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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]
It was created by Roy Grønneberg and Bill Adams in 1969, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway in the Kalmar Union to Scotland and the 500 years before as part of Norway. [3] The flag is widely used privately by Shetlanders both on land and sea and is now seen as a symbol of the Shetland identity.
Red, with a blue Nordic Cross outlined in yellow that extends to the edges of the flag. The colours from the Royal Standards of Scotland and of Norway and the Flag of Scotland. [7] Since 2005 Created 1969: Flag of Shetland: Blue, with a white Nordic Cross. The colours of the Scottish flag. [7] Since 2018: Flag of Sutherland
Roy Grönneberg, who founded the local chapter of the Scottish National Party in 1966, designed the flag of Shetland in cooperation with Bill Adams to mark the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway to Scotland. The colours are identical to those of the flag of Scotland, but are shaped in the Nordic cross.
The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7. Hearn, J. (2000) Claiming Scotland: National Identity and Liberal Culture. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 1-902930-16-9; Hunter, James (2000) Last of the Free: A History of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh. Mainstream. ISBN 1-84018-376-4
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories and other areas of special sovereignty. ... Flag of Cook Islands. Flag of Niue. Flag of Tokelau. United Kingdom.
North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen (37,673 km 2), followed in size by Nordaustlandet (14,443 km 2), Edgeøya (5,073 km 2) and Barentsøya ...
In 1821, a flag committee was deducted in the Storting to find a new merchant flag of Norway. 18 Proposals were put forward to be judged by the committee. On May 4, The Storting discussed and held the vote on what would become the Norwegian flag. The original documents of 14 of the 18 flag proposals are stored in the Storting Archive.