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![[Aberdeenshire]](../images/g/gb-s-abd.gif)
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located by Jason Saber, 22 April 2023
See also:
Flag of Aberdeenshire now listed on the UK Flag registry at
https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/aberdeenshire-flag/.
Flag
Date: 22nd April 2023
Flag Designer: Tristan Davidson and (a joint entry
from) Eliana, Iris, Meryn & Zar
UK Design Code: UNKG7467
Aspect Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: Gold 1375, Purple 260, White
Certification: Lord Lyon King
of Arms, Dr Joseph Morrow
Notes: The white castle represents both the
Aberdeenshire’s sobriquet as Scotland’s ‘Castle Country’ but also Balmoral
specifically, whose royal association is referenced by the inclusion of a crown.
The golden-orange colour recalls that of ripening barley, with the county
hosting a quarter of the nation’s arable land, and whisky that some of this is
turned into. The purple symbolises the heather on the mountains.
Blazon: Per
pale Tenné and Purpure, a castle Argent charged with a crown counter-changed of
the field
Jason Saber, 25 April 2023
![[Aberdeenshire]](../images/g/gb-s-abd.jpg)
image located by Tomislav Todorovic, 23 April 2023
The unveiling of the flag is documented in The Press and Journal. However, in the flags seen in presented photos and video, the "golden-orange" colour looks as if it inclines more towards yellow than orange - certainly more so than in the images presented during the selection process. The final definition of colours, of course, are presented in the registration by the Flag Institute.
Tomislav Todorovic, 23 April 2023
On 2022-09-07, the competition for the flag of Aberdeenshire was announced:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/4658698/flag-for-aberdeenshire-competition
The shortlist of five proposals was announced on 2022-12-01 and offered
for voting, on- and off-line:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/5103025/aberdeenshire-flag-vote
The voting closes on 2022-12-31 and the winner will be announced in
early 2023.
Tomislav Todorovic, 2 December 2022