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mirrors image by Martin Grieve and Christopher Southworth, 17-18
September 2005 Source: Specification Sheets by Christopher
Southworth The flag has a Union Jack in chief, defaced with a
five-pointed crown, the field is wavy white and blue with a
rising sun. Adopted 20 July 1960. ratio 3:5. Civil and state
flag on land. Željko Heimer, 16 July 1996 I thought I'd just
contribute this little explanation of the BC Flag I found at the
website of the BC Government. (You can find it yourself at
http://www.parl-bldgs.gov.bc.ca/almanac/armhist.htm) The designs
seen on the British Columbia flag are called the Arms of the
Province. The wavy blue bars symbolize the Pacific Ocean, and
the sun represents the glory of the province. The Union Jack,
with the antique golden crown at its centre, reflects the
Province's colonial origins. The 1906 Royal War