of Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ... Coat of arms of Gibraltar The Coat of Arms of Gibraltar were first granted on July 10, 1502 by Isabella of Castile. ... Isabella of Castile Isabella of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was queen of Castile and Leon. ...

"An escutcheon on which the upper two thirds shall be a white field and on the said field set a red castle, and below the said castle, on the other third of the escutcheon, which must be a red field in which there must be a white line between the castle and the said red field, there shall be a golden key which hangs by a chain from the said castle, as are here figured"

(Quoted from Gibraltar Government Website)

The flag was regularised in 1982 and is formed by two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band. The flag differs from that of other British colonies, in that it is not a British ensign. The castle does not resemble any in Gibraltar, but is supposed to represent the fortress of Gibraltar. The key is said to symbolise the fortress' significance. The White Ensign. ...

The flag is a symbol of Gibraltarian nationalism, and is very popular among Gibraltarians. For National Day, many Gibraltarian households hang the flag from their windows and balconies, and some individuals even wear the flag for national day celebrations. This was also seen during the 2004 celebrations of the tercentenery of British rule. Gibraltarian students at university abroad, have been known to bring Gibraltarian flags with them, putting them up in university accommodation rooms and hanging them from windows.

The Governor of Gibraltar's flag is a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms. Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdoms overseas territory of Gibraltar. ...

See also

• List of British flags
• List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies

This is a list of flags used by and in the United Kingdom and related territories. ... This is a list of coats of arms of the United Kingdom, constitutent parts, Crown Dependencies and its British Overseas Territories. ...

List of flags of the British overseas territories and crown dependencies
Overseas territories: Anguilla | Bermuda | British Antarctic Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Falkland Islands | Gibraltar | Montserrat | Pitcairn Islands | Saint Helena | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Tristan da Cunha | Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Guernsey (Alderney) | Jersey | Isle of Man

This is a list of flags used by and in the United Kingdom and related territories. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Flag of the British Antarctic Territory Flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory was granted in 1963, when the British Antarctic Territory was created. ... Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Flag of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, when the Territory was created. ... The Flag of Tristan da Cunha The Flag of Tristan da Cunha was adopted on October 20, in a proclamation made by the Governor of Saint Helena under a Royal Warrant granted by Queen Elizabeth II. Prior to this, as a dependancy of Saint Helena, Tristan du Cunha used the... Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. ... Flag of Alderney The Flag of Alderney was granted on December 20, 1993. ...

External links

• Gibraltar's Flag In Depth
• Gibraltar Government Website Information On Flag