County flag
Orkney
- Flag type
- County flag
- UK Design Code
- UNKG7402
- Flag date
- 10th April 2007
- Designer
- Duncan Tullock
- Adoption route
- Letters Patent (Lord Lyon)
- Aspect ratio
- 3:5
- Pantone colours
- Red 485Yellow 109Blue 300
- Certification
- Lord Lyon King of Arms
About the flag
The Orkney Flag, or St Magnus’ Cross, is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic Scottish county.
For many years Orkney used a flag with a red Scandinavian cross on gold.
However, the Lord Lyon, who controls flags in Scotland, refused to register it due to its similarity to the arms of the Earls of Ulster.
In 2007 Orkney Council held a competition to select a new flag.
The successful entrant was Duncan Tullock of Birsay, and the Lord Lyon approved his design.
