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{{Distinguish|Flag of Vancouver Island}}▼
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| 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>
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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 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"/>
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"/>
*[[Coat of arms of Vancouver]]▼
*[[Flag of British Columbia]]▼
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▲* [[Coat of arms of Vancouver]]
*[http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/symbolsofthecity/index.htm Symbols of the city of Vancouver]▼
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