| Flag Type: | City Flag |
|---|---|
| Flag Date: | 5th December 2022 |
| Adoption Route: | Rt Rev Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph |
| UK Design Code: | UNKG7470 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
| Pantone® Colours: | Black, White, Yellow 109 |
| Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
| Notes: | The St Asaph Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic Welsh city. St Asaph (Llanelwy) is Britain’s second smallest city, now located in Denbighshire but previously part of the counties of Flintshire and Clwyd. In 2022 the St Asaph City Council decided to the celebrate the tenth anniversary of the granting of city status by adopting a suitable flag. The Council asked Rt Rev Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph, a self-confessed flag enthusiast, to design it. Bishop Cameron was also responsible for designing the last round £1 coin and the first special Christmas £20 coin. ‘I think every good community should have a flag to fly as a sign of civic pride,’ he said, ‘and as a heartening symbol for the community.’ The basis of the St Asaph Flag is the diocesan arms, two white crossed keys on a black background, probably chosen to represent Asaph and Kentigern —two saints involved in founding the monastery here in the sixth century. The College of Arms first recorded this device in 1512, although it also appears on earlier seals of Bishop Robert Lancaster between 1411 and 1433. The people of St Asaph already used this device widely as a distinctive emblem, so the bishop simply added the yellow stripes from the kit of St Asaph City FC to form a simple and striking design. The black and yellow colours also reflect those of St David’s flag. See St Asaph and District City Times, Issue 17, August 2022, p. 7 |
