| Nottinghamshire | |
| Imagetext: | County Flag of Nottinghamshire |
| Use: | County flag |
| Proportion: | 3:5 |
| Design: | A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a green field, defaced with a white shield charged with a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood |
| Designer: | BBC Radio Nottingham[1] |
The flag of Nottinghamshire was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011.[2] The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield[3] located close to Nottingham Castle. [4]
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Andy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.
The Pantone colours for the flag are:[2]
| Scheme | Green[5] | Red[6] | White | |
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| Pantone (paper) | 364 C | 186 C | Safe | |
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| CMYK | 18.0.31.53 | 2.100.85.6 | 0.0.0.0 | |
| RGB | 74, 119, 41 | 200, 16, 46 | 255, 255, 255 |
The Banner of Arms of the Nottinghamshire County Council has a large stylized gold oak tree representing Sherwood Forest defacing a wavy blue and white horizontal wave pattern representing the Trent River that runs across the country.