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{{Short description|(created 1969, officially adopted 2005)}}
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| Design = [[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a cross [[argent (heraldry)|argent]] in [[Nordic cross|Scandinavian form]]
| Designer = Roy Grønneberg & Bill Adams
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[[File:Shetland Flag.jpg|right|thumb|Photograph of the flag flying in [[Unst]]]]
[[File:Shetland Flag.jpg|right|thumb|Photograph of the flag flying in [[Unst]]]]
The '''flag of Shetland''' was designed by Roy Grønneberg and Bill Adams in 1969. It was created to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from [[Norway]] by [[Denmark]] in the [[Kalmar Union]] to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and the 500 years before as part of Norway.<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-shetl.html Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''flag of [[Shetland]]''' is a white or silver [[Nordic cross]] on a blue background. The flag uses the colours of the [[flag of Scotland]], but in the form of the Nordic cross in order to symbolise Shetland's historical and cultural ties with Scandinavia. The official recommended colour of the flag of Scotland is Pantone 300,<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Andrew & the Saltire, the Scottish Flag |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/about/uniquely-scottish/st-andrews-the-saltire/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.visitscotland.com |language=en}}</ref> which implies that this would be appropriate for the Shetland flag too, though the Flag Institute lists the colour as a similar Pantone 286.<ref name="flaginstitute" /> It was created by Roy Grønneberg and Bill Adams in 1969, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from [[Norway]] in the [[Kalmar Union]] to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and the 500 years before as part of Norway.<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-shetl.html Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

After almost forty years of unofficial use, the flag was formally granted by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]], the heraldic authority of Scotland, on 1 February 2005,<ref>http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/archives/pages/news%20stories/2005/02_2005/shetland%E2%80%99s_flag_now_official.htm</ref> just in time for the [[Island Games]] in July 2005 in Shetland.<ref>[http://www.islandgames.net/content/games/2005.htm IGA - Games Profile 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The flag was [[blazon]]ed ''azure, a cross argent in Scandinavian form'', or in layman's speak, a white or silver Scandinavian cross on a blue field. As with all Scottish flags, its proportions and colour shades are not fixed.

The flag uses the colours of the [[flag of Scotland]], but in the form of the [[Nordic cross]] in order to symbolise Shetland's historical and cultural ties with Scandinavia.


The flag is widely used privately by Shetlanders both on land and sea, and is now seen as a symbol of the special [[Shetland]] identity. In 2007 a "Shetland Flag Day" was introduced by the Council, who hope the day will be used to "celebrate all things Shetland".<ref>[http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=22495 Article from shetlandtoday on Shetland Flag Day]</ref>
The flag is widely used privately by Shetlanders both on land and sea and is now seen as a symbol of the [[Shetland]] identity. In 2007 a "Shetland Flag Day" was introduced by the council, who hope the day will be used to "celebrate all things Shetland".<ref>[http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=22495 Article from shetlandtoday on Shetland Flag Day]</ref> After almost forty years of unofficial use, the flag was formally granted by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]],<ref name=flaginstitute /> the heraldic authority of Scotland, on 1 February 2005,<ref>[http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/archives/pages/news%20stories/2005/02_2005/shetland%E2%80%99s_flag_now_official.htm Shetland’s flag now official]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in time for the [[Island Games]] in July 2005 in Shetland.<ref>[http://www.islandgames.net/content/games/2005.htm IGA – Games Profile 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017013358/http://www.islandgames.net/content/games/2005.htm |date=2007-10-17 }}</ref>


The flag is practically identical to the former unofficial national flag of [[Iceland]] (the ''[[Flag of Iceland#Laws regarding the flag|Hvítbláinn]]'') in use by [[History of Iceland#19th and early 20th century|Icelandic nationalist]] activists from 1897 until 1915, when it was in part abandoned due to its similarity to the [[Greek flag|Greek jack]] and the [[Swedish flag]], which critics reasoned would be hard to tell apart at sea, a major issue in a time of [[World War I|war]]. The white and blue is still used by the Icelandic Youth Association.
The flag is practically identical to the former unofficial national flag of [[Iceland]] (the ''[[Flag of Iceland#Laws regarding the flag|Hvítbláinn]]'') in use by [[History of Iceland#19th and early 20th century|Icelandic nationalist]] activists from 1897 until 1915, when it was in part abandoned due to its similarity to the [[Flag of Greece#Naval and civil ensigns|Greek jack]] and the [[Swedish flag]], which critics reasoned would be hard to tell apart at sea, a major issue in a time of [[World War I|war]]. The white and blue is still used by the Icelandic Youth Association, nationalists and at political events.


==References==
==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Flag of Orkney]]
* [[Flag of Scotland]]
* [[Flag of Scotland]]
* [[List of Scottish flags]]
* [[List of Scottish flags]]
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[[Category:Shetland|Flag]]
[[Category:Nordic Cross flags]]
[[Category:Nordic cross flags]]
[[Category:1969 introductions]]
[[Category:Flags introduced in 1969]]
[[Category:Blue and white flags]]


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Revision as of 00:19, 26 July 2024

Shetland
UseCivil flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion3:5[1]
Adopted2005
DesignAzure, a cross argent in Scandinavian form
Designed byRoy Grønneberg & Bill Adams[1]
Photograph of the flag flying in Unst

The flag of Shetland is a white or silver Nordic cross on a blue background. The flag uses the colours of the flag of Scotland, but in the form of the Nordic cross in order to symbolise Shetland's historical and cultural ties with Scandinavia. The official recommended colour of the flag of Scotland is Pantone 300,[2] which implies that this would be appropriate for the Shetland flag too, though the Flag Institute lists the colour as a similar Pantone 286.[1] It was created by Roy Grønneberg and Bill Adams in 1969, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway in the Kalmar Union to Scotland and the 500 years before as part of Norway.[3]

The flag is widely used privately by Shetlanders both on land and sea and is now seen as a symbol of the Shetland identity. In 2007 a "Shetland Flag Day" was introduced by the council, who hope the day will be used to "celebrate all things Shetland".[4] After almost forty years of unofficial use, the flag was formally granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms,[1] the heraldic authority of Scotland, on 1 February 2005,[5] in time for the Island Games in July 2005 in Shetland.[6]

The flag is practically identical to the former unofficial national flag of Iceland (the Hvítbláinn) in use by Icelandic nationalist activists from 1897 until 1915, when it was in part abandoned due to its similarity to the Greek jack and the Swedish flag, which critics reasoned would be hard to tell apart at sea, a major issue in a time of war. The white and blue is still used by the Icelandic Youth Association, nationalists and at political events.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Shetland - The Flag Institute". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "St Andrew & the Saltire, the Scottish Flag". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)
  4. ^ Article from shetlandtoday on Shetland Flag Day
  5. ^ Shetland’s flag now official[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ IGA – Games Profile 2001 Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

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