Ulster Banner

This article is about the former flag of Northern Ireland. For the traditional provincial flag of Ulster, see Flag of Ulster.

Ulster Banner
Red cross on a white field, defaced by a six-pointed star bearing a red hand ensigned by a crown.
Ulster Banner
UseSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted
Relinquished1973 (Government abolished)
DesignRed cross on a white field, decorated by a six-pointed star bearing a red hand and ensigned by a crown.
Designed bySir Nevile Wilkinson
(Ulster King of Arms)
UseSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Version with Tudor Crown used between 1924 and 1953
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The Ulster Banner (Irish: Meirge Uladh), also unofficially known as the Ulster Flag or Flag of Northern Ireland, is a heraldic banner taken from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland, consisting of a red cross on a white field, upon which is a crowned six-pointed star with a red hand in the centre. It was the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland and common flag of Northern Ireland from 1953 until that government was abolished in 1973 with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.