{{Short description|British territorial flag}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox flag | Name = Bermuda | Article = | Image = Flag of Bermuda.svg | Alt = Red Ensign with Union Flag in the canton and Bermuda coat of arms in the fly. | Noborder = <!-- Leave blank for rectangular flag; for non-rectangular flag, type "no". --> | Nickname = Flag of Bermuda | Morenicks = | Use = 110100 | Symbol = {{FIAV|110100}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} | Proportion = 1:2 | Adoption = 4 October 1910 (modified coat of arms on 25 January 1999) | Design = Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Bermuda in the fly. | Designer =
| Image2 = Government Ensign of Bermuda.svg | Alt2 = Blue Ensign with Union Flag in the canton and Bermuda coat of arms in the fly. | Noborder2 = <!-- Leave blank for rectangular flag; for non-rectangular flag, type "no". --> | Nickname2 = Government Ensign of Bermuda | Morenicks2 = | Use2 = 000010 | Symbol2 = <!-- |Use2="6-digit FIAV usage code" is required. --> | Proportion2 = 1:2 | Adoption2 = | Design2 = Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Bermuda in the fly. | Designer2 = | Image3 = Flag of the Governor of Bermuda.svg | Alt3 = A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda | Noborder3 = <!-- Leave blank for rectangular flag; for non-rectangular flag, type "no". --> | Nickname3 = Flag of the governor of Bermuda | Morenicks3 = | Use3 = 000000 | Symbol3 = <!-- |Use3="6-digit FIAV usage code" is required. --> | Proportion3 = 1:2 | Adoption3 = | Design3 = A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda. | Designer3 = }}
thumb|Flag of Bermuda flown on a ship.
The flag of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda as a red ensign was first adopted on 4 October 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag (which is the national flag) in the upper left corner, and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right.<ref name="CIA World Factbook - Bermuda">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bermuda/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109202200/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bermuda |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2021 |title=CIA World Factbook - Bermuda|access-date= 21 August 2019}}</ref> Prior to this like most of the British colonies at the time it adopted a blue ensign with a seal that depicted a dry dock with three sailing ships. In 1999, the flag was changed to its current form, with an enlarged coat of arms.
==Description== The flag is unusual for a British overseas territory in that it is used on land in a red ensign form; most other British overseas territories use a version of the blue ensign for general use ashore.<ref name="CIA World Factbook - Bermuda"/> Bermuda's use of a red ensign on land is in keeping with Canada (pre-1965) and the Union of South Africa (pre-1928), both of which used red ensigns ashore as local flags in the early part of the 20th century. Bermuda's flag is an appropriate civil ensign for vessels registered on the Bermuda portion of the British Register, by virtue of the Bermuda Merchant Shipping Act of 2002. The Governor of Bermuda uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms, a design that shows the shipwreck of the Sea Venture in 1609.
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==Coat of arms== The Latin inscription on the coat of arms reads ''Quo Fata Ferunt'' ("Whither the Fates Carry"). The coat of arms shows a lion holding a shield which bears a picture of a shipwreck on a rock.
==See also== {{Portal|North America|Heraldry}} * List of British flags * Canadian Red Ensign ** Flag of Ontario ** Flag of Manitoba * Flags of British India * Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland * Flag of Mandatory Palestine * South African Red Ensign * Flag of Tanganyika Territory
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==External links== {{commons category|Flags of Bermuda}} * {{FOTW|id=bm|title=Bermuda}} * [http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fbermuda.htm Flag and Ensign of Bermuda] * [http://bernews.com/2010/11/explained-regiment-presentation-of-colours-ceremony/ Presentation of Bermuda Regiment Colours]
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