Herm
Proportion3:5
Adoptedc. 1953
DesignWhite with a red St George's Cross with a banner of the arms of Herm in the canton; between two dolphins argent a bend or bearing three cowled Benedictine monks sable.
Designed byWilliam Crampton
Former flag of Herm
UseHistorical
Adoptedc. 1950
Relinquishedc. 1953
DesignA dark blue field with the coat of arms of Guernsey in the hoist and the name "HERM ISLAND" in white beneath it.

The flag of Herm is white with a red St George's Cross with a banner of the arms of Herm in the canton; the arms are azure, between two dolphins argent a bend or bearing three cowled Benedictine monks sable. The ratio is 3:5. The flag was designed by the British vexillologist William Crampton. The arms of Herm was adopted in 1953. Around 1951 the island used a blue flag with the coat of arms of Guernsey near the hoist.[1]

See also

References

  1. Herm, Flags of the World.


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