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A red-black vertical bicolour, with a white swan wearing a chained crown on
its neck.
Described as a traditional design by the
Flag Institute.
Jason Saber, 21 May 2011
Buckinghamshire’s flag was registered on May 20th 2011. It is described as a
“traditional flag” on the
Flag Registry
with references to the swan emblem dating back to Anglo-Saxon times when
Buckinghamshire was known for breeding swans for the king – at this time the
bird was considered a delicious meal! As a county bounded by the River Thames,
water fowl are obviously endemic to the locality and swans are common, so the
emblem is certainly a meaningful and representative one. The specific design of
the flag however is based upon the arms used by the Buckinghamshire County
Council, which in turn are evidently derived from heraldic badges variously
borne by local nobility, in the post Anglo-Saxon era. Swans on arms often appear
without any further adornment but one particular style includes a ducal coronet
about the neck and a gold chain “reflexed” over its back, which is termed “a
cygnet (i.e. a young swan) royal”. This is the form used on the Buckinghamshire
flag. The collar of a ducal coronet may be a reference to the Duke of
Buckingham, as the swan on the Bucks flag was certainly his badge but a swan of
this type had been used as a badge previously by earlier nobility and possibly
might just have been a mark of high rank.
Source:
https://britishcountyflags.com/
Valentin Poposki, 27 June 2020
Flag Type: County Flag
Flag
Date: C12th
Flag Designer: Traditional
Adoption Route: Traditional
UK
Design Code: UNKG7423
Aspect Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: Red 186, Black,
White, Yellow 116
Source:
https://www.flaginstitute.org
Valentin Poposki, 27 June 2020