A horizontal bicolour of yellow and blue with a crown on the top left corner
The flag of Regina is the banner representing the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The flag is composed of a horizontal bicolour of yellow and blue accompanied by a crown in top left corner. It was presented to the city on September 14, 1992, by the Governor General at the time.Prior to 1992, it was purple. That flag had a royal connection reflecting the city's royal roots.[1] However, the flag was unofficial.
History
The current flag was adopted at the meeting of 29 June 1992. Before that, the city had an unofficial flag in use since 1968 featuring a purple field and a bright gold circle containing a stylized crown described in a June 10, 1992 column by the Leader Post Ron Petrie as "the spitting image of an overturned patio table."[2] In an attempt to modernize the city's image, a new flag was adopted inspired by the coat of arms.
Symbolism
The flag, has a large blue field on the top, representing the sky, and a small gold field on the bottom, representing grain. A white stylized crown, symbolizing Regina's nickname of "The Queen City", is located at the top left within the blue field.[3]
