Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)

Regional and Movement Flags

The flag of Brittany in north-west France, designed in 1923 and now in wide popular use.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)
Category	Regional and Movement Flags
Adopted On	1923
Designer	Morvan Marchal
Flag Proportion	3:5
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	2
Main Colors	Black, White
Design Type	Nine stripes with a canton of ermine spots

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Black		#000000
White		#FFFFFF

Flag Design and Symbols

Black colour	Represents the four bishoprics of Breton-speaking Brittany
White colour	Represents the five bishoprics of Gallo-speaking Brittany
Ermine spots	The historic arms of the Duchy of Brittany
Nine stripes	The nine traditional dioceses of the region

About the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)

The flag of Brittany in north-west France, designed in 1923 and now in wide popular use.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Regional and Movement Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Nine stripes with a canton of ermine spots; recorded proportion 3:5.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Black (#000000) and White (#FFFFFF). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Ermine spots: The historic arms of the Duchy of Brittany; Nine stripes: The nine traditional dioceses of the region.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1923. The designer is recorded as Morvan Marchal.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)

Gwenn ha Du (Brittany) is filed under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is nine stripes with a canton of ermine spots.
The reference proportion is 3:5.
The stored palette contains Black and White.
The record dates this design to 1923.
The designer is recorded as Morvan Marchal.
Ermine spots: The historic arms of the Duchy of Brittany.
Nine stripes: The nine traditional dioceses of the region.
The flag of Brittany in north-west France, designed in 1923 and now in wide popular use.

Frequently asked questions about the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)

What is the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)?

The flag of Brittany in north-west France, designed in 1923 and now in wide popular use.

What type of flag is the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)?

It is catalogued under Regional and Movement Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany) look like?

Nine stripes with a canton of ermine spots, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany)?

The reference palette lists Black #000000 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany) mean?

Ermine spots — The historic arms of the Duchy of Brittany. Nine stripes — The nine traditional dioceses of the region.

When is the Gwenn ha Du (Brittany) dated or adopted?

The record gives 1923.