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[[File:Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council.png|thumb|Flag of [[Nottinghamshire County Council]]]]
[[File:Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council.png|thumb|Flag of [[Nottinghamshire County Council]]]]
The '''flag of Nottinghamshire''' is the flag of [[Nottinghamshire]], a [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[England]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] in 2011.<ref name="Flag Institute">{{cite web|last1=Bartram|first1=Graham|authorlink1=Graham Bartram|title=Nottinghamshire|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/nottinghamshir/|website=flaginstitute.org|publisher=The [[Flag Institute]]|accessdate=2 August 2018|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>
The '''flag of Nottinghamshire''' is the flag of [[Nottinghamshire]], a [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[England]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] in 2011.<ref name="Flag Institute">{{cite web|last1=Bartram|first1=Graham|author-link1=Graham Bartram|title=Nottinghamshire|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/nottinghamshir/|website=flaginstitute.org|publisher=The [[Flag Institute]]|access-date=2 August 2018|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>


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Andy Whittaker of [[BBC Radio Nottingham]] organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.
Andy Whittaker of [[BBC Radio Nottingham]] organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.


The flag includes a white-[[fimbriation|fimbriated]] red [[St George's Cross]] on a green background, and a green silhouette of [[James Woodford]]'s bronze statue of [[Robin Hood]] on a white shield.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=County flag design is unveiled|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13337196|accessdate=2 August 2018|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>
The flag includes a white-[[fimbriation|fimbriated]] red [[St George's Cross]] on a green background, and a green silhouette of [[James Woodford]]'s bronze statue of [[Robin Hood]] on a white shield.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=County flag design is unveiled|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13337196|access-date=2 August 2018|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>


The [[Pantone]] colours for the flag are:<ref name="Flag Institute"/>
The [[Pantone]] colours for the flag are:<ref name="Flag Institute"/>

Revision as of 15:36, 14 January 2021

Nottinghamshire
UseCounty flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted20 May 2011
DesignA white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a green field, defaced with a white shield charged with a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood
Designed byBBC Radio Nottingham[citation needed]
Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council

The flag of Nottinghamshire is the flag of Nottinghamshire, a historic county of England. It was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011.[1]

Flag design

Andy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.

The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield.[2]

The Pantone colours for the flag are:[1]

  • Green 364
  • White
  • Red 186

References

  1. ^ a b Bartram, Graham (20 May 2011). "Nottinghamshire". flaginstitute.org. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "County flag design is unveiled". BBC News Online. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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