{{short description|Regional flag and the heraldic visual design symbolising Normandy}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=September 2013}} {{expand French|Drapeau normand|date=April 2023}} }} {{Infobox flag | Name = Flag and coat of arms of Normandy | Image = Drapeau de la Normandie (version traditionnelle).png | Alt = Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Noborder = | Nickname = Flag of Normandy | Morenicks = | Use = | Symbol = <!-- |Use="6-digit FIAV usage code" is required. --> | Design = Gules, two lions passant guardant or | Designer = | Image2 = Blason_Duché_de_Normandie.svg | Alt2 = Coat of arms of Normandy | Nickname2 = Coat of arms of Normandy | Morenicks2 = | Use2 = | Proportion2 = | Adoption2 = | Design2 = Gules, two lions passant guardant or | Designer2 = }}
The '''flag and coat of arms of Normandy''' are symbols of Normandy.
==Normandy== The traditional flag, ''gules, two lions passant guardant or'', is used in all Normandy. It is based on the design of arms which had been attributed by medieval heralds to William the Conqueror, ultimately related to the 12th-century coat of arms of the House of Anjou.
The three-leopards version (known in Norman as ''les treis cats'', "the three cats") may also be seen, which is based on the coat of arms of Richard I of England. The arms ''De gueules aux deux léopards d'or, armés et lampassés d'azur, passant l'un sur l'autre'' (Gules two leopards passant gardant in pale or armed and langued azure) was described by Jacques Meurgey in 1941.<ref>Jacques Meurgey, ''Notice historique sur les blasons des anciennes provinces de France'', 1941</ref>
In 1939, Jean Adigard des Gautries proposed the cross of Saint Olaf, a Nordic cross flag. It is used unofficially by some associations and individuals, especially those with an interest in the Viking origins of the Normans. Another flag in the area combines the Saint Olaf and the two leopards flag, and is called the ''Croix de Falaise'' (Falaise cross).
<gallery> File:Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg|Arms attributed to William the Conqueror (1066-1087). File:Flag of Normandie.svg|Two leopard Flag File:Flag of Normandie (three-leopard version).svg|Three Leopard Version File:Flag of Normandy.svg|{{center|Nordic Cross version}} File:Normandy flag falaise.svg|Olaf Cross and Leopards Flag (''Croix de Falaise'') </gallery>
==Channel Islands== The three-leopard is used by some associations and individuals, especially those who support reunification of the regions. Jersey and Guernsey use three leopards in their national symbols.
<gallery> Image:Coat of arms of Guernsey.svg|{{center|Coat of arms of the island of Guernsey}} Image:Coat of Arms of Jersey.svg|{{center|Coat of arms of the island of Jersey}} Image:Norman flags on parade.jpg|Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a Norman language festival in Jersey. Image:Fête Nouormande 2008 Jèrri 3.jpg|Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a concert of Norman music. Image:Coat of arms of Sark.svg|Coat of arms of Sark Image:Flag of Sark (bordered).svg|{{center|"Two-leopard" flag of the island of Sark}} </gallery>
==Ireland== Norman symbols can also be seen in Ireland, through the influence of Anglo-Norman noble families who settled in Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries, following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
<gallery> Image:Carlow_County_Crest.svg|{{center|Coat of arms of County Carlow}} Image:Portlaoise COA.svg|{{center|Coat of arms of Portlaoise featuring two lions passant and two fleur-de-lis}} </gallery> ==Saint Pierre and Miquelon== The coat of arms and flag of Normandy are present in the coat of arms and the unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas territory of France in North America. They symbolize the Norman heritage of the islands. <gallery> Flag_of_Miquelon-Langlade.svg|alt=A rectangular flag displaying the upper part of a French tricolor with a yellow star on the left. A green horizontal band is defaced by a black and white bird holding folded Basque, Breton and Norman flags from its beak. On the bottom blue band, there are three white fish.|{{center|Flag of Miquelon-Langlade}} Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg|alt=A yellow sailing ship on a blue background with white waves. On the left (mast) side, from top to bottom, a Basque flag, an Breton ermine rectangle and two yellow Norman lions on red.|{{center|Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon}} Armoiries SaintPierreetMiquelon.svg|alt=Crest: A naval crown Or. Shield: Azure, sailing in the sea proper a carrack Or, on a chief gules a pale ermine between in dexter a saltire vert surmounted by a cross argent, and in sinister two lions passant gardant in pale of the second armed and langued of the first. Motto: "A mare labor". Other elements:Behind the shield two anchors saltireways sable|{{center|Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon}} </gallery>
==See also== *Angevin coat of arms *Coat of arms of England *List of coats of arms of the House of Plantagenet
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/fr-norm.html#pro Description of the flag of Normandy]
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