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# City of Brighton (Victoria, Australia)

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## Information on the Flag

First flag of the City of Brighton

image located by Valentin Poposki, 24 May 2024
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/64e83d8655669869ba354537
Historical information
This flag features the City of Brighton crest which was used by the City of Brighton until 1970, when an official Coat of Arms was issued by the British College of Heraldry. Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859, it became a town on 18 March 1887 and was proclaimed a city on 12 March 1919.
Physical description
Navy blue flag with circular crest in the centre with the words CITY OF BRIGHTON 1859 in black ink in a white border around the outside. A polychrome scene of the Brighton crest is in the centre showing the coastline with a pier extending to the water, sail boats in the distance, a train on the right of the pier, buildings on the left and the sandy beach at the base. The flag has rope woven through left side.
Valentin Poposki, 24 May 2024

### Second flag of the City of Brighton

image located by Valentin Poposki, 24 May 2024

Historical information
The coat of arms on this flag were granted by the British College of Arms in 1970 and represented Brighton City Council's "growing awareness of the importance of formality and correct symbolism in local government". It replaced the council's crest of a pier and yachting scene and was used as council's seal, emblem on its flag and letterhead. The new Coat of Arms, drawn up by the College of Arms in England, depicts the progression from a seaside gardening community to a modern residential city. The prominent forms are on the shield-like coat of arms include waves and a Lymphad (a ship, symbolic of the sea); a market gardener; an aboriginal man; two horns of plenty with abundant fruit and vegetables (the wealth and plenty) and Elster Creek (now Elster Canal). It is underscored by the motto "By their fruits, ye shall know them". Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859, it became a town on 18 March 1887 and was proclaimed a city on 12 March 1919.
Physical description
Green flag with circular City of Brighton Coat of Arms in the centre. The central circle is white with a yellow edge, with a polychrome coat of arms featuring: the crest which is two cornucopia with fruits and vegetables, above sits a seagull. The mantle above the helmet is in green and gold. The shield is also green and gold with a lymphad (ship) and blue and white waves. The market gardener, holding a hoe, and Aboriginal figure, bearing a boomerang, support the shield and stand upon the compartment which is soil with a representation of Elster creek. A ribbon below contains the motto in blue 'FRUCTU NOSCITUR'.
Valentin Poposki, 24 May 2024

City of Brighton Council was amalgamated into the City of Bayside on 15 December 1994.
Jeff Thomson, 8 August 2026