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The naval jack of Italy contains a St. George's Cross on the second quarter. Naval flags of Latvia, contain a St. George's Cross coloured in the same pattern as the Latvian national flag. [citation needed] Depicted on the trumpet banner of the Angel from the Judgement card in the Tarot Deck. The naval ensign of Ukraine contains a St. George's ...
The flag used by the British Royal Navy (the White Ensign) is also based on the flag of England, consisting of St George's Cross and a Union Flag in the canton. In addition to the United Kingdom, several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations also have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with St George's ...
The Genovese flag with the red cross was used alongside this "George's flag", from at least 1218, and was known as the insignia cruxata comunis Janue ("cross ensign of the commune of Genoa"). The flag showing the saint himself was the city's principal war flag, but the flag showing the plain cross was used alongside it in the 1240s.
The Church of England uses the St George's Cross flag with the coat of arms of the individual diocese in the upper-left canton. The Church of Scotland uses a Flag of Scotland depicting the Burning Bush (or Unburnt Bush, in some traditions). The Church in Wales uses a blue Cross defaced with a gold Celtic Cross.
The flag of New England has two prominent symbols: a pine tree and red color. Other features, like the St. George's Cross, are not always displayed on the flag, but the pine almost always is. There is a blue ensign and a red ensign variant. In each, St. George's cross is in the canton, whose top left corner is defaced with an
The St George's Cross in the hoist. Azure and gules, bordered murrey and azure. A White rose of York, barbed, seeded, and irradiated or, in base a rose argent, barbed, seeded, and irradiated or. DIEU ET MON. In chief a rose argent, and in base another. DROYT. Five roses argent, three in chief, and two in base. The St George's Cross in the hoist.
A blue cross over a white field, with an image of St. George slaying the dragon in the middle. 1218–1566: Flag of Republic of Genoa used in Genoese domains of Greece. Saint George's flag, a red cross on white field. 1204–1797: Flag of the Republic of Venice from the portolan chart attributed to A. Dulcert, used in Venetian domains of Greece.
A red cross on a white field (St George's Cross). 1985–present: Flag of Guernsey: A golden cross within a red cross on a white field (St George's Cross). Guernsey is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. 1985–present: Civil Ensign of Guernsey: A red ensign with a Gold Cross. 1985–present: State Ensign of ...