Flag of British Columbia
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The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia. At the top of the flag is a rendition of the Royal Union Flag, defaced in the centre by a crown, while
The flag in the British Columbia Legislative Buildings
The flag flying in Victoria
Union Jack
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The Union Jack or Union Flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom. While no law has been enacted making the Union Flag the national flag of the United Kingdom, it has become so through precedent
Flag of British Columbia
…The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia. At the top of the flag is a rendition of the Royal Union Flag, defaced in the centre by a crown, while the bottom of the flag features a setting sun over stylized waves, representing British Columbia's connection…
A portrait of a ship, with the Union Jack placed on a jackstaff at the ship's bow, 1637
Linlithgow Palace ceiling boss with conjoined flag design, c. 1617
Slezer's Edinburgh Castle c. 1693 depicting the Scottish Union flag
The Union Flag prepared by the College of Arms for the approval of George III.