Nottinghamshire
County Flag of Nottinghamshire
UseCounty flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted20 May 2011 (20 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[1]

The flag of Nottinghamshire was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011.[2] 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[1] located close to Nottingham Castle. [3]

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 Pantone colours for the flag are:[2]

Scheme Green[4] Red[5] White
Pantone (paper) 364 C 186 C Safe
HEX #4A7729 #C8102E #FFFFFF
CMYK 18.0.31.53 2.100.85.6 0.0.0.0
RGB 74, 119, 41 200, 16, 46 255, 255, 255

2011 competition finalists

Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council

Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council

The Banner of Arms of the Nottinghamshire County Council has a large stylized gold oak tree representing Sherwood Forest defacing a wavy blue and white horizontal wave pattern representing the Trent River that runs across the country.

References

  1. 1 2 "County flag design is unveiled". BBC News Online. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Bartram, Graham (20 May 2011). "Nottinghamshire". flaginstitute.org. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Robin Hood Statue (Nottingham Castle) - International Robin Hood Bibliography". www.irhb.org. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 364 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ↑ PANTONE. "PANTONE 186 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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