A yellow-fimbriated blue Nordic cross on a red field
Designed by
Duncan Tullock
Photograph of the flag flying in Stromness
The Flag of Orkney was the winner of a public flag consultation in February and March 2007.[1][2] In the flag consultation the people of Orkney were asked for their preferred design from a short list of 5,[3] all of which had been approved by the Court of the Lord Lyon. The chosen design was that of Duncan Tullock of Birsay, which polled 53% of the 200 votes cast by the public.[4]
The colours red and yellow are from the Scottish and Norwegian royal coats of arms, which both use yellow and red, with a lion rampant. The flag symbolises the islands' Scottish and Norwegian heritage. The blue is taken from the flag of Scotland and also represents the sea and the maritime heritage of the islands.
2007 competition finalists[5]
Design 1
Design 2 (winner)
Design 3
Design 4
Design 5
^Orkney Islands Council
^Flag design approved by Lord Lyon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Orcadian, 25 June – 1 July 2007
^Orkney Islands Council
^Postman designs new Orkney flag, BBC News Online, 10 April 2007
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