Flag of Isle of Man
A red field with the triskelion in the centre: three armoured legs joined at the thigh, with golden spurs, running clockwise.
What the flag means
The three legs, in Manx 'ny tree cassyn', come from the island's coat of arms. The triskelion is much older than its Manx use: the Mycenaeans and Lycians used it, and it appears in Sicily from the 7th century BC.
History
Manx merchant ships were flying the flag by the mid-19th century, and on 4 March 1889 the Admiralty allowed them to do so. It became the island's official flag between 1928 and 1932; sources give different dates within that period. Steps to standardise the design were taken in July 1968.
Since the 1968 standardisation all three legs run clockwise, with one leg planted directly at the bottom.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flag of the Isle of Man
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