What is Flag of British Columbia?
{{Infobox flag|Name=Flag of British Columbia|Image=Flag of British Columbia.svg|Proportion=2:3|Image2=|Adoption=June 14, 1960}} The '''Provincial Flag of [[British Columbia]]''' is based upon the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shield]] of the [[Coat of Arms of British Columbia|provincial arms of British Columbia]]. At the top of the flag is a rendition of the [[Union Jack|Royal Union Flag]], [[Defacement (flag)|defaced]] in the centre by a crown, and with a [[sunset|setting sun]], a view from parliament across the water at the province capitol, representing the location of the province of [[British Columbia]] in Canada. == Historical flags == The flag of British Columbia was adopted in 1960. It is based on the provincial arms and the [[Flag of the United Kingdom|union jack]]. ===Historical flags=== <gallery> File:Flag of the Colony of British Columbia.svg|Flag of British Columbia, British [[blue ensign]] used between (1870–1906) </gallery> ==Related pages== * [[Flag of Canada]] * [[British Columbia]] == References == {{commons}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Canadian provincial flags|British Columbia]] [[Category:British Columbia]] [[Category:Multicolour flags|British Columbia]] {{Canada-stub}}