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Adopted	May 17, 1983
Designed by	Robert Watt

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The flag of Vancouver was adopted by the Vancouver City Council on May 17, 1983.^[1] It was designed by Robert Watt, the director of the Vancouver Museum at the time, and later the Chief Herald of Canada.^[2]^[3] It features a white field with five wavy blue barrulets, and a green pentagon on the hoist side surmounted by a gold shield with the city badge, which consists of a mural crown with crossed axe and paddle.

The white and blue symbolize Vancouver's position as a natural harbour on the Pacific Ocean,^[2] while the green pentagon represents the land on which the city was built, and the forests which stood on this land.^[1] These elements echo the motto on the pre-1969 municipal coat of arms, By Sea and Land We Prosper. The mural crown in the city badge reflects Vancouver's status as an incorporated city,^[1] while the axe and paddle stand for the city's traditional industries, logging and fishing.^[2]

Prior to this flag, Vancouver had a different municipal flag which was the result of a contest held in 1978, with the winning entry submitted by Rudolph Danglemaier.^[2] The flag featured a white Canadian pale flanked by a green stripe on the hoist side, and a blue stripe on the fly side. The shield, helmet, mantling and crest from the city arms were placed in the centre of the flag.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vancouver City symbols". City of Vancouver. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Croft, James (2011). "Canadian City Flags" (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
^ Tytherleigh, Mike (June 1, 1983). "Vancouver hoists foisted flag". The Province. p. A4. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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[COV-1] "Vancouver City symbols". City of Vancouver. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[Raven-2] Croft, James (2011). "Canadian City Flags" (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[3] Tytherleigh, Mike (June 1, 1983). "Vancouver hoists foisted flag". The Province. p. A4. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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-{{no footnotes|date=April 2018}}
+{{Distinguish|Flag of Vancouver Island}}
+{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2022}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
 {{Infobox flag
-|Name       = Vancouver
+| Name = Flag of Vancouver
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+| Article =
-|Image      = Flag of Vancouver (Canada).svg
+| Image = Flag of Vancouver.svg
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+| Alt =
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+| Nickname =
+| Morenicks =
-|Symbol     =
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+| Use =
+| Symbol =
-|Adoption   = 17 May 1983
+| Proportion = 1:2
-|Design     =
+| Adoption = May 17, 1983<ref name="COV">{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/city-symbols.aspx|title=Vancouver City symbols|publisher=City of Vancouver|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
-|Designer   = [[Robert Watt]]
+| Relinquished =
-|Type       = Municipal
+| Design =
+| Designer = [[Robert Watt (officer of arms)|Robert Watt]]
 }}
-[[File:Flag-of-Vancouver-Vanier-Park.jpg|thumb|right|The flag flying in [[Vanier Park]], near downtown Vancouver]]
-{{Distinguish|Flag of Vancouver Island}}
-The '''flag of the city of [[Vancouver]]''', [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], was adopted by City Council on May 17, 1983. It was designed by [[Robert Watt]], the then Director of the [[Vancouver Museum]], and later the [[Chief Herald of Canada]].
+The '''flag of Vancouver''' was adopted by the [[Vancouver City Council]] on May 17, 1983.<ref name="COV"/> It was designed by [[Robert Watt (officer of arms)|Robert Watt]], the director of the [[Vancouver Museum]] at the time, and later the [[Chief Herald of Canada]].<ref name="Raven"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Tytherleigh |first=Mike |date=June 1, 1983 |title=Vancouver hoists foisted flag |page=A4 |work=[[The Province]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43086800/vancouver_hoists_foisted_flag/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 26, 2020}} {{free access}}</ref> It features a white field with five wavy blue [[bar (heraldry)|barrulets]], and a green pentagon on the hoist side surmounted by a gold [[shield (heraldry)|shield]] with the city badge, which consists of a [[mural crown]] with crossed axe and paddle.
-The design consists of a green [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] surmounted by a gold [[shield (heraldry)|shield]] with the city badge. The city badge consists of a [[mural crown]] with crossed axe and paddle. The wavy ribbons of white and azure symbolize the [[Pacific Ocean]] and rivers surrounding the city. They are similar to and bear the same meaning as on the [[flag of British Columbia]].
+The white and blue symbolize [[Vancouver]]'s position as a natural harbour on the [[Pacific Ocean]],<ref name="Raven">{{cite web|url=http://nava.org/digital-library/raven/Raven_v18_2011_p189-228_T-Y.pdf|title=Canadian City Flags|publisher=North American Vexillological Association|last=Croft|first=James|date=2011|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> while the green pentagon represents the land on which the city was built, and the forests which stood on this land.<ref name="COV"/> These elements echo the motto on the pre-1969 [[Coat of arms of Vancouver|municipal coat of arms]], ''By Sea and Land We Prosper''. The mural crown in the city badge reflects Vancouver's status as an incorporated [[city]],<ref name="COV"/> while the axe and paddle stand for the city's traditional industries, [[logging]] and [[fishing]].<ref name="Raven"/>
-The mural crown states Vancouver's status as an incorporated [[city]]. The axe and paddle  resemble the [[supporters]] found on the [[Coat of Arms of Vancouver|coat of arms]] and stand for the traditional industries, [[logging]] and [[fishing]]. The green background is a symbol of the forests that used to stand on the city's location.
+Prior to this flag, Vancouver had a different municipal flag which was the result of a contest held in 1978, with the winning entry submitted by Rudolph Danglemaier.<ref name="Raven"/> The flag featured a white [[Canadian pale]] flanked by a green stripe on the hoist side, and a blue stripe on the fly side. The shield, helmet, mantling and crest from the city arms were placed in the centre of the flag.<ref name="Raven"/>
-==See also==
-*[[Coat of arms of Vancouver]]
-*[[Flag of British Columbia]]
-==External links==
+== See also ==
-{{Commons category|Flag of Vancouver}}
+* [[Coat of arms of Vancouver]]
+* [[Flag of British Columbia]]
-*[http://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/city-symbols.aspx Symbols of the city of Vancouver]
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+{{Commons category|Flags of Vancouver}}
+* [http://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/city-symbols.aspx Symbols of the city of Vancouver]
 * {{FOTW|id=ca-bc-vn|title=Vancouver, British Columbia}}
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+{{Canadian flags}}
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