Welsh Dragon of Wales by Royal Warrant. (A similar label of three points is used in his arms, crest and supporters for the same reason.) This Royal badge was supplanted by a new official Royal badge in 2008, which eliminated the red dragon altogether. Welsh Dragon The Welsh Dragon (, meaning "the red dragon", ) appears on the national flag of Wales. The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is in the "Historia Brittonum", written around AD 829, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders. Its association
Flag of the Church in Wales blue cross with a white background with a gold celtic cross in the centre. The flag gained official status on 9 December 1954. The official grant of arms defines the flag as "Argent, on a Cross Azure a Celtic Cross Or". There have been differences in the celtic cross in the flag with versions where the cross has the spaces within it filled with gold rather than showing the blue of the cross. As a flag for the Welsh made separate from England, the flag of the Church in Wales is viewed as a uniquely Welsh flag. Churches can use