United Kingdom. A Royal Standard For Use In England, Northern Ireland, Wales, The Crown Dependencies And The British Overseas Territories

The standard is screen-printed in red, blue and black inks, composed of four individual panels in white cotton, stitched together at the seams. The standard is divided into four quadrants: the first and fourth quadrants representing the ancient Kingdom of England and contains three lions (or "leopards"), passant guardant on a red field; the second quadrant represents the ancient Kingdom of Scotland and contains a red lion rampant; the third quadrant represents the ancient Kingdom of Ireland and contains a version of the gold harp from the coat-of-arms of Ireland on a blue field. It features great detail and outlining of the various figures and borders in black throughout, the expressions on the faces of the lions and the harp figurine exceptional. It measures 1,390 mm (w) x 1,140 mm (h) and exhibits a small tear at the upper left, two pinholes in the first quadrant, along with scattered soiling overall. Fine.

Footnote: The Royal Standards of the United Kingdom refers to either one of two similar flags used by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories. Two versions of the flag exist, one for general use in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Crown dependencies and the British Overseas Territories; and the other for use in Scotland.