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| Use | Civil and state flag    |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | May 30, 1905 (royal warrant) March 24, 1964 (provincial statute) |
| Design | A gold lion passant on a red upper field and three oak saplings and a large oak tree on a green island in the bottom white field, surrounded on three sides by a border of red and white rectangles. |
The flag of Prince Edward Island consists of a golden lion passant on a red field in the upper portion and a white field charged with three oak saplings and a large oak tree on a green island in the bottom portion. This is bordered on three edges other than the hoist by a fimbriation of alternating red and white rectangles. Adopted in 1964 in the run-up to the Canadian Centennial, it has been the flag of the province since March 24 of that year. It is a banner of arms modelled after the province's coat of arms. When flown with the flags of other Canadian provinces and the national flag, it is eighth in the order of precedence.