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Flag of Queensland
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The state flag of Queensland is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge on a white disc in the fly. The badge is a light blue Maltese Cross with an imperial crown in the centre of the cross. The flag dates from 1876, with minor variations, and the badge was designed by William Hemmant, the Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of Queensland in 1876.
Previous flags
The first flag of Queensland was adopted in 1875. It was a defaced British Blue Ensign with a portrait profile of Queen Victoria on a blue disc, surrounded by a white annilus on which the word "Queensland" appeared in gold at the top of the annulus in the fly.
Queensland adopted a second flag in
1876, the previous colonial badge having proved difficult to reproduce on large flags. The depictions of the imperial crown have varied in accordance with heraldic fashion and the wishes of the monarch of the time. During
Queen Victoria's reign, the imperial crown had slightly dipped arches. From c.
1901-
1952, during the reigns of Kings
Edward VII,
George V,
Edward VIII and
George VI the depiction of the imperial crown known as the "Tudor crown", with domed arches, was used. During this period the
Maltese Cross, initially dark blue, began to be depicted in light blue. The shade of blue, not being heraldically significant, is unlikely to have been laid down when the flag was adopted.
The current depiction of the imperial crown in the state badge is based on the
St. Edward's Crown, and was changed in
1953 along with imperial crowns in flags and coats of arms across the
Commonwealth of Nations in accordance with the wishes of
Queen Elizabeth II.
