Flag of Wales

The Flag of Wales ( Y Ddraig Goch, meaning "The Red Dragon") consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised and many renderings exist. The flag incorporates the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd, along with the Tudor colours of green and white. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral. The red dragon was then included in the Tudor royal arms to signify their Welsh descent. It was officially recognized as the Welsh national flag in 1959. Wales, Bhutan and Malta are the only countries to have a dragon on their flag, though the Chinese flag also featured a dragon during the Qing Dynasty.

Name Use

Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon) Civil and state flag

Proportion 3:5 Adopted Design 1959 A horizontal bicolour of white over green charged with a red dragon passant

Steagul naional al rii Galilor este numit Dragonul Rou (n original n galez, Y Ddraig Goch). Steagul const dintr-un dragon rou suprapus peste un cmp mprit orizontal n verde i alb. Aidoma altor semne heraldice complexe, dragonul nu este standardizat, ceea ce face ca s existe multe reprezentri ale dragonului galez pe diferite steaguri. ara Galilor i Bhutan sunt singurele naiuni ale momentului care au dragoni pe steagurile lor naionale, dei China a avut un dragon pe steagul su n timpul dinastiei Qing.