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Scanian cross flag was for a long period believed to have been created in the 1870s at the private initiative of the historical professor Martin
Weibull. But this was later denied by his son, Curt Weibull, who instead gave this credit to his uncle, Mathias Weibull, who also was a historical
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The cross flag is used by the Region when the council is in session, alongside the
Swedish national flag, the European Union flag and the council's own banner, so it's officially used. The traditional province of Scania also has
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While the banner only represents Scania, some southern
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The banner with the griffin head derives from the coat of arms, given to the province by the king of Sweden in the 1600s. It is the flag version of the coat.
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by changing the colours are both considered wrong, as the Cross on the
Finnish flag is too wide and the English one has a different, symmetrical, cross.
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Scanian cross flag has no firm rules related to its mathematical relationships, with the major exceptions, that it has to resemble either the Danish
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Red background with yellow cross. Proportions 3-1-3 in height and 3-1-4.5 in length. International colour code: Red=PMS 179 Yellow=108
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