Welsh Flags - Wales Flag

May 10, 2021 2 min read

Welsh Flag and other Banners

The National Welsh Flag, the Welsh Dragon or Y Ddraig Goch is recognisable by all Welshmen or women, worldwide. Many national flags are merely an arrangement of colours - the Welsh flag image is one of a confident, fiery Welsh dragon – Y Ddraig Goch or the Welsh dragon flag!

Wales wins the World Flag Tournament - 2021

The Welsh flag has consistently been judged as one of the most iconic and striking flags in the world. In 2021 in a worldwide poll, Y Ddraig Goch, or the Red Dragon flag, beat Scotland's white cross on blue background, by a margin of 1,401 votes. The two Celtic nations had fended off a 256 strong field, in the knock-out vote competition, to battle it out for the title.

National Welsh Flags

From 1959 to current	1807 to 1953	1953 to 1959

Flag of St David 1702 to 1807	St David with Welsh Dragon	Welsh Colony Patagonia

Welsh Flag of Patagonia

The Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina known as Y Wladfa began in 1865. It occurred mainly along the coast of the Chubut Province in Patagonia. The Welsh-Argentine community is centred on Gaiman, Trelew and Trevelin. The flag is the Argentinian flag with a Welsh dragon in the centre

Welsh Royal Standards

Owain Glyndwr	Aberffraw	Dinefwr

Llywelyn ab Gruffudd	Mathrafal	Powys Fadog

Flags of Counties and Cities

Anglesey	Caernarfonshire	Cardiganshire

Flintshire	Glamorganshire	Meirionydd

Monmouthshire	Pembrokeshire	Cardiff City

Battle, Religious and Other Flags Flags

Battle Flag Cross of Neith	Battle Flag Golden Dragon	Religious Flag St David

Religious Flag Church in Wales	Nationalist Flag The White Eagle	National Flag The Black Dragon

Nationalist Flag Welsh Tricolour	Government Flag Ensign

Welsh flag - Why is it not in the Union Jack?

The official answer is that it is! The Welsh flag colours nor the dragon appears on the Union Flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, the Principality of Wales by that time was already united with England and was no longer a separate principality. However, in 1959 Queen Elizabeth announced that ‘only the Red Dragon on a green and white flag should be flown on government buildings in Wales’.

Sounds a bit like 'gobbledygook' but let's remember, the Welsh flag has just been voted the best flag in the world...

About FelinFach

Our company, FelinFach Natural Textiles is located in the heart of the Preseli area of Pembrokeshire near to Boncath. We design Welsh blankets and the iconic Welsh Tapestry blankets which are traditionally woven at Welsh mills. We also design and make natural hand dyed yarn, cotton, silk and wool scarves and other handmade products, all available in our yarn store and shop. We also offer Welsh tartans, Sheepskin Rugs, Gift Cards and tools and books for crafters and knitters - Cocoknits, Laine, Amirisu and Making to name a few! Lastly, craft courses on hand dyeing with 100% natural dyes in the purpose designed FelinFach Dye Studio. We are a proud supporter of the Campaign for Wool, All Things Wales and Global Welsh.