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flag of New South Wales. Australian flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) bearing the Union Jack in the canton and, at the fly end, a white disk with a red cross, a yellow lion, and four yellow stars. The flag is sometimes described as a defaced Blue Ensign. A number of unofficial flags existed in the early days of New South Wales.
The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted in 1876. The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly.The badge, based on the coat of arms, is a white disc with the cross of St George, a golden lion passant guardant in the centre of the cross and an eight-pointed gold star on each arm of the cross.
The New South Wales State crest was gazetted on 18th February, 1876. The central red cross, in a larger silver cross, is the Red Cross of St George, the old badge of the Colony. It is also the Navy flag badge and so recognises the contribution to our discovery and development of the work of such naval officers as Captain Cook and Governors Philip, Hunter, King and Bligh.
The New South Wales state flag is flown on the flagpole on the left of the observer facing the building. A house flag or club pennant is flown on the flagpole on the observer’s right. Note: If only the Australian national flag and the New South Wales state flag are available, they should be flown on the two outside poles
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The flag The New South Wales state flag has a blue background and consists of 2 elements; the Union Jack in the upper left corner and the badge of New South Wales on the right side. The first badge of the colony of New South Wales, authorised in 1869, was simply the red cross of St George on a silver (white) field. The colour references for the New South Wales state flag are:
Jan 18, 2020 · NSW Flag. The New South Wales state flag was created as a colonial flag - a British Blue Ensign with the badge of the colony added to the blue field. There is no official explanation for the design of New South Wales's badge, but it is thought to be based on the unofficial local flag used from 1832 (which was later revived as the Federation Flag).
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New South Wales 1867-1870. Flag Adopted: circa 1867. Flag Proportion: 1:2. Use: State Ensign. New South Wales was formally created on 7 February 1788 as the first Australian colony, but had no official flag of its own (other than the Union Jack) until 1867. The first flag of New South Wales was simply a British Blue Ensign defaced with the ...
